Yesterday's Mini answers: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Missed yesterday's NYT Mini Crossword from Thursday, November 12, 2026? Every answer is below, behind a single reveal. Solving today instead? Nothing here spoils it — today's Mini hints are here.
★ Yesterday's answers, revealed
- 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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