NYT Mini Crossword Answers for November 2, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A I___ · 5A Q___ · 6A S____ · 8A J___ · 9A A___ · 1D I__ · 2D O____ · 3D W____ · 4D A____ · 7D S__
Across
1A: State with more pigs than people
IOWA · more answers for this clue
5A: Sporcle offering
QUIZ · more answers for this clue
6A: Facial cavity that can become congested
SINUS · more answers for this clue
8A: Jamaican style of preparing chicken
JERK · more answers for this clue
9A: On the ocean
ASEA · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: Geniuses have high ones
2D: Kind of board whose name is trademarked by Hasbro
OUIJA · more answers for this clue
3D: Drinks kept in a cellar
WINES · more answers for this clue
4D: Sky-blue
AZURE · more answers for this clue
7D: Reggae relative
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IOWA
QUIZ
SINUS
JERK
ASEA
FAQ
1-Across: State with more pigs than people
IOWA.
5-Across: Sporcle offering
QUIZ.
6-Across: Facial cavity that can become congested
SINUS.
8-Across: Jamaican style of preparing chicken
JERK.
9-Across: On the ocean
ASEA.
1-Down: Geniuses have high ones
IQS.
2-Down: Kind of board whose name is trademarked by Hasbro
OUIJA.
3-Down: Drinks kept in a cellar
WINES.
4-Down: Sky-blue
AZURE.
7-Down: Reggae relative
SKA.