NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, November 2, 2026

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

A corner-cut Monday Mini: all four corner cells are black, so the top and bottom rows run short, and the long answers march straight through the middle. It opens with an awesome song, runs a Bible whale story down the first column, and ends on a stock ticker that is also a farm animal. Tap a clue to show just that answer, one by one, at your own pace.

Across

1. Awesome song, informally
JAM
4. Word after "Midas" or "magic"
TOUCH
6. World's most populous country
INDIA
7. Holy person
SAINT
8. Ticker symbol for Harley-Davidson on the N.Y.S.E., appropriately
HOG

Down

1. Biblical whale bait
JONAH
2. Sound
AUDIO
3. Hosting, informally
MCING
4. "___ the season!"
TIS
5. Pharrell's signature item of apparel
HAT

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: JAM · TOUCH · INDIA · SAINT · HOG
Down: JONAH · AUDIO · MCING · TIS · HAT

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