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Spoilers ahead: the reported answers for the NYT Mini Crossword published October 4, 2026 are below. The puzzle is listed as a 6-by-5 grid constructed by Sam Ezersky and edited by Joel Fagliano.
Across answers
- 1A — Wine barrel: CASK
- 5A — Leader of the Pussycats, in comics and film: JOSIE
- 6A — In a nutshell: SIMPLY
- 7A — 2026 N.B.A. champions: KNICKS
- 8A — Denial that sounds like 7-Across in Pig Latin: IXNAY
Down answers
- 1D — “Santa Claus Is ___ to Town” (holiday hit): COMIN
- 2D — Pet adoption org.: ASPCA
- 3D — Like the texture of fine bedsheets: SILKY
- 4D — Bad things to leave locked in your house: KEYS
- 5D — “We said the same thing at the same time!”: JINX
- 6D — Hit the slopes: SKI
These answers are reported by two secondary answer pages, which agree on the clue-answer set and puzzle attribution: NYTSolver and YouGoWords. The official NYT puzzle page was not surfaced for this answer listing.
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