NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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

A Wednesday Mini on the full, uncut 5x5 frame: it opens with CAMEL in the top row, the humped animal the clue turns into an unofficial mascot for the middle of the week, pours an OLIVE across the second row, and keeps a mischievous PIXIE waiting in the middle row for anyone who reads down the grid instead of across it today. The Downs carry the craft today, with Justice ALITO running the full second column and a MIXUP tucked into the third. Tap any clue to show just that one answer, then work through the rest of the grid at whatever pace suits you this morning, coffee in hand, the whole week still ahead of you and nowhere at all that you need to be right now.

Across

1. Animal whose prominent feature makes it an unofficial mascot of Wednesday
CAMEL
6. Black pizza topping
OLIVE
7. Mischievous sprite
PIXIE
8. In a pickle
STUCK
9. Make a choice
OPT

Down

1. Halloween costumes with badges and handcuffs
COPS
2. Supreme Court justice Samuel
ALITO
3. Minor confusion
MIXUP
4. Force out, as from an apartment
EVICT
5. Vegetable that resembles a large scallion
LEEK

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CAMEL · OLIVE · PIXIE · STUCK · OPT
Down: COPS · ALITO · MIXUP · EVICT · LEEK

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