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Our Mini Crossword Answers: October 23, 2026

The complete answer key for Mini #388, 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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October 23, 2026

Answer key

Across

1. In the middle of

5. Italian luxury fashion house

6. Carrying a weapon

7. Deep unconscious states

8. "'___ the night before Christmas..."

Down

1. Weapon shot from a bow

2. "___ Mia!" (ABBA musical)

3. Bright thoughts

4. Fathers

5. Formal agreement between nations

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About these answers

Mini #388'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 PRADA (5-Across), ARMED (6-Across), COMAS (7-Across), ARROW (1-Down), MAMMA (2-Down) and IDEAS (3-Down), at five letters; the shortest are AMID (1-Across), TWAS (8-Across), DADS (4-Down) and PACT (5-Down).

The grid uses twelve different letters. The most common is A, in six squares, 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.

The trickier clues, explained

  • 8-Across, “'___ the night before Christmas...”: the blank is TWAS, giving “'TWAS the night before Christmas...”.
  • 2-Down, “‘___ Mia!’ (ABBA musical)”: the blank is MAMMA, giving “‘MAMMA Mia!’ (ABBA musical)”.

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