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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, October 26, 2026

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

A Monday Mini with seasonal crunch: fall leaves across the top, Santa's laugh underneath, and a blockbuster alien franchise down the middle. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Sound of fall leaves underfoot
    CRUNCH
  • 7. Santa's laugh
    HOHOHO
  • 8. Hit film franchise with blue-skinned aliens known as Na'vi
    AVATAR
  • 9. Brain nerve cell
    NEURON
  • 10. "Say ___!" ("Alright, I get it")
    LESS

Down

  • 1. Action star Jackie
    CHAN
  • 2. Wander this way and that
    ROVE
  • 3. Big name in moving vans
    UHAUL
  • 4. ___-Dame Cathedral
    NOTRE
  • 5. Complete pandemonium
    CHAOS
  • 6. "Hook 'em ___" (battle cry of the University of Texas)
    HORNS

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CRUNCH · HOHOHO · AVATAR · NEURON · LESS
Down: CHAN · ROVE · UHAUL · NOTRE · CHAOS · HORNS
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