Mini Crossword — October 24, 2026
Today’s across and down answers, with hints first and the full solution kept below them.
Today’s Mini is a compact grid with a few longer entries that unlock the rest once they fall into place. Use the hints below if you want to keep solving — the complete answer list is further down, clearly marked as a spoiler.
Hints for today’s Mini Crossword
Gentle nudge: Start with the short entries — they cross several longer answers and give you letters fast.
Stronger hint: Look for a well-known cleaning brand in the down answers, and a popular hybrid car in the across answers.
First-letter reveal: The across answers start with M, P, P, A, T, S and N. The down answers start with M, L, B, P, S, P and T.
Today’s Mini Crossword answers
Spoiler warning: The full answer list is in the boxes below. Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.
Across: 1A MLB, 4A PRIUS, 6A PACKRAT, 8A ATLANTA, 9A THEBEAN, 10A SALTY, 11A NET
Down: 1D MRCLEAN, 2D LIKABLE, 3D BURNETT, 4D PATHS, 5D SATAY, 6D PAT, 7D TAN
Difficulty note: A moderate Saturday grid. The longer entries do most of the work, and the short crossings help confirm them.
Frequently asked questions
What are today’s NYT Mini Crossword answers for October 24, 2026?
Across: 1A MLB, 4A PRIUS, 6A PACKRAT, 8A ATLANTA, 9A THEBEAN, 10A SALTY, 11A NET. Down: 1D MRCLEAN, 2D LIKABLE, 3D BURNETT, 4D PATHS, 5D SATAY, 6D PAT, 7D TAN.
Which across answers are the shortest today?
1A MLB and 11A NET, with three letters each.
How often is a new Mini Crossword published?
A new Mini Crossword is published every day.
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