NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Sunday, November 1, 2026

5x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A tidy Sunday Mini: it opens with the song every preschooler sings, runs through a sneeze and a blimp, and saves its best joke for last - the word nobody wants to hear from a barber. Tap a clue to show just that answer, one by one, at your own pace.

Across

1. Preschoolers sing them
ABCS
5. Give applause
CLAP
6. Constantly complaining
WHINY
7. Remote button with a house icon
HOME
8. Bad comment to hear from your barber
OOPS

Down

1. Sneeze sound
ACHOO
2. Goodyear aircraft
BLIMP
3. Some decorations on Christmas trees
CANES
4. Undercover agent
SPY
6. "Pinball Wizard" band, with "The"
WHO

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: ABCS · CLAP · WHINY · HOME · OOPS
Down: ACHOO · BLIMP · CANES · SPY · WHO

Next on the board

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Center letter E, one pangram, 27 words to find.