NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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

A Wednesday 5x5 by Tracy Bennett with a black square in each of two corners: the top-left and the bottom-right. It opens with a work benefit, and two Chopin clues run down the first two columns. Tap a clue to show just that answer, one by one.

Across

1. Work benefit
PERK
5. Delay airing, as a news story
SIT ON
6. ⏸, on a remote
PAUSE
7. Back-of-book search feature
INDEX
8. They get socked
TOES

Down

1. Chopin's instrument
PIANO
2. Chopin practice piece
ETUDE
3. Pinkish wines
ROSES
4. Lego competitor
KNEX
5. ___ and polish
SPIT

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: PERK · SIT ON · PAUSE · INDEX · TOES
Down: PIANO · ETUDE · ROSES · KNEX · SPIT

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