NYT Mini · 2-Down · 5 letters
Toys on strings NYT Mini crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 1, 2026
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Meaning cue
Name the five-letter plural of the up-and-down spool toy.
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Why it fits
YOYOS are the plural toys controlled by strings. The hyphen and apostrophe sometimes seen in prose disappear in the five-letter grid form.
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The plural clue asks for a familiar toy category whose defining mechanism is a wound string.
Answer meaning
Yo-yos are toys consisting of a grooved spool attached to a string and made to move up and down.
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2-Down in NYT Mini puzzle for September 1, 2026.
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