NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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

A Tuesday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano that opens with what a camera asks you to say, then visits the rooms on a Clue board. Two black squares close off the bottom-right corner. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Say "C-H-E-E-S-E"?
SPELL
6. Number of stripes on many world flags
THREE
7. Places visited on a Clue board
ROOMS
8. "Go back" command
UNDO
9. Follower of six or seven, but not five
TEEN

Down

1. Walk with swagger
STRUT
2. What gets texts (and also scrolls?)
PHONE
3. Wear away slowly
ERODE
4. Kind of juice in a French 75 cocktail
LEMON
5. "___ Misérables"
LES

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: SPELL · THREE · ROOMS · UNDO · TEEN
Down: STRUT · PHONE · ERODE · LEMON · LES

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