NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, November 7, 2026

Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers

NOV7

NYT Mini Crossword

Saturday, November 7, 2026

7×7By Joel Fagliano

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

Across

  1. 1Pupper (3)
    RevealDOG
  2. 4Sight in a shark movie … or at the end of a French film (3)
    RevealFIN
  3. 7"___ you serious?" (3)
    RevealARE
  4. 8Genetic molecule (3)
    RevealRNA
  5. 9Canine expert (7)
    RevealDENTIST
  6. 11Common word in a hotel Wi-Fi network name (5)
    RevealGUEST
  7. 12What Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" wants to get over? (7)
    RevealRAINBOW
  8. 14___ Taylor (fashion brand) (3)
    RevealANN
  9. 15Prefix with friendly (3)
    RevealECO
  10. 16"The Tell-Tale Heart" writer (3)
    RevealPOE
  11. 17Barely manage, with "out" (3)
    RevealEKE

Down

  1. 1Father's Day honoree (3)
    RevealDAD
  2. 2Herb for spaghetti sauce (7)
    RevealOREGANO
  3. 3The real deal (7)
    RevealGENUINE
  4. 4Toy that's flying off the shelves? (7)
    RevealFRISBEE
  5. 5On the shelves (7)
    RevealINSTOCK
  6. 6Singer ___ King Cole (3)
    RevealNAT
  7. 10Highest point value for a Scrabble tile (3)
    RevealTEN
  8. 12Jay-Z's genre (3)
    RevealRAP
  9. 13Misfortune (3)
    RevealWOE
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Mini Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 359 puzzles since November 2025:

TEN ×6ANN ×3DAD ×3DOG ×3ECO ×2RAP ×2

Show all 20 answers and the solved grid

Across: 1A DOG4A FIN7A ARE8A RNA9A DENTIST11A GUEST12A RAINBOW14A ANN15A ECO16A POE17A EKE

Down: 1D DAD2D OREGANO3D GENUINE4D FRISBEE5D INSTOCK6D NAT10D TEN12D RAP13D WOE

About This NYT Mini Crossword

The NYT Mini for Saturday, November 7, 2026 was a 7×7 grid by Joel Fagliano, with 20 clues; the longest answer ran 7 letters. That is 4 more than the average Saturday before it (16.5).

Also on Nov 7: the NYT Midi Crossword and the NYT Crossword.

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