Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Sunday, October 11, 2026

Review the Across and Down clues from this puzzle, reveal optional hints, then check the completed grid and explanations for every answer.

Mini Crossword

Sunday, October 11, 2026
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Towel (off)
  2. 5.Result of brainstorming
  3. 6.What jellyfish and bees do
  4. 7.Glowed bright
  5. 8.Surface over which to skip a stone … as illustrated in the circled letters

DOWN

  1. 1.The Beatles' "___ Little Help From My Friends"
  2. 2.Dummy
  3. 3.Pasta that can be made "alla vodka"
  4. 4.Like a beaver, in a saying
  5. 6.Direction from N.Y.C. to Miami: Abbr.

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Sunday, October 11, 2026

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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Towel (off)(WIPE)
  2. 5.Result of brainstorming(IDEA)
  3. 6.What jellyfish and bees do(STING)
  4. 7.Glowed bright(SHONE)
  5. 8.Surface over which to skip a stone … as illustrated in the circled letters(WATER)

DOWN

  1. 1.The Beatles' "___ Little Help From My Friends"(WITHA)
  2. 2.Dummy(IDIOT)
  3. 3.Pasta that can be made "alla vodka"(PENNE)
  4. 4.Like a beaver, in a saying(EAGER)
  5. 6.Direction from N.Y.C. to Miami: Abbr.(SSW)

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About the Sunday, October 11, 2026 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 5 columns, 5 rows, 5 Across clues and 5 Down clues. Use the clue list and blank grid first, then reveal the completed grid only when you need it.

One of today's longest entries is STING, answering “What jellyfish and bees do.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.