Puzzle Overview

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Review the complete solution guide below for all the across and down answers.

The Mini Crossword offers a quick break from tougher puzzles and takes only a fraction of the time needed to solve the full-size New York Times Crossword.

Across Answers

1A clue: Pupper. Answer: DOG

4A clue: Sight in a shark movie or at the end of a French film. Answer: FIN

7A clue: Are you serious? Answer: ARE

8A clue: Genetic molecule. Answer: RNA

9A clue: Canine expert. Answer: DENTIST

11A clue: Common word in a hotel Wi-Fi network name. Answer: GUEST

12A clue: What Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz wants to get over. Answer: RAINBOW

14A clue: Ann Taylor fashion brand. Answer: ANN

15A clue: Prefix with friendly. Answer: ECO

16A clue: The Tell-Tale Heart writer. Answer: POE

17A clue: Barely manage, with out. Answer: EKE

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Nov. 7, 2026.

Down Answers

1D clue: Father’s Day honoree. Answer: DAD

2D clue: Herb for spaghetti sauce. Answer: OREGANO

3D clue: The real deal. Answer: GENUINE

4D clue: Toy that’s flying off the shelves. Answer: FRISBEE

5D clue: On the shelves. Answer: INSTOCK

6D clue: Singer Nat King Cole. Answer: NAT

10D clue: Highest point value for a Scrabble tile. Answer: TEN

12D clue: Jay-Z’s genre. Answer: RAP

13D clue: Misfortune. Answer: WOE