Here are the clues and answers for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Monday, October 13, 2025. Spoilers follow. The answer key below is transcribed from Paul Tassi’s contemporaneous Forbes listing; it was not independently verified against the NYT puzzle page.
Across clues and answers
- Door handle — KNOB
- Talking about your ex on a first date, e.g. — NONO
- Like some minds, martinis and money — DIRTY
- “Should that be the case …” — IFSO
- Profound — DEEP
Down clues and answers
- Butter ___ — KNIFE
- Like the god Tyr, for whom Tuesday is named — NORSE
- Winning — ONTOP
- Reason for blue decorations at a baby shower, perhaps — BOY
- Accomplished — DID
What made this Mini tricky
Paul Tassi characterized this puzzle as somewhat hard. IFSO and ONTOP are entered as single answers, though each reads as a two-word phrase. DIRTY also fits the clue’s different associations with minds, martinis and money.
Playing the daily puzzle or an older Mini
The contemporaneous Forbes article describes the daily Mini as free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. It says access to past puzzles in the archive requires an NYT Games subscription. NYT Help search-result text also says the Mini has Across and Down clues, offers options to check or reveal a square, an answer or the full puzzle, and makes each daily puzzle available the evening before its publication date. Games and All Access subscribers can solve archived Minis. The official Help page could not be opened for confirmation, so these Help details are based on its search-result text.
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