Daily Themed Mini Crossword October 20 2025 Answers

Every clue from the October 20, 2025 Mini, with the solution beside it and the completed grid below. The Mini is the small 5 x 5 puzzle — if you are after the full-size grid, it is on the October 20 2025 Daily Themed Crossword page.

10 of 10 clues

Across

1A ___ on the back (encouraging gesture) PAT 3

4A Word after "Morse" or "bar" CODE 4

5A Extreme suffering AGONY 5

7A "For better, or for ___" WORSE 5

8A Tennis court divider NET 3

Down

1D ___ stick (bouncy plaything) POGO 4

2D Add jewels to, say ADORN 5

3D Past, present, or future, e.g. TENSE 5

4D Crow's "hello" CAW 3

6D "Are we there ___?" YET 3

No clue on this page matches that text.

Solved grid

The completed 5 x 5 Mini grid for October 20, 2025.

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About the October 20, 2025 Mini

The Daily Themed Mini Crossword is the small 5 x 5 companion to the main puzzle — 10 clues instead of the usual sixty-odd, so most players finish it in a couple of minutes. Answers here run three to five letters.

Looking for the full-size grid from the same day? It is on the Daily Themed Crossword October 20 2025 page. Every Mini we have solved is listed in the Mini archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.