NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for Wednesday, April 2
NYT Mini Crossword Clues and Answers for Wednesday, April 2
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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Table of Contents
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 |
🟨 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 |
🟨 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 |
🟨 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 |
🟨 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 |
🟨 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
⬇️ 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
🧩 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
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
⬇️ 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
⬇️ 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 |
🔽 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
🧩 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
- Auction offer — BID
- Side of a diamond — FACET
- School subject that anagrams to “A GARBLE” — ALGEBRA
- Apple laptop — MACBOOK
- U.S. city with lots of “Peachtree” streets — ATLANTA
- Wikipedia.org and weather.com — SITES
- Higher ed degree — PHD
DOWN
- One way to reseal tortilla chips — BAGCLIP
- Athlete’s frigid recovery treatment — ICEBATH
- Prepared to eat, as a fish — DEBONED
- Shoes without heels — FLATS
- Brings (out) — TROTS
- Physicians’ group — AMA
- 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
- The “J” in PB&J – JELLY
- Nimble – AGILE
- “Look at this guy coming through when it really matters!” – MYMAN
- Fluffy toy dog, informally – POM
- Org. with a Known Traveler Number option – TSA
DOWN
- Rush hour annoyance – JAM
- Its national soccer team is nicknamed the Pharaohs – EGYPT
- Big cars with minibars, say – LIMOS
- Animal that fills both blanks in the kids’ book “__ ___ Holiday Drama”_ – LLAMA
- Money in Japan – YEN
