September 22, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 22, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid opens across with what a spider spins and what connects computers worldwide, then what you'd do to your belongings before a move.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a farewell to a male friend in Spanish, and a large stringed instrument played with a bow.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer is what you'd do with one knee before proposing marriage.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with the title word in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, a banished political figure, and a small brass instrument used in the military.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with a word meaning to support a cause, and a place you might find cannonballs and bellyflops on a summer day.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- What fills the Venn diagram of "Spider-Man" and "the Internet" — WEB
- Pack, as a mover might — BOXUP
- "Adios ___!" — AMIGO
- Large stringed instrument — CELLO
- Prepare to pop the question — KNEEL
- Alcott's "Little ___" — WOMEN
- Political leader unwelcome at home — EXILE
- Small brass instrument — BUGLE
- Support politically — BACK
- Site of cannonballs and bellyflops — POOL
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- BOXUP (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
