NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, October 23, 2026

Friday, October 23, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Friday, October 23, 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. 1Like bullet trains (4)
    RevealFAST
  2. 51/12 of a foot (4)
    RevealINCH
  3. 6Place for online discussion (5)
    RevealFORUM
  4. 8Fashion development (5)
    RevealTREND
  5. 9Atlanta N.B.A. team (5)
    RevealHAWKS

Down

  1. 1Like Staten Island, among all N.Y.C. boroughs in population (5)
    RevealFIFTH
  2. 2Best Picture winner after "Oppenheimer" (5)
    RevealANORA
  3. 3Threaded fastener (5)
    RevealSCREW
  4. 4"Who'd have ___ it!?" (5)
    RevealTHUNK
  5. 7Many characters on "Scrubs": Abbr. (3)
    RevealMDS
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Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 344 puzzles since November 2025:

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Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A FAST5A INCH6A FORUM8A TREND9A HAWKS

Down: 1D FIFTH2D ANORA3D SCREW4D THUNK7D MDS

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Friday, October 23, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Friday.

Also on Oct 23: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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