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NYT Mini Crossword October 4 2026 Answers

Deborah Simmons ✓Solving & explaining puzzles since 1998 · Updated October 4 2026

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Every answer from the Sunday, October 4 2026 New York Times Mini Crossword — the free 5×5 daily puzzle. Select a clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Sam Ezersky · Edited by Joel Fagliano

Across

1Wine barrel4 lettersSee answer ›5Leader of the Pussycats, in comics and film5 lettersSee answer ›6In a nutshell6 lettersSee answer ›72026 N.B.A. champions6 lettersSee answer ›8Denial that sounds like 7-Across in Pig Latin5 lettersSee answer ›

Down

1"Santa Claus Is ___ to Town" (holiday hit)5 lettersSee answer ›2Pet adoption org.5 lettersSee answer ›3Like the texture of fine bedsheets5 lettersSee answer ›4Bad things to leave locked in your house4 lettersSee answer ›5"We said the same thing at the same time!"4 lettersSee answer ›6Hit the slopes3 lettersSee answer ›