NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

NOV4

NYT Mini Crossword

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

6×5By Christina IversonEdited by Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1One of 21 around the island of Manhattan – most famously, the Brooklyn one (6)
    RevealBRIDGE
  2. 7Tony-winning play that reimagines Abraham Lincoln's wife as an aspiring cabaret star (6)
    RevealOHMARY
  3. 8Hot dog, informally (6)
    RevealWIENIE
  4. 9Put into law (5)
    RevealENACT
  5. 10Not a single one (4)
    RevealNONE

Down

  1. 1Yang who once played the iceberg that sank the Titanic on "S.N.L." (5)
    RevealBOWEN
  2. 2Big zoo animal (5)
    RevealRHINO
  3. 3"Sorry, let me rephrase ..." (5)
    RevealIMEAN
  4. 4Class where you might wear a leotard (5)
    RevealDANCE
  5. 5Courage and perseverance (4)
    RevealGRIT
  6. 6"Keep your ___ on the ball!" (3)
    RevealEYE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 356 puzzles since November 2025:

EYE ×6IMEAN ×2

Show all 11 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A BRIDGE7A OHMARY8A WIENIE9A ENACT10A NONE

Down: 1D BOWEN2D RHINO3D IMEAN4D DANCE5D GRIT6D EYE

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Wednesday, November 4, 2026 was a 6×5 grid by Christina Iverson, edited by Joel Fagliano, with 11 clues; the longest answer ran 6 letters. That is 1 more than the average Wednesday before it (10.0).

Also on Nov 4: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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