September 28, 2026archive
NYT Mini Crossword — September 28, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid opens across with the first name of a famous Northern Irish golfer, then what a best-selling novel might become on the big screen.
Hint 2 of 5
Continue across with a nickname for Elizabeth that drops part of the name, and the generational label for people born in the early 2000s.
Hint 3 of 5
The last across answer is a tool a lumberjack would swing to chop wood.
Hint 4 of 5
Down starts with a luxury watch brand known for its crown logo, and the adjective describing sheep, the way "feline" describes cats.
Hint 5 of 5
Finish down with slang for charisma or star power, the opposite of "nay," and a prefix meaning extremely large.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
- Golfer McIlroy — RORY
- What a best-selling book might be adapted into — MOVIE
- Nickname that drops "beth" — ELIZA
- Early 2000s babies are part of it — GENZ
- Tool for a lumberjack — AXE
- Watch brand with a crown logo — ROLEX
- Word like equine, feline or canine, but for sheep — OVINE
- Charisma, in slang — RIZZ
- Opposite of "nay" — YEA
- "Big" prefix — MEGA
This puzzle by the numbers
- 5 across, 5 down
- MOVIE (5)
Counted from our own archive of NYT Mini Crossword answers — not published anywhere else.
