NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for Thursday, April 3

NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for Thursday, April 3, Solutions Across and Down

The NYT Mini is a bite-sized version of the New York Times’ classic crossword puzzle. It’s quick, fun, and perfect for a short mental workout. Most days, the grid is 5×5, featuring just a handful of clues in each direction. However, on some days—especially Saturdays—the puzzles can be a little bigger.

Unlike the full-sized NYT Crossword, the Mini is free to play on the NYT website and the NYT Games app. But if you want access to past puzzles, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription.

It’s a great daily challenge that doesn’t take long to complete. I usually aim to finish it in under a minute, but sometimes a tricky clue slows me down. If you ever find yourself stumped, don’t worry—I’ve got you covered!

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NYT Mini Crossword – April 3, 2025

Clue (Across)	Answer
Hit the ___ (go to bed)	SACK
Misleading name for a sub/shish kebab restaurant?	SUSHI
Misleading name for a taco/pasta restaurant?	TAPAS
Certain sports bets	OVERS
Cooped (up)	PENT

Clue (Down)	Answer
Almost too sophisticated and charming	SUAVE
Upscale Colorado skiing destination	ASPEN
Word after bar or pie	CHART
Smooch	KISS
Word on an eight-sided traffic sign	STOP

NYT Mini Crossword – April 2, 2025

🟦 Across

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Source of Monopoly money	BANK
5A	Pizzeria fixtures	OVENS
7A	With 8-Across, magical substance that enables flight in “Peter Pan”	PIXIE
8A	See 7-Across	DUST
9A	“Keep it down!”	SHH

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🟨 Down

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Whack on the head	BOP
2D	Fervent	AVID
3D	Connection point	NEXUS
4D	Potato-filled pastry	KNISH
6D	Mr. Milchick’s first name on “Severance”	SETH

NYT Mini Crossword – April 1, 2025

🟦 Across

#	Clue	Answer
1A	WITH 8-ACROSS, WHAT WAS LEFT ON WHILE MAKING THIS PUZZLE	CAPS
5A	SAN DIEGO BASEBALL PLAYER	PADRE
6A	PAIR OF CYMBALS ON A DRUM SET	HIHAT
7A	MONOPOLY TOKEN RETIRED IN 2013	IRON
8A	SEE 1-ACROSS	LOCK

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🟨 Down

#	Clue	Answer
1D	CAPITAL OF EGYPT	CAIRO
2D	LIKE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE	ADHOC
3D	BIT OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY FOOLERY	PRANK
4D	READY-GO GO-BETWEEN	SET
5D	SINGER COLLINS	PHIL

NYT Mini Crossword – March 31, 2025

🟦 Across

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Call from an unknown number, often	SPAM
5A	Where a dog might like to be scratched	BELLY
6A	Look forward to	AWAIT
7A	Shell that can be played as a wind instrument	CONCH
8A	Patella’s place	KNEE

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🟨 Down

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Affix, as a patch	SEWON
2D	Maker of connections	PLANE
3D	One going down a literary rabbit hole?	ALICE
4D	“The Great Wall of China is visible from space,” for one	MYTH
5D	Where a human might like to be scratched	BACK

NYT Mini Crossword – March 30, 2025

🟦 Across

#	Clue	Answer
1	Four before E	ABCD
5	Stock market pessimist	BEAR
6	Nick _____, college football great with seven titles	SABAN
8	Early word for many babies	MAMA
9	Piece of marble	SLAB

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🟨 Down

#	Clue	Answer
1	“Six-pack” found in this puzzle’s circled letters	ABS
2	Smiles proudly	BEAMS
3	Shadowy group	CABAL
4	What messy people love	DRAMA
7	Snatch	NAB

NYT Mini Crossword – March 29, 2025

🟦 Across

#	Clue	Answer
1	Computer menu with quick-access commands	TASKBAR
8	“Yep, totally feel that”	IHEARYA
9	Cash register noise	KACHING
10	Egypt’s “boy king”	TUT
11	Topic for a language learner	PHONICS
15	Landmass comprising two continents	EURASIA
16	Nature, Nova or NewsHour	PBSSHOW

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🟨 Down

#	Clue	Answer
1	___Tok	TIK
2	“I’ve figured it out!”	AHA
3	Chunks of the economy	SECTORS
4	Head honchos, from the Hawaiian	KAHUNAS
5	Like the spellings of “licence” and “favour”	BRITISH
6	Author Rand	AYN
7	Possible use for an old T-shirt	RAG
11	Lively spirit	PEP
12	ATL or LAX, for Delta	HUB
13	Tech exec, for short	CIO
14	What big teeth it has!	SAW

NYT Mini Crossword – March 28, 2025

➡️ Across Clues & Answers:

1A: Like crackers after the box is left open → STALE
6A: Targets of facial cleansers → PORES
7A: Patronized, as a restaurant → ATEAT
8A: House occupied by a Presbyterian minister → MANSE
9A: Material that’s an anagram of 1-Across and 4-Down → SLATE

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⬇️ Down Clues & Answers:

1D: Bombards with texts, say → SPAMS
2D: The “z” in x+y=z → TOTAL
3D: Stadium’s covered counterpart → ARENA
4D: Most’s opposite → LEAST
5D: Lauder in the beauty aisle → ESTEE

NYT Mini Crossword – March 27, 2025

🧩 Across:

• 1A: Something from pumping — GAS
• 4A: Journey’s “___ Stop Believin'” — DONT
• 5A: With 7-Across, it often falls to pieces — JENGA
• 6A: Bacterium that can prompt a food recall — ECOLI
• 7A: See 5-Across — TOWER

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🧩 Down:

• 1D: “Leave this instant!” — GONOW
• 2D: Perspective — ANGLE
• 3D: One of 354 to reach the crown inside the Statue of Liberty — STAIR
• 4D: Art ___ (architectural style) — DECO
• 5D: Boeing 757 or Airbus A350 — JET

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NYT Mini Crossword – March 26, 2025

➡️ Across Clues & Answers:

• 1A: Drinker’s account → TAB
• 4A: Not online, per modern shorthand → IRL
• 5A: Home of the Pont Neuf → PARIS
• 7A: Soup component → BROTH
• 8A: Bright and lively, as music → JAZZY

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⬇️ Down Clues & Answers:

• 1D: Bejeweled accessory → TIARA
• 2D: Rice, in Spanish → ARROZ
• 3D: What’s the rush? → BLITZ
• 5D: Three-letter sandwich, informally → PBJ
• 6D: Like wallflowers → SHY

NYT Mini Crossword – March 25, 2025

➡️ Across Clues & Answers:

• 1A: Grouchy homeowner in Pixar’s Up → CARL
• 5A: Sneezy sound → ACHOO
• 7A: Speedy sound → VROOM
• 8A: Pick up on → SENSE
• 9A: Facebook message status after “Sent” and “Delivered” → SEEN

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⬇️ Down Clues & Answers:

• 1D: #1 seed in the N.B.A.’s Eastern Conference, informally → CAVS
• 2D: Farmers’ lots → ACRES
• 3D: French wine region → RHONE
• 4D: Like lips that sink ships → LOOSE
• 6D: Anomaly taken as a sign, say → OMEN

NYT Mini Crossword Answers – March 24

🧩 Mini Across

#	Clue	Answer
1A	“Hey … wanna hear a secret?”	PSST
5A	Spooky story?	ATTIC
7A	Baby grand, for one	PIANO
8A	Perfectly behaved child	ANGEL
9A	Something to cram for	TEST

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🔽 Mini Down

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Letter between Oscar and Quebec in the NATO alphabet	PAPA
2D	Period of work	STINT
3D	“All the world,” per a famous line from Shakespeare	STAGE
4D	Pointy parts of a fork	TINES
6D	Indianapolis football player	COLT

NYT Mini Crossword Answers March 23

🧩 Mini Crossword – Across Clues & Answers

• 1A: Women’s World Cup team that had a rivalry with the U.S. during the 2010s — JAPAN
• 6A: Napoleon’s punishment during the 1810s (twice!) — EXILE
• 7A: Component of muscle tissue — SINEW
• 8A: Wreck beyond repair — TOTAL
• 9A: Like the air at a hookah lounge — SMOKY

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🧩 Mini Crossword – Down Clues & Answers

• 1D: Joking remarks — JESTS
• 2D: Statement of truth — AXIOM
• 3D: Kind of bean used in refried beans — PINTO
• 4D: Spring ___ (start dripping) — ALEAK
• 5D: Afresh — NEWLY

NYT Mini Crossword Answers – March 22

ACROSS

1. Auction offer — BID
2. Side of a diamond — FACET
3. School subject that anagrams to “A GARBLE” — ALGEBRA
4. Apple laptop — MACBOOK
5. U.S. city with lots of “Peachtree” streets — ATLANTA
6. Wikipedia.org and weather.com — SITES
7. Higher ed degree — PHD

DOWN

1. One way to reseal tortilla chips — BAGCLIP
2. Athlete’s frigid recovery treatment — ICEBATH
3. Prepared to eat, as a fish — DEBONED
4. Shoes without heels — FLATS
5. Brings (out) — TROTS
6. Physicians’ group — AMA
7. Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar ___ Cardi B — AKA

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 20

Across Clues & Answers:

1A Chowder morsel → CLAM
5A Emblem on a glass of Guinness → HARP
6A ___ Madness (annual event that hints at 1-Down) → MARCH
7A Strong desire → URGE
8A Contacted privately on social media, for short → DMED

Down Clues & Answers:

1D Anagram of 6-Across → CHARM
2D L, as in Land’s End → LARGE
3D Moved with a curving trajectory → ARCED
4D Speedometer abbr. → MPH
5D What hiking boots might track in the house → MUD

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 19

Across Clues & Answers:

1A Practical joke → GAG
5A Halloween costume that often includes suspenders and a fake mustache → MARIO
6A Best Picture winner at the 2025 Oscars → ANORA
7A Ingredient in beer and bread → YEAST
8A Have in one’s possession → OWN

Down Clues & Answers:

1D Reaction to an awful pun → GROAN
2D Puts on TV → AIRS
3D Total legend, informally → GOAT
4D B.L.T. condiment → MAYO
5D All over again → ANEW

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 18

Across Clues & Answers:

1A “Dude! Come on!” → BRUH
5A San Antonio attraction to “remember” → ALAMO
6A Recurring Stallone role → RAMBO
7A Stream → CREEK
8A Hudson after whom the Hudson River is named → HENRY

Down Clues & Answers:

1D Loudly play, as a speaker → BLARE
2D Dish that might come with a spoon and chopsticks → RAMEN
3D Raw ___, color in the Crayola Hall of Fame → UMBER
4D Something “played” to avoid class → HOOKY
5D Eyebrow shape → ARCH

Across Clues and Answers:

#	Clue	Answer
1A	Signature health legislation of the Obama era, for short	ACA
4A	Pitt of Moneyball	BRAD
5A	With 2-Down, U.S. national park larger than Rhode Island	GRAND
6A	Saharan country whose capital is Tripoli	LIBYA
7A	Figure of speech	IDIOM
8A	Baked ___ (barbecue side dish)	BEANS

Down Clues and Answers:

#	Clue	Answer
1D	Oil-rich peninsula	ARABIA
2D	See 5-Across	CANYON
3D	It comes after Wednesday	ADDAMS
4D	People traditionally stand for her entrance	BRIDE
5D	Insincere	GLIB

NYT Mini Crossword Answers for March 16

Spoiler alert! Here are today’s answers:

ACROSS

1. The “J” in PB&J – JELLY
2. Nimble – AGILE
3. “Look at this guy coming through when it really matters!” – MYMAN
4. Fluffy toy dog, informally – POM
5. Org. with a Known Traveler Number option – TSA

DOWN

1. Rush hour annoyance – JAM
2. Its national soccer team is nicknamed the Pharaohs – EGYPT
3. Big cars with minibars, say – LIMOS
4. Animal that fills both blanks in the kids’ book “__ ___ Holiday Drama”_ – LLAMA
5. Money in Japan – YEN