NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, October 16, 2026

6x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Friday 6x5 by Joel Fagliano: molten rock up top, two sticky-note cousins in the middle rows, and the bookings site that wants your Friday night. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Stream of molten rock
LAVA
5. "Cut that out!"
STOP IT
7. Sticky note
POST IT
8. ___ Earhart, first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane
AMELIA
9. Website for restaurant bookings
RESY

Down

1. Takes the L
LOSES
2. How sprinter Usain Bolt is named
APTLY
3. Eight, on a grandfather clock
VIII
4. "___ boy!"
ATTA
5. Engage in a playful back-and-forth
SPAR
6. Heavy book
TOME

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: LAVA · STOP IT · POST IT · AMELIA · RESY
Down: LOSES · APTLY · VIII · ATTA · SPAR · TOME

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