NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, November 5, 2026

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

A Thursday Mini on the standard 5x5 frame, with one black cell in each of two opposite corners. Its best trick is a repeated clue: 7-Across and 5-Down carry the exact same wording - a throw, or a protection for an injured arm - and take two different answers, a sling and a cast. Tap a clue to show just that answer, one by one, at whatever pace suits you best on a slow morning.

Across

1. Experimental and provocative
EDGY
5. "Top Chef" alum ___ Hall
CARLA
6. Once more
AGAIN
7. Throw ... or a protection for an injured arm
SLING
8. Something a camper sets up
TENT

Down

1. Keen-eyed bird of prey
EAGLE
2. "You Can Never Go Down the ___" (Mister Rogers song for kids afraid of bath time)
DRAIN
3. Flash of light
GLINT
4. Yin's counterpart
YANG
5. Throw ... or a protection for an injured arm
CAST

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: EDGY · CARLA · AGAIN · SLING · TENT
Down: EAGLE · DRAIN · GLINT · YANG · CAST

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