"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.
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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?
Reading the plain dictionary sense of KNEES is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.
(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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