These are the verified answers for the Sunday, October 12, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword. The year matters: as of October 4, 2026, October 12, 2026 is still in the future, so its puzzle and answers are not yet available.
October 12, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword answers
Spoilers below: the clue and answer list gives away the completed grid. Forbes published its answer report on October 11, 2025, and Try Hard Guides’ October 12 answer page lists the same set.
Across
- 1A — “A 5-Across might be a wild one”: CARD
- 5A — “One of two in a standard deck”: JOKER
- 6A — “Homer called its oil ‘liquid gold’”: OLIVE
- 7A — “Symbolic flower in Buddhism”: LOTUS
- 8A — “Bunkers on a golf course”: TRAPS
Down
- 1D — “Use crayons, e.g.”: COLOR
- 2D — “Japanese dog breed”: AKITA
- 3D — “Really energize”: REVUP
- 4D — “Garment that may be strapless”: DRESS
- 5D — “Sudden shock”: JOLT
Which October 12 puzzle is this?
A daily crossword date without a year can refer to different grids. The answer set above is for October 12, 2025, as listed by Forbes and Try Hard Guides. October 12, 2026 falls after the October 4, 2026 date of this answer check; these answers should not be treated as the 2026 grid.
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The NYT Mini is a daily digital puzzle available through the New York Times website or app. Forbes notes that access to prior puzzles in the archive requires an NYT Games subscription. Forbes’ October 11, 2025 report provides that archive-access context.
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