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Mini crossword for November 2, 2026

This date has its own 5×5, ten clues, three hint levels, and the answer table. The theme is “Still here.”

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Across

  1. 1. A friend
  2. 4. Firm all the way through
  3. 6. Living
  4. 7. Already claimed
  5. 8. The color of a ripe strawberry

Down

  1. 1. Of the far north or the far south
  2. 2. Similar to one another
  3. 3. Spent one's life in a place
  4. 4. Took a seat
  5. 5. A cozy small room, or an animal's home
Empty 5 by 5 grid used for the November 2, 2026 mini crossword
The playable grid is rendered on this page.

Hints

Level 1, part of speech. 1 across: noun. 1 down: adjective. 2 down: adjective. 3 down: verb. 4 across: adjective. 4 down: verb. 5 down: noun. 6 across: adjective. 7 across: verb. 8 across: adjective. Setter note: Four of the long answers are about staying, claiming, and living. The friend is only three letters wide.

Level 2, length and first letter. 1 across has 3 letters and starts with P. 4 across has 5 letters and starts with S. 6 across has 5 letters and starts with A. 7 across has 5 letters and starts with T. 8 across has 3 letters and starts with R.

Down, same level. 1 down has 5 letters and starts with P. 2 down has 5 letters and starts with A. 3 down has 5 letters and starts with L. 4 down has 3 letters and starts with S. 5 down has 3 letters and starts with D.

Answers

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Across: 1 PAL, 4 SOLID, 6 ALIVE, 7 TAKEN, 8 RED.

Down: 1 POLAR, 2 ALIKE, 3 LIVED, 4 SAT, 5 DEN.

I publish the table in the page because this URL is the hint-and-answer record for the date. The grid above still starts blank so you can play before you read this far.

Answer check for November 2, 2026
ClueAnswerStatus
1 acrossPALOriginal clue · this site
1 downPOLAROriginal clue · this site
2 downALIKEOriginal clue · this site
3 downLIVEDOriginal clue · this site
4 acrossSOLIDOriginal clue · this site
4 downSATOriginal clue · this site
5 downDENOriginal clue · this site
6 acrossALIVEOriginal clue · this site
7 acrossTAKENOriginal clue · this site
8 acrossREDOriginal clue · this site
Clue card layout for the November 2, 2026 puzzle
Hints stay above the full answer table.

Questions

What is the theme on November 2, 2026?

Still here. Four of the long answers are about staying, claiming, and living. The friend is only three letters wide.

Are these a newspaper's clues?

No. The grid, the entries, and the clues were made for this site.

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Sources

Public-source check: 2026-11-04. Pages from the same publisher count as one source.

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