NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

5×5By Sam EzerskyEdited by Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1With 5-Across, words whispered in a game of telephone (4)
    RevealPASS
  2. 5See 1-Across (4)
    RevealITON
  3. 6Modern way of creating images and text, for short (5)
    RevealGENAI
  4. 8Some fuzzy brown boots (4)
    RevealUGGS
  5. 9Whisper appropriately spelled (in order!) by the circled letters of 1-/5-Across (4)
    RevealPSST

Down

  1. 1Wilbur in "Charlotte's Web," e.g. (3)
    RevealPIG
  2. 2Devoured completely (5)
    RevealATEUP
  3. 3Spotify playlist makeup (5)
    RevealSONGS
  4. 4Unexpected problems (5)
    RevealSNAGS
  5. 7Suffix with "novel" or "capital" (3)
    RevealIST
Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A PASS5A ITON6A GENAI8A UGGS9A PSST

Down: 1D PIG2D ATEUP3D SONGS4D SNAGS7D IST

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Sam Ezersky, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Wednesday.

Also on Oct 21: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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