NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 25, 2026

Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Sunday, October 25, 2026

5×5By Christina IversonEdited by Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Music genre for Joni Mitchell or Woody Guthrie (4)
    RevealFOLK
  2. 5Flood embankment (5)
    RevealLEVEE
  3. 6"That is to say ..." (5)
    RevealIMEAN
  4. 7Music genre with the same first and last letters as 1-Across (4)
    RevealFUNK
  5. 8Hosp. areas that are usually on the ground floor (3)
    RevealERS

Down

  1. 1Strongest bone in the human body (5)
    RevealFEMUR
  2. 2Array in a culinary classroom (5)
    RevealOVENS
  3. 3Plumbing problem (4)
    RevealLEAK
  4. 4He's a doll! (3)
    RevealKEN
  5. 5Magazine whose cover featured Elizabeth Taylor a record 14 times (4)
    RevealLIFE
Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A FOLK5A LEVEE6A IMEAN7A FUNK8A ERS

Down: 1D FEMUR2D OVENS3D LEAK4D KEN5D LIFE

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Sunday, October 25, 2026 was a 5×5 grid by Christina Iverson, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 10 clues; the longest answer ran 5 letters. That is about average for a Sunday.

Also on Oct 25: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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