September 6, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 6, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five opens with a word describing dishes like sashimi and steak tartare that aren't cooked, then a scientific unit of energy abbreviated with a "J."
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a word for going back and forth in a heated discussion, and a popular website people turn to when self-diagnosing symptoms.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer is the Spanish way of saying "I am."
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with the national sport of New Zealand, and a casual short word for someone who graduated from a school.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with an unwanted plant popping up in a garden, a classic thriller filmed largely off the coast of Massachusetts, and a two-toned sandwich cookie.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Like sashimi and steak tartare — RAW
- Unit of energy symbolized by a "J" — JOULE
- Debate back and forth — ARGUE
- Online source for health diagnoses — WEBMD
- Yo ___ (Spanish "I am") — SOY
- National sport of New Zealand — RUGBY
- Graduate, for short — ALUM
- Garden intruder — WEED
- Hit 1975 film shot largely on location in Martha's Vineyard — JAWS
- Black-and-white cookie — OREO
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- JOULE (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
