‘Subway costs’ NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer

Have you ever traveled in a Metro using one of the underground subways? I have, and I love how fast and affordable they are to reach your destination in time. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Subway costs,” asks you to find the word that essentially supports the Subway system’s finances. 

If today’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzled you, here are some helpful hints and solutions for the Sept. 16 edition to breeze through the word game. 

‘Subway costs’ NYT Sept. 16 Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: The answer is a word regularly used to refer to the money you’d pay for public transportation.
• Hint 2: The five-letter solution is a word you notice when you purchase a ticket at a subway kiosk or online system.
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “F.”
• Hint 4: The solution can also be used as a verb to manage or get along.

Let’s jump in and reveal the answer. 

Did you see it coming? The answer to six across in the Sept. 16 New York Times Mini Crossword is “FARES.” The clue “subway costs” refers to the money you pay to ride the subway, so it’s a straightforward connection where you support the transportation system by using it and paying for its cost by giving the “fares” for your intended route. 

‘Subway costs’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

As a daily Metro passenger, I love using the subway to get to different places easily. The clue was pretty straightforward, but if you have used any form of public transportation, you’d immediately think of the word fare to solve the crossword. So, I’d give it a two out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Sept. 16) answers

Across

• 1A This Across — ONE
• 4A This Across — FOUR
• 6A Subway costs — FARES
• 8A Sound from a goose…or a Ram? — HONK
• 9A ____sauce (condiment) — SOY

Down

• 1D How phones should be in a movie theater, ideally — OFF
• 2D Olympic sprinter Lyles — NOAH
• 3D Banknotes used in 20 countries — EUROS
• 5D Nevada city near Lake Tahoe — RENO
• 7D Rhyming place to fly — SKY

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