NYT Mini · 7-Across · 6 letters
Run-of-the-mill NYT Mini crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 6, 2026
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Phrase cue
Use a six-letter adjective for something ordinary or widespread.
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Answer
Why these words complete it
COMMON matches the idiom run-of-the-mill in its ordinary or unexceptional sense. The hyphenated phrase functions as an adjective, so the answer does too.
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The hyphenated idiom calls for an adjective meaning ordinary.
What the completed phrase means
Common means ordinary, usual, or not distinguished from others.
Where this clue appeared
7-Across in NYT Mini puzzle for September 5, 2026.
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