NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, October 30, 2026

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

A Friday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky, edited by Joel Fagliano, with three black squares clustered in the top-left corner and three more in the bottom-right. It opens on a flying mammal the day before Halloween and ends on the skeleton key, the one that opens every door in the building. Tap a clue to show just that answer, one by one.

Across

1. Vampire ___ (flying mammal)
BAT
4. Ghost ___ (abandoned place)
TOWN
5. Land on the northern edge of Mount Everest
TIBET
6. Shapes of Whopper candies
ORBS
7. Skeleton ___ (super's item)
KEY

Down

1. Celebrity chef Flay
BOBBY
2. Amazes
AWES
3. Explosive material
TNT
4. Something attached to a rope for a tree swing
TIRE
5. Tik___
TOK

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: BAT · TOWN · TIBET · ORBS · KEY
Down: BOBBY · AWES · TNT · TIRE · TOK

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