Daily Themed Mini Crossword September 16 2026 Answers

Every clue from the September 16, 2026 Mini, with the solution beside it and the completed grid below. The Mini is the small 5 x 5 puzzle — if you are after the full-size grid, it is on the September 16 2026 Daily Themed Crossword page.

10 of 10 clues

Across

1A ___ salt in someone's wounds RUB 3

4A Japan's continent ASIA 4

6A Country, metal, blues, or pop, e.g. GENRE 5

8A Salon's styling goo GEL 3

9A Acorn-producing tree OAK 3

Down

1D Cleaning cloth RAG 3

2D Take advantage of, say USE 3

3D Church game with numbered cards BINGO 5

5D Carpet-layer's calculation AREA 4

7D Jackson Hole grazer with large antlers ELK 3

No clue on this page matches that text.

Solved grid

The completed 5 x 5 Mini grid for September 16, 2026.

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About the September 16, 2026 Mini

The Daily Themed Mini Crossword is the small 5 x 5 companion to the main puzzle — 10 clues instead of the usual sixty-odd, so most players finish it in a couple of minutes. Answers here run three to five letters.

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