September 18, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 18, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's five-by-five opens with the initials of San Francisco's Bay Area rail system, then a texting acronym for finding something hilarious.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a word describing a bubbly quality often seen in draft beer, and a verb for flowing slowly and thickly, like honey.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer names a team of Marvel mutant superheroes.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with a word for a flower unfurling its petals, and an exclamation of astonishment.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with a noodle dish served in a savory broth, a small toy included with a fast-food kids' meal, and the animal whose scientific name is "Vulpes vulpes."
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- San Francisco's rail system — BART
- Response to a funny text — LMAO
- Like beer from the tap, often — FOAMY
- Move like honey — OOZE
- Group of Marvel superheroes — XMEN
- Open up, as a flower — BLOOM
- Wow — AMAZE
- Noodle dish in a rich broth — RAMEN
- Happy Meal inclusion — TOY
- Animal known scientifically as "Vulpes vulpes" — FOX
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- FOAMY (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
