NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 3, 2026

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Saturday, October 3, 2026

7×7By Joel Fagliano

14 clues. Tap Reveal on any clue for just that answer, or open the full solution at the bottom.

Across

  1. 1R.N.'s co-workers (3)
    RevealMDS
  2. 4Piles upon piles (5)
    RevealHEAPS
  3. 6Alternative to body wash (7)
    RevealBARSOAP
  4. 8O in a tee? (7)
    RevealARMHOLE
  5. 9Exercise expert (7)
    RevealTRAINER
  6. 10"Oof ... that's not good" (5)
    RevealYIKES
  7. 11"I see what you ___ there" (3)
    RevealDID

Down

  1. 1Half woman, half fish (7)
    RevealMERMAID
  2. 2West African shirt (7)
    RevealDASHIKI
  3. 3Cuddled closely (7)
    RevealSPOONED
  4. 4William's brother in the British monarchy (5)
    RevealHARRY
  5. 5Register ring-ups (5)
    RevealSALES
  6. 6Crack of the ___ (ballpark sound) (3)
    RevealBAT
  7. 7The "p" of m.p.h. (3)
    RevealPER
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 324 puzzles since November 2025:

BAT ×2PER ×2

Show all 14 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A MDS4A HEAPS6A BARSOAP8A ARMHOLE9A TRAINER10A YIKES11A DID

Down: 1D MERMAID2D DASHIKI3D SPOONED4D HARRY5D SALES6D BAT7D PER

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Saturday, October 3, 2026 was a 7×7 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 14 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 3 fewer than the average Saturday before it (16.6).

Also on Oct 3: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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