Mini Crossword Today: Answers for Nov. 11

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? The diverse mix of answers includes everything from pizza toppings to Supreme Court justices. Read on for all the answers.

The Mini Crossword is a nice break from tougher puzzles and takes only a fraction of the time needed to solve the vaunted full-size New York Times Crossword.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Animal whose prominent feature makes it an unofficial mascot of Wednesday
Answer: CAMEL

 6A clue: Black pizza topping
Answer: OLIVE

7A clue: Mischievous sprite
Answer: PIXIE

8A clue: In a pickle
Answer: STUCK

9A clue: Make a choice
Answer: OPT

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Halloween costumes with badges and handcuffs
Answer: COPS

2D clue: Supreme Court justice Samuel
Answer: ALITO

3D clue: Minor confusion
Answer: MIXUP

4D clue: Force out, as from an apartment
Answer: EVICT

5D clue: Vegetable that resembles a large scallion
Answer: LEEK

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.

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