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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Oct. 20

Here are hints and the answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword for Oct. 20, 2026.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Oct. 20

Today's New York Times Mini Crossword for Tuesday, October 20 presents a variety of clues and answers. The clues for 4-Across and 6-Across share the same wording, but the corresponding answers are distinct.

For 4-Across, the clue "What might be all tied up for a basketball game" leads to the answer "SCORE". Meanwhile, the 6-Across clue, "What might be all tied up for a basketball game", has the answer "LACES".

Moving to the 7-Across clue, "Theme park that Walt Disney envisioned as a utopian city", the answer is "EPCOT".

The 3-D clue, "Direction headed by Lewis and Clark", points to the answer "WEST". Lastly, for the 5-D clue, "Not every hero wears one, in a saying", the correct answer is "CAPE".

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