This page lists every Across and Down clue in the LA Times Mini Crossword puzzle for 12 November 2026; tap a clue to see its answer. The folds after each list give hints for every answer, first showing the first letter, then the first and last letters, and the solved grid is at the end.
Today’s grid is 5 squares wide and 5 squares high. It has 5 Across answers and 5 Down answers.
This puzzle was made by Elizabeth C. Gorski.
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LA Times Mini Crossword Across hints and answers for November 12, 2026
There are 5 Across clues. Use the buttons below to show no letters, the first letter, the first and last letters, or the full answer beside every clue; tap a clue to show its answer.
1A“Assuming that’s true …” (4)
IFSO
5A___ pile (stack of unsolicited manuscripts) (5)
SLUSH
7A“Eureka!” for California (5)
MOTTO
8AThreaded hardware (5)
SCREW
9ATwo-time NBA MVP Malone (4)
KARL
Hint 1 · first letters
| No. | Letters | First letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 4 | I |
| 5A | 5 | S |
| 7A | 5 | M |
| 8A | 5 | S |
| 9A | 4 | K |
Hint 2 · first and last letters
Each dot stands for one hidden letter. An answer with fewer than 4 letters shows only its first letter.
| No. | Letters | First and last letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 4 | I · · O |
| 5A | 5 | S · · · H |
| 7A | 5 | M · · · O |
| 8A | 5 | S · · · W |
| 9A | 4 | K · · L |
Across answers for 12 November 2026
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1A | IFSO |
| 5A | SLUSH |
| 7A | MOTTO |
| 8A | SCREW |
| 9A | KARL |
LA Times Mini Crossword Down hints and answers for November 12, 2026
There are 5 Down clues. Use the buttons below to show no letters, the first letter, the first and last letters, or the full answer beside every clue; tap a clue to show its answer.
1DBeliefs, for short (4)
ISMS
2DAssembly of sheep (5)
FLOCK
3DKama ___ (ancient Sanskrit text) (5)
SUTRA
4DBlender brand (5)
OSTER
6DAllen Ginsberg poem that begins “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness” (4)
HOWL
Hint 1 · first letters
| No. | Letters | First letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 4 | I |
| 2D | 5 | F |
| 3D | 5 | S |
| 4D | 5 | O |
| 6D | 4 | H |
Hint 2 · first and last letters
Each dot stands for one hidden letter. An answer with fewer than 4 letters shows only its first letter.
| No. | Letters | First and last letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 4 | I · · S |
| 2D | 5 | F · · · K |
| 3D | 5 | S · · · A |
| 4D | 5 | O · · · R |
| 6D | 4 | H · · L |
Down answers for 12 November 2026
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1D | ISMS |
| 2D | FLOCK |
| 3D | SUTRA |
| 4D | OSTER |
| 6D | HOWL |
LA Times Mini Crossword solved grid for November 12, 2026
The fold below hides a picture of the full grid with every answer filled in. Open it after finishing the puzzle.
Show the solved grid
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The grid has white and black squares. Each numbered clue has one answer, written one letter per white square from the square bearing the clue’s number, Across from left to right or Down from top to bottom. Where an Across answer and a Down answer cross, they share that letter.
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