NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 11, 2026

Sunday, October 11, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Sunday, October 11, 2026

5×5By Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Towel (off) (4)
    RevealWIPE
  2. 5Result of brainstorming (4)
    RevealIDEA
  3. 6What jellyfish and bees do (5)
    RevealSTING
  4. 7Glowed bright (5)
    RevealSHONE
  5. 8Surface over which to skip a stone … as illustrated in the circled letters (5)
    RevealWATER

Down

  1. 1The Beatles' "___ Little Help From My Friends" (5)
    RevealWITHA
  2. 2Dummy (5)
    RevealIDIOT
  3. 3Pasta that can be made "alla vodka" (5)
    RevealPENNE
  4. 4Like a beaver, in a saying (5)
    RevealEAGER
  5. 6Direction from N.Y.C. to Miami: Abbr. (3)
    RevealSSW
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 332 puzzles since November 2025:

EAGER ×2IDIOT ×2WATER ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A WIPE5A IDEA6A STING7A SHONE8A WATER

Down: 1D WITHA2D IDIOT3D PENNE4D EAGER6D SSW

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Sunday, October 11, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Sunday.

Also on Oct 11: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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