‘Bend in the road’ NYT Mini Crossword clue answer and hints

When you’re out and about driving along the road, you’re bound to run into plenty of twists and turns. But what are these spots actually called? Today’s “Bend in the road” NYT Mini Crossword clue challenges you to solve exactly that.

Many different words could be used to describe this part of a road, but only one works for this puzzle. If you’re struggling with this one, we’ve got you covered with the official answer to the “Bend in the road” clue on the Sept. 19 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle and some hints to help you solve it yourself.

‘Bend in the road’ NYT Sept. 19 Mini Crossword hints

• Hint 1: It ends with the letter “E.”
• Hint 2: I’m going to throw you a “_____BALL.”
• Hint 3: Synonyms for this word are “TURN” and “BEND.”
• Hint 4: Businesses are always looking for ways to stay ahead of the “_____.”

If you’re not ready to learn the answer, stop here and keep thinking for a bit longer. Don’t proceed until you’re ready to have the solution revealed.

‘Bend in the road’ NYT Mini answer

Ready to solve this one? The answer for the “Bend in the road” Sept. 19 NYT Mini Crossword clue is “CURVE.” This word refers to the part of a line that isn’t straight, or in the case of this specific clue, any part of a road that twists or turns rather than going straight.

‘Bend in the road’ clue difficulty rating

The word “CURVE” is fairly common, but it can be a bit of a tricky one to arrive at with this hint since there are plenty of other ways to refer to a “Bend in the road.” Other fairly common five-letter words like “TWIST” could fit here, which makes this clue easy to mess up, especially if you haven’t filled in other pieces of this puzzle just yet.

Since multiple answers could fit here, I’m giving the “Bend in the road” clue a three out of five difficulty rating. It’s not one of the toughest hints I’ve seen, but it’s certainly a bit tricky since it’s easy to fill in the wrong word.

All NYT Mini Crossword Sept. 19 answers

Across

• 1A With 4- and 5-across, opposite of a fantasy land — THE
• 4A See 1-across — REAL
• 5A See 1-across — WORLD
• 6A Bend in the road — CURVE
• 7A Be in the driver’s seat — STEER

Down

• 1D French for “earth” — TERRE
• 2D Slice in two — HALVE
• 3D ____statesman — ELDER
• 4D Overwhelming victory — ROUT
• 5D Rooms with toilets, in European shorthand — WCS

Other games like the NYT Mini Crossword

If you’re seeking additional brain teasers to keep the word game fun going, there are plenty of options. The LA Times and the Washington Post both have daily crossword puzzles like the NYT Mini Crossword that you can work through.

You can also try out Strands or Spelling Bee instead if you want to mix things up. These are both still word games, but they function a bit differently from crosswords. Strands challenges you to discover hidden words based on hints to reveal the daily theme, while Spelling Bee tests how many words you can create with just seven letters.