NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 31, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A B__ · 4A N___ · 5A S______ · 8A P__ · 9A R__ · 10A A______ · 12A M_____ · 13A E__ · 1D B__ · 2D A_____ · 3D G_____ · 4D N_____ · 5D S__ · 6D T____ · 7D E___ · 11D H__
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1A: Candy holder for a trick-or-treater
4A: Org. interested in Mars and the Milky Way
NASA · more answers for this clue
5A: Half Starburst, half Skittle?
STARTLE · more answers for this clue
8A: Golfer's goal
9A: Iconic Australian animal, for short
10A: Half Airhead, half candy corn?
AIRHORN · more answers for this clue
12A: Half Mounds, half Reese's?
MOUSES · more answers for this clue
13A: Female sheep
Down
1D: Candy ___
2D: Houston baseball team
ASTROS · more answers for this clue
3D: Aplenty
GALORE · more answers for this clue
4D: Opposite of wide
NARROW · more answers for this clue
5D: Health resort
6D: "Je ___" (French "I love you")
TAIME · more answers for this clue
7D: Many, many millennia
EONS · more answers for this clue
11D: Shade of a color
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BAG
NASA
STARTLE
PARROO
AIRHORN
MOUSES
EWE
FAQ
1-Across: Candy holder for a trick-or-treater
BAG.
4-Across: Org. interested in Mars and the Milky Way
NASA.
5-Across: Half Starburst, half Skittle?
STARTLE.
8-Across: Golfer's goal
PAR.
9-Across: Iconic Australian animal, for short
ROO.
10-Across: Half Airhead, half candy corn?
AIRHORN.
12-Across: Half Mounds, half Reese's?
MOUSES.
13-Across: Female sheep
EWE.
1-Down: Candy ___
BAR.
2-Down: Houston baseball team
ASTROS.
3-Down: Aplenty
GALORE.
4-Down: Opposite of wide
NARROW.
5-Down: Health resort
SPA.
6-Down: "Je ___" (French "I love you")
TAIME.
7-Down: Many, many millennia
EONS.
11-Down: Shade of a color
HUE.