NYT Mini Crossword Answers Today - The Mini for Apr 5, 2025 Solved
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Are you almost done with your daily dose of wordplay? Let's decode the last clues together! Our daily guide to NYT's The Mini will help you finish today's edition—and every day's puzzle—in no time. Whether you're a serious crossword fan or just love a good challenge, this page is your go-to for quick answers and tips. The Mini Crossword is a shorter and more accessible version of the traditional NYT crossword puzzle, designed to be completed quickly. It typically features a 5x5 grid and a set of clues that are often playful or punny. However, recently, NYT has made it a little more challenging for cruciverbalists on Saturdays by adding more than five down and across clues to solve. Its brevity makes it suitable for a quick daily mental exercise.
ACROSS Clues and Answers for Today's Puzzle
Solve your daily crossword grid systematically - "Across" crossword clues are typically numbered left to right. Almost finished? Fill in what you missed with the ACROSS clues and answers for today's puzzle below.
Cummerbund, e.g.
The answer is SASH
Cheese-covered chip
The answer is NACHO
Singer in a synagogue
The answer is CANTOR
Like decision-making in a hierarchical organization
The answer is TOPDOWN
Where a browser might get cookies?
The answer is BAKERY
Mixes, as a drink
The answer is STIRS
10 in a lane
The answer is PINS
DOWN Clues and Answers for Today's Puzzle
"Down" crossword clues, on the other hand, are typically numbered from top to bottom. Use the DOWN clues and answers for today's puzzle below to complete your grid, one vertical clue at a time.
Politician on a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour with Ocasio-Cortez
The answer is SANDERS
The first "A" of SAG-AFTRA
The answer is ACTORS
Flamboyant
The answer is SHOWY
Unicorn's defining feature
The answer is HORN
Lap protector
The answer is NAPKIN
Raccoon-like mammal of South America
The answer is COATI
1/16 of a cup: Abbr.
The answer is TBSP
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Yesterday's NYT The Mini Crossword Solved
Across Clues and Answers for Yesterday's Puzzle
Elphaba's broom in "Wicked" or Aladdin's lamp in "Aladdin"
The answer is PROP
Thorough investigation
The answer is PROBE
Metaphor for an unquestioning rule-follower
The answer is ROBOT
Harvard and Yale, for two
The answer is IVIES
___ Wearhouse (department store chain)
The answer is MENS
Down Clues and Answers for Yesterday's Puzzle
Definitively determine
The answer is PROVE
Herald of spring
The answer is ROBIN
Orchestral reeds
The answer is OBOES
Kibble nibblers
The answer is PETS
Fastidiously proper
The answer is PRIM
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