MINI puzzle #11, November 7, 2026

Saturday's mini crossword had five across clues and five down clues on a 5x5 grid with two black squares. In our schedule it is a hard puzzle. Here is every clue with its answer.

Clues and answers

• 1-Across Organ that inflates LUNG
• 5-Across Paddle craft CANOE
• 6-Across Bulb with layers ONION
• 7-Across Hanukkah fried treat LATKE
• 8-Across Draws in a game TIES
• 1-Down Island veranda LANAI
• 2-Down Band together UNITE
• 3-Down Reading spots NOOKS
• 4-Down Heredity unit GENE
• 5-Down Frisky young stallion COLT

Worth knowing about this grid: 5-Across, CANOE, crosses five down answers, so it gives the most letters for the fewest guesses. The most common letter in the filled grid is N, which appears 4 times, and the longest answer is CANOE.