For the Monday, September 21, 2026, NYT Mini, the verified answer is VANS for 1-Across: “Appropriate shoes to wear on moving day?”
September 21, 2026 NYT Mini answer
The clue’s wordplay points to VANS: a shoe brand that also fits the moving-day theme. NYT Game Solver’s archive lists it as 1-Across, and NYTSolver’s dated clue page independently confirms the answer. Both are third-party guides, not official New York Times pages. NYT Game Solver says it is not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times.
Puzzle details
NYTSolver identifies Joel Fagliano as the constructor and describes the puzzle as a 6×5 grid with five Across clues and six Down clues. NYT Game Solver’s archive also lists a Mini for Monday, September 21, 2026.
The other clues in the guide are:
- Across: “Optimists keep them high”; “Baked entree with a flaky crust”; “Appropriate gas station to find by the beach?”; “Days of old.”
- Down: “Ballot caster”; “Appropriate store beside a farmer’s market?”; “Actor ___ Patrick Harris”; “Opposite of NNW”; “Appropriate snack for Santa?”; “‘Gangnam Style’ rapper.”
Answers for those ten entries were not available in the cited guide text, so they are not included here.
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