Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sept. 15

Looking for more Mini Crossword answers? Click here for our daily Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, and Connections puzzles.

The New York Times Crossword Puzzle is legendary. But if you don’t have that much time, the Mini Crossword is an entertaining substitute. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. But if you’re stuck, we’ve got the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is far from alone in the Times’ stable of games. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Green herb on a margherita pizza
Answer: BASIL

6A clue: Like somebody once everybody else has 8-Across
Answer: ALONE

7A clue: Some Mad Libs words
Answer: NOUNS

8A clue: Sight rhyme (but not a real rhyme) of 6-Across
Answer: GONE

9A clue: Longest-serving U.S. president, familiarly
Answer: FDR

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Loud sound
Answer: BANG

2D clue: Cool and distant
Answer: ALOOF

3D clue: Based on good reasoning, like an argument
Answer: SOUND

4D clue: Word before tube or turmoil
Answer: INNER

5D clue: Famed guitarist Paul
Answer: LES

How to play more Mini Crosswords

The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.