‘Some Mad Libs words’ NYT Mini Crossword hints and answer

Have you ever played Mad Libs? I have, and it is a recipe for pure chaos and fun. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue, “Some Mad Libs words,” asks you to decipher one of the common types of words that are used in the board game to create hilarious storylines.

If you’re unable to wrap your head around the clue, here are some hints and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword on Sept. 15 to easily complete the word.

‘Some Mad Libs words’ NYT Sept. 15 Mini Crossword hints and answer

• Hint 1: The answer is a word that generally refers to the names of people, places, or things.
• Hint 2: The five-letter solution is a fundamental part of grammar.
• Hint 3: It starts with the letter “N.”
• Hint 4: The solution is the words that refer to entities rather than action-like verbs.

Let’s jump in and reveal the answer. 

Did you see it coming? The answer to seven across in the Sept. 15 New York Times Mini Crossword is “NOUNS.” Mad Libs is a word game where a player asks another player to provide a bunch of nouns, adjectives, and verbs without knowing the context. These words are used in a pre-written story with blanks, creating a humorous narrative. So, nouns are a part of the common Mad Libs words, and they fall under the category of “some words” as per the clue. 

‘Some Mad Libs words’ NYT Mini Crossword difficulty rating

This is definitely one of the hardest ones to crack on today’s NYT Mini Crossword, as there are numerous mad libs words to guess. It took me to solve the entire crossword, and then I could easily piece this answer together, but if you haven’t played Mad Libs in the past, then the clue won’t help you much. So, I’d give it a five out of five for difficulty.

NYT Mini Crossword (Sept. 15) answers

Across

• 1A Green herb on a margherita pizza—BASIL
• 6A Like somebody once everybody else has 8-Across—ALONE
• 7A Some Mad Libs words—NOUNS
• 8A Sight rhyme (but not a real rhyme) of 6-Across—GONE
• 9A Longest-serving U.S. president, familiarly—FDR

Down

• 1D Loud sound—BANG
• 2D Cool and distant—ALOOF
• 3D Based on good reasoning, like an argument—SOUND
• 4D Word before tube or turmoil—INNER
• 5D Famed guitarist Paul—LES

How to play other word games like the NYT Mini Crossword

Do you enjoy solving word games like the NYT Mini? Then, you can also solve the LA Times and the Washington Post crosswords. However, if you’re looking for something out of the box, then Strands and Spelling Bee are good options to boost your vocabulary.