The NYT Mini Crossword answers today, November 14, 2026, include SACK at 1-Across, SHARPIES at 8-Across, AIRPODS at 2-Down and COPILOTS at 3-Down. Saturday’s solution contains 20 entries: 11 Across and nine Down.
The complete clue-and-answer set below matches two dated guides. Use the clue numbers and directions together, since several numbers begin both an Across entry and a Down entry.
Two answers are especially easy to confuse at a glance: SHARPEI is the wrinkly dog breed, while SHARPIES are the trademarked markers. Their similar openings make the clue wording important.
Hints before the full solution
- For 2-Down, think of wireless earbuds rather than friends running together.
- For 3-Down, the number refers to second-in-command roles aboard aircraft.
- For 14-Across, look for the four-letter editing instruction that restores deleted text.
- For 9-Across, compare 150 with 15 as a multiple.
All Across clues and answers
1A: Santa’s present holder: SACK.
5A: Descendants of a wealthy family: SCIONS.
7A: Chinese dog breed known for its wrinkles: SHARPEI.
8A: Trademarked markers: SHARPIES.
9A: Like the increase from 15 to 150: TENFOLD.
10A: Antlered animal in the American West: ELK.
11A: Accomplishes: DOES.
13A: All Hallows’ ___: EVE.
14A: Proofreading mark meaning “Leave it in”: STET.
15A: Color of lanterns on Chinese New Year: RED.
16A: Any member of the “slow horses” on “Slow Horses”: SPY.
All Down clues and answers
1D: Neckwear for a snowman: SCARF.
2D: A couple buds you might run with?: AIRPODS.
3D: #2s in the sky: COPILOTS.
4D: Mired (in): KNEEDEEP.
5D: Completely mishit, as a golf ball: SHANKED.
6D: Bro’s sibling: SIS.
7D: Table for later: SHELVE.
8D: Operate a car wheel: STEER.
12D: Messy home for pigs: STY.
Wordplay and spelling checks
AIRPODS answers the question-mark clue by treating “buds” as earbuds. COPILOTS gives an aviation meaning to “#2s”, while SHELVE reads “table” as a verb meaning to put something aside rather than as furniture.
Enter SHARPEI without a space or hyphen and KNEEDEEP as one continuous entry. TENFOLD describes the ratio between 150 and 15: the larger number is ten times the smaller one.
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