NYT Mini Crossword Answers for October 30, 2025

October 30 needs a year: the NYT Mini has a different puzzle on that date in different years. If you mean the latest completed October 30, the clues and answers below are for October 30, 2025. They come from a third-party guide, not an official NYT archive.

October 30, 2025 NYT Mini clues and answers

Spoilers below. The clue list is from Try Hard Guides’ October 29, 2025 page, which identifies the puzzle as the October 30, 2025 Mini. Its answer pages explicitly give ITIS, PANTS and AUDIO; the other entries are direct clue solutions. The complete grid was not independently verified against the NYT archive.

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Across

• 1A: Words on either side of “___ what ___” — ITIS
• 5A: Breathes like a dog — PANTS
• 7A: Podcast’s medium — AUDIO
• 8A: Test with one’s nose — SNIFF
• 9A: President after Teddy Roosevelt — TAFT

Down

• 1D: Hoppy beers, for short — IPA
• 2D: Talk trash to — DISS
• 3D: The “I” of 1-Down — INDIA
• 4D: How you might feel after a long car ride — SORE
• 6D: Pillowy — SOFT

Looking up one clue without spoiling the rest

The Try Hard Guides page is organized for clue-by-clue lookup, so you can search for a particular clue rather than reveal every answer at once: October 30, 2025 NYT Mini answers and clues.

Why the year matters

October 30, 2024 had a different Mini, with clues about a black-haired subculture, a grade boost after a difficult test, “___ the Horrible,” sidestepping and ceiling spinners. The date alone does not identify an answer key. The 2024 guide is also a third-party source: October 30, 2024 NYT Mini answers and clues.

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October 30, 2026 is still in the future as of October 8, 2026, so its puzzle and answers are not yet available as a completed-puzzle key.

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