NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 31, 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

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NYT Mini Crossword

Saturday, October 31, 2026

7×7By Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Candy holder for a trick-or-treater (3)
    RevealBAG
  2. 4Org. interested in Mars and the Milky Way (4)
    RevealNASA
  3. 5Half Starburst, half Skittle? (7)
    RevealSTARTLE
  4. 8Golfer's goal (3)
    RevealPAR
  5. 9Iconic Australian animal, for short (3)
    RevealROO
  6. 10Half Airhead, half candy corn? (7)
    RevealAIRHORN
  7. 12Half Mounds, half Reese's? (6)
    RevealMOUSES
  8. 13Female sheep (3)
    RevealEWE

Down

  1. 1Candy ___ (3)
    RevealBAR
  2. 2Houston baseball team (6)
    RevealASTROS
  3. 3Aplenty (6)
    RevealGALORE
  4. 4Opposite of wide (6)
    RevealNARROW
  5. 5Health resort (3)
    RevealSPA
  6. 6"Je ___" (French "I love you") (5)
    RevealTAIME
  7. 7Many, many millennia (4)
    RevealEONS
  8. 11Shade of a color (3)
    RevealHUE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 352 puzzles since November 2025:

BAR ×2NASA ×2

Show all 16 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A BAG4A NASA5A STARTLE8A PAR9A ROO10A AIRHORN12A MOUSES13A EWE

Down: 1D BAR2D ASTROS3D GALORE4D NARROW5D SPA6D TAIME7D EONS11D HUE

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Saturday, October 31, 2026 was a 7×7 grid by Joel Fagliano, titled “Hybrid Candies”, with 16 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is about average for a Saturday.

Also on Oct 31: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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