NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today: Friday, November 13, 2026

Updated: Friday, November 13, 2026 · Hints reviewed by Omer Liban · New puzzle at 10pm ET the night before (6pm ET on weekends). · Puzzle editor: Joel Fagliano.

This page has every level of help for the NYT Mini Crossword puzzle of Friday, November 13, 2026: 1 spoiler-free hint tier that narrow things down step by step, followed by the complete answers with explanations — each behind its own tap-to-reveal card.

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The Mini is the NYT's free pocket crossword — usually 5×5, solvable in a minute or two. Answers below are hidden until you open them, so you can check just the one clue that's stumping you.

Today's Mini hints (November 13, 2026)

1Today's Mini, spoiler-free

5×5 grid · 5 Across and 5 Down clues · by Joel Fagliano.
The longest answer today is 5 letters (1-Across).

Mini answers — November 13, 2026

★Two answers to get you moving

1A — England's neighbor to the west: WALES
1D — Cry loudly: WAIL

★All the Across answers, explained

1A — England's neighbor to the west: WALES
6A — Something a selfie taker tries to get right: ANGLE
7A — Where emails pile up: INBOX
8A — "I love you a ___!" (coffee drinker's pun): LATTE
9A — End of a mathematical proof: QED

★All the Down answers, explained

1D — Cry loudly: WAIL
2D — Actress Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect": ANNA
3D — Pride initials: LGBTQ
4D — Mexican street corn: ELOTE
5D — High school health class topic, for short: SEXED

Yesterday's Mini answers

★ Yesterday's answers (Nov 12)

1A — Eye color of white tigers: BLUE
1D — Pickle juice: BRINE
1A — Eye color of white tigers: BLUE
5A — Home to the largest urban zoo in the United States, with "the": BRONX
6A — Mayonnaise-like condiment: AIOLI
7A — Not suited for leadership: UNFIT
8A — What Chik'n Nuggets and Beyond Burgers lack: MEAT
1D — Pickle juice: BRINE
2D — Shower scrubber: LOOFA
3D — Dark, as a room: UNLIT
4D — Door to the outside: EXIT
5D — L. Frank ___, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz": BAUM

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