NYT Mini · 5-Down · 4 letters
"We said the same thing at the same time!" NYT Mini crossword clue
Editorially reviewed October 5, 2026
Answer · 4 letters
JINX
JINX fills the four squares of the October 4 NYT Mini 5-Down. The clue's quotation marks and exclamation point ask what someone would say immediately after both speakers utter the same words, not for a noun naming their coincidence. Dictionaries record this interjection separately from the noun and verb senses concerning bad luck.
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The clue quotes something speakers might say when they notice their words overlapped. In the familiar call-and-response custom, a person quickly says 'Jinx!' after the simultaneous phrase. The grid wants that spoken four-letter reaction, not COINCIDENCE or a sentence explaining what happened.
Choose the interjection sense
JINX can also be a noun for a supposed source of bad luck or a verb meaning to curse. Here it functions as an interjection: a dictionary records the same-time speech use separately. That word-class distinction helps with quoted crossword clues that ask what a person would actually say.
References behind this explanation
- October 4 NYT Mini 5-Down numbered clue and answer
- Independent October 4 Mini clue occurrence
- Dictionary.com: jinx as an interjection
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5-Down in NYT Mini puzzle for October 4, 2026.
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