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Today's Mini Crossword

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Across Answers

1A clue: Golfer McIlroyAnswer: RORY

5A clue: What a best-selling book might be adapted intoAnswer: MOVIE

6A clue: Nickname that drops “beth”Answer: ELIZA

7A clue: Early 2000s babies are part of itAnswer: GENZ

8A clue: Tool for a lumberjackAnswer: AXE

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Sept. 28, 2026.

Down Answers

1D clue: Watch brand with a crown logoAnswer: ROLEX

2D clue: Word like equine, feline or canine, but for sheepAnswer: OVINE

3D clue: Charisma, in slangAnswer: RIZZ

4D clue: Opposite of “nay”Answer: YEA

5D clue: “Big” prefixAnswer: MEGA