The last lazy Sunday of October is here and we have just a few days until Halloween and then the Dia de los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd. Lots of holidays and celebrations are coming up. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. Time flies. Let’s solve today’s Mini Crossword shall we?

Here's today's NYT Mini Crossword answer. These answers will help you solve New York Times' popular crossword game, Mini Crossword, every day!

The game works by giving players 16 different words. The challenge is then to put these into four groups of four by way of a category that connects them. Each of the four categories is color-coded by difficulty,

The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.

Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Have you been enjoying the New York Times Connections puzzle?

Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything.

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help.