"Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide")

Latest answer — September 03, 2026

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Clue explained

KNEES completes the repeated lyric from the “Cha-Cha Slide”: “Hands on your knees!” The answer is the plural noun required by “your” and by the two-hand command.

Clue type:
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Dancers performing the “hands on your knees” move.

NYT Mini Crossword

This clue's Thursday, September 03, 2026 appearance

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The answer to "Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide") in the New York Times Mini crossword is KNEES — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 3, 2026 at 8-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

"Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide")” answer

KNEES (5 letters)

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What does KNEES mean?

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(verb)

  • hit (someone) with one's knee

When else has “"Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide")” appeared?

New York Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 3, 2026 (most recent) KNEES. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide")”?

The answer is KNEES, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 3, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide")”?

5 letters: KNEES.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on September 3, 2026, at 8-Across.

Can “"Hands on your ___! Hands on your ___!" (refrain in the "Cha-Cha Slide")” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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