NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Tuesday, October 20, 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. 1Gift decoration (3)
    RevealBOW
  2. 4What might be all tied up for a basketball game (5)
    RevealSCORE
  3. 6What might be all tied up for a basketball game (5)
    RevealLACES
  4. 7Theme park that Walt Disney envisioned as a utopian city (5)
    RevealEPCOT
  5. 8Small (3)
    RevealWEE

Down

  1. 1Lawn bowling game (5)
    RevealBOCCE
  2. 2Dunkable cookie (4)
    RevealOREO
  3. 3Direction headed by Lewis and Clark (4)
    RevealWEST
  4. 4Whole bunch (4)
    RevealSLEW
  5. 5Not every hero wears one, in a saying (4)
    RevealCAPE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 341 puzzles since November 2025:

OREO ×3BOW ×2

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A BOW4A SCORE6A LACES7A EPCOT8A WEE

Down: 1D BOCCE2D OREO3D WEST4D SLEW5D CAPE

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday.

Also on Oct 20: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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