Monday, October 12, 2026 · by Joel Fagliano
This Mini by Joel Fagliano is a 5×5 grid with 10 clues and 4 black squares.
Across clues and answers
- 1Dot on a domino
- PIP
- 4Person you secretly like
- CRUSH
- 6Like the taste of many I.P.A.s
- HOPPY
- 7Awards named for a cable sports channel
- ESPYS
- 8Tina of "Mean Girls"
- FEY
Down clues and answers
- 1A little doodle, for example
- PUPPY
- 2Game words before "… with my little eye"
- ISPY
- 3The "P" of P.E.: Abbr.
- PHYS
- 4One who's skilled with a skillet
- CHEF
- 5Valentine's Day flower
- ROSE
Solve the shortest answers first: every letter they place is a free crossing.