Before we get to today’s NYT Mini crossword hints, clues and answers, here are Monday’s:
Wondering what the full title of 2025 hit movie ____ Demon Hunters is? Not sure what N.B.A. team has purple-and-orange jerseys? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with extra hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick version of the newspaper’s larger, long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five Mini grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unfortunately, the New York Times has now made the Mini available only to subscribers. It was previously free to play. You’ll also need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
Here are extra hints and the official NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers for Tuesday, October 28:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
NYT Mini Crossword Hints
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: Tatooine orbits two of them in Star Wars
5 Across: The genre of BTS, Blackpink and other Korean artists
6 Across: Yummy
7 Across: Two romantically connected people, according to gossip mags
8 Across: Tennis star Sampras or comedian and writer Davidson
NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: How one would get around in a Tony Hawk game
2 Down: An underdog’s victory
3 Down: “It was them”
4 Down: Like Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne or Harriet
6 Down: The end of a billiard cue
NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: N.B.A. team with purple-and-orange jerseys – SUNS
5 Across: ___ Demon Hunters (hit 2025 movie) – K-POP
6 Across: Scrumptious – TASTY
7 Across: “Next ___ on the agenda …” – ITEM
8 Across: Politician Buttigieg – PETE
NYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Rink rental – SKATE
2 Down: Ticked off – UPSET
3 Down: Blame-shifting words – NOT ME
4 Down: Fittingly, the outside letters of “snoopy” – SPY
6 Down: What might be requested after spinning around an iPad – TIP
It took me 1:15 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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