Today’s NYT Mini Crossword for September 1, 2026 runs a tight 5×5 grid with a handful of clues that reward lateral thinking. Here are all the answers.
Across
1A – EYES (Peering pair)
5A – XOXO (Hugs and kisses sign-off)
6A – BUYIN (Support, as for a corporate plan)
7A – IDOS (Words exchanged at the wedding altar)
8A – BEST (Email sign-off)
Down
1D – EXUDE (Give off strongly)
2D – YOYOS (Toys on strings)
3D – EXIST (Be in the world)
4D – SON (Prince Archie, to Harry and Meghan)
6D – BIB (Neckwear for a baby)
A few clues worth a second look. 6A BUYIN is corporate jargon for stakeholder agreement – if you were thinking of financial buy-ins or poker buy-ins, the phrasing “support, as for a corporate plan” points to the boardroom sense of the word. 7A IDOS trips solvers who read the clue too quickly: “Words exchanged at the wedding altar” feels like it wants I DO, but the plural I DOS fits the five-letter grid. 4D SON is a neat royals clue – Prince Archie is the son of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The grid hangs together cleanly. XOXO and YOYOS share a Y where 5A and 2D cross, and EYES anchors the top-left corner with a crossing E into EXUDE. If today’s Mini felt quick, the full-size NYT Crossword is in its own section on the app.
For more word game help, see today’s Wordle answer for September 1, 2026, the NYT Connections answers for September 1, and the NYT Strands answer for September 1, 2026.
