NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, October 19, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Monday, October 19, 2026

5×5By Ian LivengoodEdited by Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Move through the air, as a smell (4)
    RevealWAFT
  2. 5"Aladdin" character with the line "Phenomenal cosmic powers! Itty-bitty living space" (5)
    RevealGENIE
  3. 6Baltimore N.F.L. player (5)
    RevealRAVEN
  4. 7Wicked (4)
    RevealEVIL
  5. 8Fuse, as pieces of metal (4)
    RevealWELD

Down

  1. 1Use a loom (5)
    RevealWEAVE
  2. 2Metal block falling on Wile E. Coyote's head (5)
    RevealANVIL
  3. 3Scientist's area of study (5)
    RevealFIELD
  4. 4Number of clues in this puzzle (3)
    RevealTEN
  5. 5Sprouted (4)
    RevealGREW
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 340 puzzles since November 2025:

TEN ×5RAVEN ×2WEAVE ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A WAFT5A GENIE6A RAVEN7A EVIL8A WELD

Down: 1D WEAVE2D ANVIL3D FIELD4D TEN5D GREW

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Monday, October 19, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Ian Livengood, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Monday.

Also on Oct 19: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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