NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, October 23, 2026

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

A Friday 5x5 that starts at bullet-train speed, detours through an online message board and an Atlanta basketball team, and hides the most recent Best Picture winner in the Down clues. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Like bullet trains
FAST
5. 1/12 of a foot
INCH
6. Place for online discussion
FORUM
8. Fashion development
TREND
9. Atlanta N.B.A. team
HAWKS

Down

1. Like Staten Island, among all N.Y.C. boroughs in population
FIFTH
2. Best Picture winner after "Oppenheimer"
ANORA
3. Threaded fastener
SCREW
4. "Who'd have ___ it!?"
THUNK
7. Many characters on "Scrubs": Abbr.
MDS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: FAST · INCH · FORUM · TREND · HAWKS
Down: FIFTH · ANORA · SCREW · THUNK · MDS

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