‘Acronym for a pro-housing movement’ NYT Mini Crossword answer and hints

As a grown adult, your knowledge of the world is supposed to be vast. You know more words and understand the meanings of a lot more “grown-up terms.” Then you get days—like today—where “Acronym for a pro-housing movement” makes you wonder where you’re going wrong.

‘Acronym for a pro-housing movement’ NYT Mini Crossword six across Sept. 20 Mini Crossword hints

• Hint one: It’s not an official word in any capacity.
• Hint two: Starts with “Y.”
• Hint three: Think of the back-most space of a house’s land.
• Hint four: Ends with “Y.”

If you’ve got the answer from these hints, then I applaud you, so let’s swiftly move on to the solution for six across.

‘Acronym for a pro-housing movement’ six across answer in Sept. 20 NYT Mini Crossword

The acronym the NYT Mini Crossword demands is “YIMBY“—an American-based scheme that stands for “Yes, in my back yard.“

The idea behind the scheme is to encourage new housing, and it completely juxtaposes the rival acronym and organization, NIMBY—”Not in my back yard.”

All NYT Mini Crossword Sept. 20 answers

Across

• 1A See who can get there the fastest — RACE
• 5A Comic actor Sandler — ADAM
• 6A Acronym for a pro-housing movement — YIMBY
• 8A Fencing sword — EPEE
• 9A Org. that certifies foods as “Organic” — USDA

Down

• 1D Beam of sunshine — RAY
• 2D French goodbye — ADIEU
• 3D Places where bug juice is served and color wars are waged — CAMPS
• 4D Plant deep (within) — EMBED
• 7D Opposite of nay — YAY

‘Acronym for a pro-housing movement’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating, explained

When the word game is called “The New York Times — The Mini,” it’s understandable if you’re a resident outside the US who struggles to understand some of the clues—like myself and many others. But we roll with the punches, and it’s still fun trying to work out what the answer is. In this case, I had zero clue, and I truly believe today’s NYT Mini Crossword has the hardest collection of individual clues seen in a while. For its difficulty, I’ll say if you live in the US, it’s a four out of five, but if you’re outside the US, it’s a solid five out of five.

How to play daily word games like NYT Mini Crossword

The test of the NYT Mini Crossword keeps me coming back every day. It wakes me up, keeps me alert, and gives me the hunger to try other word games. I constantly go to bat for the LA Times, Washington Post, Strands, and Spelling Bee games, as they are all fun and offer up a new challenge every 24 hours—and inevitably leave you scratching your head a lot.