September 9, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 9, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five opens with soft, reassuring taps you might give someone, then a casual phrase for reaching out to someone by phone or text.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a term for a background performer in a film or TV scene, and a word for people who strongly favor military action.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer is the Greek god associated with romantic love.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with the animation studio behind films about a Mexican afterlife and talking race cars, and a phrase for the time some people start a later midday meal.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with the other half of a Caribbean island territory's name, luxurious wellness resorts, and a quiet, snickering kind of laugh.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Gentle, comforting touches — PATS
- Give a call or text, informally — HITUP
- Background actor — EXTRA
- Avid war advocates — HAWKS
- Greek god of love — EROS
- Studio behind "Coco" and "Cars" — PIXAR
- When some late lunches begin — ATTWO
- ___ and Caicos — TURKS
- Luxury health retreats — SPAS
- Snickering laugh — HEHE
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- HITUP (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
