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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 28, 2025.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: N.B.A. team with purple-and-orange jerseys
Answer: SUNS
5A clue: “___ Demon Hunters” (hit 2025 movie)
Answer: KPOP
6A clue: Scrumptious
Answer: TASTY
7A clue: “Next ___ on the agenda …”
Answer: ITEM
8A clue: Politician Buttigieg
Answer: PETE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Rink rental
Answer: SKATE
2D clue: Ticked off
Answer: UPSET
3D clue: Blame-shifting words
Answer: NOTME
4D clue: Fittingly, the outside letters of “snoopy”
Answer: SPY
6D clue: What might be requested after spinning around an iPad
Answer: TIP