NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Nov 1

Saturday, November 01, 2025

By Sam Ezersky

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Ethically sourced, as some eggs
  2. 9Residents of Tehran
  3. 10Air sign?
  4. 11___ Faire (medieval-themed festival, informally)
  5. 12Athlete from Cleveland or the University of Virginia
  6. 17Kind of bathing suit
  7. 18Musical whizzes

Down

  1. 1Certain gender identity
  2. 2Holy object sought in the first "Indiana Jones" movie
  3. 3___ pride
  4. 4Completely surrounds
  5. 5Like a cozy campsite on a cool autumn night, say
  6. 6Washington's Mount ___, the highest peak in the Cascades
  7. 7Sinus-treating doctor, for short
  8. 8Opposite of WNW
  9. 12_ _ _mon URL ending
  10. 13De Armas who starred in 2025's "Ballerina"
  11. 14Shape of flying geese
  12. 15Prefix with friendly
  13. 16Restaurant booking, informally

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Ethically sourced, as some eggs — Answer: CAGEFREE
  2. 9. Residents of Tehran — Answer: IRANIANS
  3. 10. Air sign? — Answer: SKYWRITE
  4. 11. ___ Faire (medieval-themed festival, informally) — Answer: REN
  5. 12. Athlete from Cleveland or the University of Virginia — Answer: CAVALIER
  6. 17. Kind of bathing suit — Answer: ONEPIECE
  7. 18. Musical whizzes — Answer: MAESTROS

Down

  1. 1. Certain gender identity — Answer: CIS
  2. 2. Holy object sought in the first "Indiana Jones" movie — Answer: ARK
  3. 3. ___ pride — Answer: GAY
  4. 4. Completely surrounds — Answer: ENWRAPS
  5. 5. Like a cozy campsite on a cool autumn night, say — Answer: FIRELIT
  6. 6. Washington's Mount ___, the highest peak in the Cascades — Answer: RAINIER
  7. 7. Sinus-treating doctor, for short — Answer: ENT
  8. 8. Opposite of WNW — Answer: ESE
  9. 12. _ _ _mon URL ending — Answer: COM
  10. 13. De Armas who starred in 2025's "Ballerina" — Answer: ANA
  11. 14. Shape of flying geese — Answer: VEE
  12. 15. Prefix with friendly — Answer: ECO
  13. 16. Restaurant booking, informally — Answer: RES

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, November 1, 2025 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on November 1?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.

NYT Mini answers for November 1, 2025

The full solution for the November 1 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Saturday, November 1.

Hints for the November 1 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The November 1 Mini fell on a Saturday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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Every across and down answer for the Saturday, November 1, 2025 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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