NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Tuesday, October 27, 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. 1Say "C-H-E-E-S-E"? (5)
    RevealSPELL
  2. 6Number of stripes on many world flags (5)
    RevealTHREE
  3. 7Places visited on a Clue board (5)
    RevealROOMS
  4. 8"Go back" command (4)
    RevealUNDO
  5. 9Follower of six or seven, but not five (4)
    RevealTEEN

Down

  1. 1Walk with swagger (5)
    RevealSTRUT
  2. 2What gets texts (and also scrolls?) (5)
    RevealPHONE
  3. 3Wear away slowly (5)
    RevealERODE
  4. 4Kind of juice in a French 75 cocktail (5)
    RevealLEMON
  5. 5"___ Misérables" (3)
    RevealLES
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 348 puzzles since November 2025:

ERODE ×3THREE ×3

Show all 10 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A SPELL6A THREE7A ROOMS8A UNDO9A TEEN

Down: 1D STRUT2D PHONE3D ERODE4D LEMON5D LES

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Tuesday, October 27, 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 27: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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