The completed NYT Mini Crossword for Sept. 28, 2025.

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The completed NYT Mini Crossword for Sept. 28, 2025.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Make chicken?
Answer: SCARE

6A clue: Stretchy glove material
Answer: LATEX

7A clue: Island that's the "A" of the so-called ABC Islands
Answer: ARUBA

8A clue: Gently play, as a guitar
Answer: STRUM

9A clue: Helpful link for a daily Spelling Bee solver
Answer: HINTS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: What's typed instead of a question mark if you forget to press shift
Answer: SLASH

2D clue: Rapper Playboi ___ ...