September 24, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 24, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid opens across with the title characters of a famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, then a fragrant herb often paired with tomato and mozzarella.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with the last name of the 44th U.S. president, and a bathroom fixture found on many high-tech toilets.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer is a type of drum known for its rattling sound.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with a simple woodland dwelling, and a Mexican beef preparation often found in tacos.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with a feature in your phone's clock app for counting down, a type of rock used on roofs, and a word for bobbing gently up and down in water.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Attendees of the Jellicle Ball, on Broadway — CATS
- Topping on a pizza margherita — BASIL
- President who said "The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something" — OBAMA
- Feature of many a smart toilet — BIDET
- Rattling kind of drum — SNARE
- House in the woods — CABIN
- Carne ___ (beef dish) — ASADA
- Function in the Clock app — TIMER
- Rock used in roofing — SLATE
- Moves up and down in the water — BOBS
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- BASIL (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
