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Our Mini Crossword Answers — October 2, 2026

The complete answer key for Mini #367, our own daily mini crossword. Looking for the New York Times Mini? That’s a different puzzle, published on nytimes.com.

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10 answers
October 2, 2026

Answer key

Across

1. Vehicles in a garage

5. The remaining one

7. Green fruit on a pizza or in a martini

8. Jury group, or a flat section of a door

9. Japanese electronics giant

Down

1. Henhouse

2. Book of maps

3. Large horned African animal

4. Number after six

6. Depend (on)

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About these answers

Mini #367's ten answers fill 23 white squares, and every one of them is crossed, so each letter belongs to one Across and one Down answer. The longest answers are OTHER (5-Across), OLIVE (7-Across), PANEL (8-Across), ATLAS (2-Down), RHINO (3-Down) and SEVEN (4-Down), at five letters; the shortest are CARS (1-Across), SONY (9-Across), COOP (1-Down) and RELY (6-Down).

The grid uses fourteen different letters. The most common are E and O, in three squares each, and 9 of the 23 squares hold a vowel (A, E, I, O or U). There’s no J, Q, X or Z in it.

More for October 2, 2026

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Mini Crossword answers FAQ

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Every across and down answer for the October 2, 2026 puzzle is in the key above — reveal them one at a time or all at once.
Is this the NYT Mini answer key?
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