Mini Answers

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 31, 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

Saturday, October 31, 2026
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ACROSS

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

DOWN

  1. 1.Candy ___
  2. 2.Houston baseball team
  3. 3.Aplenty
  4. 4.Opposite of wide
  5. 5.Health resort
  6. 6."Je ___" (French "I love you")
  7. 7.Many, many millennia
  8. 11.Shade of a color

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Saturday, October 31, 2026

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3G
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Candy holder for a trick-or-treater(BAG)
  2. 4.Org. interested in Mars and the Milky Way(NASA)
  3. 5.Half Starburst, half Skittle?(STARTLE)
  4. 8.Golfer's goal(PAR)
  5. 9.Iconic Australian animal, for short(ROO)
  6. 10.Half Airhead, half candy corn?(AIRHORN)
  7. 12.Half Mounds, half Reese's?(MOUSES)
  8. 13.Female sheep(EWE)

DOWN

  1. 1.Candy ___(BAR)
  2. 2.Houston baseball team(ASTROS)
  3. 3.Aplenty(GALORE)
  4. 4.Opposite of wide(NARROW)
  5. 5.Health resort(SPA)
  6. 6."Je ___" (French "I love you")(TAIME)
  7. 7.Many, many millennia(EONS)
  8. 11.Shade of a color(HUE)

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About the Saturday, October 31, 2026 NYT Mini

This puzzle has 7 columns, 7 rows, 8 Across clues and 8 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 STARTLE, answering “Half Starburst, half Skittle?.” The explanations above connect each clue to its answer rather than presenting an unexplained answer list.