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Mini Crossword hints for Friday

Mini lands at 10 pm Eastern, with one letter hint per clue.

Friday, November 13, 2026 Five Across, five Down Checked against today’s puzzle

Across hints

1 Across: England’s neighbor to the westletter hint

It finishes on the letter S.

6 Across: Something a selfie taker tries to get rightletter hint

It opens with the letter A.

7 Across: Where emails pile upletter hint

It opens with the letter I.

8 Across: “I love you a ___!” (coffee drinker’s pun)letter hint

It finishes on the letter E.

9 Across: End of a mathematical proofletter hint

Only three letters, and it opens with Q.

Down hints

1 Down: Cry loudlyletter hint

It opens with the letter W.

2 Down: Actress Kendrick of “Pitch Perfect”letter hint

It finishes on the letter A.

3 Down: Pride initialsletter hint

It opens with the letter L and runs five letters.

4 Down: Mexican street cornletter hint

It opens with the letter E.

5 Down: High school health class topic, for shortletter hint

It finishes on the letter D.

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Today’s other puzzles

Wordle #1973Five hints, then the answer when you ask Connections #1251Four groups of four, hints before answers Strands #985Theme “Not a good sign”, spangram inside

Quick questions

What time does the Mini reset?

Earlier than the rest: 10 pm Eastern, the night before its date. That is why our Mini page goes live first.

Is this the official Mini Crossword site?

No. Daily Hint is an independent fan resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times.

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