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NYT Mini Crossword October 16 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated October 16 2026

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Every answer from the Friday, October 16 2026 New York Times Mini Crossword — the free 5×5 daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joel Fagliano

Across

1Stream of molten rock4 lettersSee answer ›5"Cut that out!"6 lettersSee answer ›7Sticky note6 lettersSee answer ›8___ Earhart, first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane6 lettersSee answer ›9Website for restaurant bookings4 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1Takes the L5 lettersSee answer ›2How sprinter Usain Bolt is named5 lettersSee answer ›3Eight, on a grandfather clock4 lettersSee answer ›4"___ boy!"4 lettersSee answer ›5Engage in a playful back-and-forth4 lettersSee answer ›6Heavy book4 lettersSee answer ›