NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026

5x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Wednesday 5x5 built around a game of telephone: the first two Across answers join into one whispered phrase, and the circled letters spell the whisper itself along the bottom. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. With 5-Across, words whispered in a game of telephone
PASS
5. See 1-Across
IT ON
6. Modern way of creating images and text, for short
GEN AI
8. Some fuzzy brown boots
UGGS
9. Whisper appropriately spelled (in order!) by the circled letters of 1-/5-Across
PSST

Down

1. Wilbur in "Charlotte's Web," e.g.
PIG
2. Devoured completely
ATE UP
3. Spotify playlist makeup
SONGS
4. Unexpected problems
SNAGS
7. Suffix with "novel" or "capital"
IST

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: PASS · IT ON · GEN AI · UGGS · PSST
Down: PIG · ATE UP · SONGS · SNAGS · IST

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