NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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A Tuesday Mini with a single black cell tucked into the bottom-left corner, so the last Across answer runs short at four letters while everything above it runs the full five wide. It opens with an insurance filing, bends backward under a bar in the second row, and hides a back tooth down the last column. Tap a clue to show just that answer, one by one, at your own pace, whenever you are ready.

Across

1. Insurance filing
CLAIM
6. Bar game?
LIMBO
7. To no ___ (uselessly)
AVAIL
8. Pie you likely wouldn't see at a Thanksgiving table
PIZZA
9. Much-loved
DEAR

Down

1. Sudden sound of thunder
CLAP
2. Hopping mad
LIVID
3. Elicit oohs and aahs from
AMAZE
4. Spanish island known for its nightlife
IBIZA
5. Back tooth
MOLAR

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CLAIM · LIMBO · AVAIL · PIZZA · DEAR
Down: CLAP · LIVID · AMAZE · IBIZA · MOLAR

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