September 7, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 7, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five opens with a hand tool that has sharp teeth for cutting, then the number of rows and columns on a chessboard.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a five-letter word often chosen as an opening guess in Wordle, and a word meaning to unwind and take it easy.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer is what musicians call a grouping of songs performed in one go.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with side dishes like fries and coleslaw, and a word for being quick and light on your feet.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with a resource you collect in a popular trading board game, the body part hidden inside the word "heart," and formal attire worn to a fancy wedding.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Tool with teeth — SAW
- Number of rows on a chessboard — EIGHT
- Common Wordle starting word — ADIEU
- Kick back — RELAX
- Band's grouping of songs — SET
- French fries and coleslaw, for two — SIDES
- Fleet of foot — AGILE
- Resource in the game Catan — WHEAT
- Body part in the heart of "heart" — EAR
- Attire for a black-tie wedding — TUX
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- EIGHT (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
