NYT Mini Crossword October 4 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 11 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 11 clues from the NYT Mini Crossword for October 4 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.

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Across

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Wine barrel41 AcrossReveal answer → Leader of the Pussycats, in comics and film55 AcrossReveal answer → In a nutshell66 AcrossReveal answer → 2026 N.B.A. champions67 AcrossReveal answer → Denial that sounds like 7-Across in Pig Latin58 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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"Santa Claus Is ___ to Town" (holiday hit)51 DownReveal answer → Pet adoption org.52 DownReveal answer → Like the texture of fine bedsheets53 DownReveal answer → Bad things to leave locked in your house44 DownReveal answer → "We said the same thing at the same time!"45 DownReveal answer → Hit the slopes36 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the NYT Mini crossword published on Sunday, October 4, 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.