September 25, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 25, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid opens across with common household animals, then the route you'd take to leave a highway.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a baseball player's turn to swing, and the largest island in Greece.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer describes something you strongly dislike.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with the fruit pictured on a Georgia license plate, and the "E" in the acronym for a sixth sense.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with the mountainous region north of Everest, a governor's area of authority, and the first name of the actor who played Michael in "The Good Place."
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Dogs and cats ... or less commonly, frogs and rats — PETS
- Highway off-ramp — EXIT
- Chance to hit a homer — ATBAT
- Largest island of Greece — CRETE
- Strongly disliked — HATED
- Fruit on a Georgia license plate — PEACH
- The "E" of ESP — EXTRA
- Region on the north side of Mount Everest — TIBET
- Governor's responsibility — STATE
- Danson of "The Good Place" — TED
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- ATBAT (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
