NYT Mini Crossword October 2 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 10 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 10 clues from the NYT Mini Crossword for October 2 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

Also solved on October 2

Daily Themed Crossword Eugene Sheffer Crossword Evening Standard Crossword LA Times Crossword NYT Midi Crossword New York Times Crossword Newsday Crossword The Guardian Crossword The Independent Crossword Thomas Joseph Crossword USA Today Crossword USA Today Quick Cross Crossword

Across

Click a clue to reveal the answer

ClueLetters#Answer

Finger covering after eating Cheetos41 AcrossReveal answer → "That's amazing!"55 AcrossReveal answer → First country to use paper money, way back in the 7th century57 AcrossReveal answer → Extremely, extra, very58 AcrossReveal answer → Where "You Are," on a mall map49 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

Click a clue to reveal the answer

ClueLetters#Answer

Google ___41 DownReveal answer → "Yup, yup, yup"52 DownReveal answer → Dating app action53 DownReveal answer → Printer powder54 DownReveal answer → Suffix with silver or glass46 DownReveal answer →

NYT Mini archive

All dates

October 2, 2026 — Friday October 1, 2026 — Thursday September 30, 2026 — Wednesday September 29, 2026 — Tuesday September 28, 2026 — Monday September 27, 2026 — Sunday September 26, 2026 — Saturday September 25, 2026 — Friday September 24, 2026 — Thursday September 23, 2026 — Wednesday

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the NYT Mini crossword published on Friday, October 2, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.