We share the answers for all clues in one page for the last few days for the version of the Mini Crossword puzzle published by the NY Times.
April 30, 2026:
- Low-quality A.I. content – SLOP
- “Whoa, settle down!” – CHILL
- Toyota rival – HONDA
- Subject of many Sun Tzu quotes – ENEMY
- “Now ___ talkin’!” – WERE
- Gleamed, as the sun – SHONE
- ___ notes (text accompanying a record) – LINER
- Person I used to be, before some personal growth – OLDME
- Pause’s counterpart – PLAY
- What “masticate” is a fancy word for – CHEW
April 29, 2026:
- Sound effect in a long hallway – ECHO
- Something you might not want to wake up to? – ALARM
- 1980s role for Stallone – RAMBO
- “The sky’s the ___!” – LIMIT
- Bit of folklore – MYTH
- ___ of Grantham, noble title on “Downton Abbey” – EARL
- Insurance filing – CLAIM
- Leg muscle that can be “pulled,” informally – HAMMY
- Planet’s path – ORBIT
- Fluttering insect that lends its name to a national storytelling event – MOTH
April 28, 2026:
- Sound effect in a long hallway – ECHO
- Something you might not want to wake up to? – ALARM
- 1980s role for Stallone – RAMBO
- “The sky’s the ___!” – LIMIT
- Bit of folklore – MYTH
- ___ of Grantham, noble title on “Downton Abbey” – EARL
- Insurance filing – CLAIM
- Leg muscle that can be “pulled,” informally – HAMMY
- Planet’s path – ORBIT
- Fluttering insect that lends its name to a national storytelling event – MOTH
April 27, 2026:
- Word for “dad” in Spanish, Italian, Russian and Hindi – PAPA
- Go crazy, as a crowd – ERUPT
- Drink with a red, white and blue logo – PEPSI
- Philadelphia M.L.S. team – UNION
- Buddy – PAL
- Make more exciting – PEPUP
- Madison Square Garden, e.g. – ARENA
- Center of the eye – PUPIL
- Lhasa ___ (dog breed) – APSO
- Element #50 – TIN
April 26, 2026:
- Spanish for “house” – CASA
- Developer’s projects – APPS
- Sketch comedy spinoff launched on March 21, 2026 – SNLUK
- One of 24 – HOUR
- Gas brand with a green-and-white logo – HESS
- Kayak alternative – CANOE
- Great grade – APLUS
- N.B.A. team with the 7’4” star Victor Wembanyama – SPURS
- “___ not what your country can do for you …” – ASK
- Sound made with a finger to the lips – SHH
April 25, 2026:
- Ruffle or Pringle – CHIP
- “Still unscheduled” abbr. – TBA
- “Je t’___” (French “I love you”) – AIME
- Tailor’s line – HEM
- Rollaway extra for a hotel room, maybe – COT
- Unit of farmland – ACRE
- “Eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one,” e.g. – ANAGRAMS
- Cheese found in spanakopita – FETA
- Big tub – VAT
- Emoji used to mean “Ooh, interesting” – EYES
- Messy, muddy home – STY
- Business with cappuccinos and cuddly kittens – CATCAFE
- “Dear, I’m home!” – HIHONEY
- Act like – IMITATE
- The “/” in km/h – PER
- Cleveland N.B.A. team, to fans – THECAVS
- Cardboard coaster at a pub – BEERMAT
- Legal immunity, as granted through a pardon – AMNESTY
- Pine ___ (slugger’s sticky stuff) – TAR
- Alternative to electric, for a stove – GAS
April 24, 2026:
Crumb-carrying insect – ANT
Fruit that’s often in an Edible Arrangement – MELON
Vowel quintet – AEIOU
___ Chris Steak House (restaurant chain) – RUTHS
Tosses out of a competition, informally – DQS
Hoped-for symbol on a weather app – SUN
___ boy – HOO
Circus prop that provides extra height – STILT
See 1-Across – QUEEN
With 6-Across, kind of person who loves when things are messy – DRAMA
April 22, 2026:
- It’s clearly recyclable! – GLASS
- ___ Day (April 22nd observance) – EARTH
- Thick, underground part of a plant stem – TUBER
- Small cluster of trees – GROVE
- Rowed, as a boat – OARED
- From the ___ (right at the beginning) – GETGO
- Author Ingalls Wilder who wrote “Little House on the Prairie” – LAURA
- ___ Day, observance on the last Friday of April – ARBOR
- Actor Buscemi – STEVE
- Rip into bits, as paper – SHRED
April 21, 2026:
- Like the name Phil Quickley, for a speedy crossword solver? – APT
- What connects these names: Al Green, Betty White, Rose Byrne – COLOR
- Star ___ (plant with a pointy pod) – ANISE
- What connects these names: Tennessee Williams, Georgia O’Keeffe, Denzel Washington – STATE
- Teslas and Rivians, for short – EVS
- Assumed name – ALIAS
- Washington paper – POST
- What connects these names: Chris Pine, Zach Cherry, Willow Smith – TREE
- Detective’s assignment – CASE
- Currently broadcasted – ONTV
April 20, 2026:
- All-caps reply to a spammy political text – STOP
- Number of seasons that “Seinfeld” and “The Office” each ran – NINE
- Wild party, informally – RAGER
- Swedish furniture giant – IKEA
- Long-lasting salon treatment – PERM
- Chinese zodiac animal – SNAKE
- Chinese zodiac animal – TIGER
- Hour following midnight – ONEAM
- The “p” of m.p.h. – PER
- Tombstone letters – RIP
April 19, 2026:
- The Notorious ___ (longtime Supreme Court nickname) – RBG
- Islamic equivalent of kosher – HALAL
- Repent for one’s wrongs – ATONE
- Warrior with throwing stars called shuriken – NINJA
- Camera brand that really had a moment? – KODAK
- 3:2 or 5:4 – RATIO
- Like some light hair and light ales – BLOND
- Weed – GANJA
- Nickname for Henry – HANK
- News story from an undisclosed source – LEAK
April 18, 2026:
- What people pay Extra for? – GUM
- Pre-meal prayer – GRACE
- Physicist Bohr – NIELS
- Line up a shot – AIM
- Photo ___ (P.R. events) – OPS
- “Zootopia,” but not “Zoolander” – PGMOVIE
- TV show with the initials “TV” – THEVIEW
- New York Times game with weaving, interconnected answers – STRANDS
- More bleak – GRIMMER
- Dubai’s country, for short – UAE
- Nickname of Seth and Evan’s friend in “Superbad” – MCLOVIN
- “See you in the mornin’!” – GNIGHT
- Fancy term for “noticed” – ESPIED
- Many N.Y.C. addresses: Abbr. – APTS
- Uses a needle and thread – SEWS
- Egg cells – OVA
April 17, 2026:
- Sound made while sinking into a hot tub – AHH
- March Madness pick – TEAM
- Like “status quo” and “mea culpa” – LATIN
- Large venue for a comedian – ARENA
- Piece of bacon – STRIP
- Book of maps – ATLAS
- ❤️ – HEART
- Constant critic – HATER
- Car that’s easy to park – MINI
- Much of the afternoon, for a toddler – NAP
April 16, 2026:
April 15, 2026:
- Fabric used for casino tables – FELT
- Pulling the ___ (outdated idiom for voting) – LEVER
- Togetherness – UNITY
- Many emails with urgent, all-caps requests – SCAMS
- Basic belief – TENET
- What you might be “on” when you’re undecided – FENCE
- Bottled water brand – EVIAN
- “Here, I can do it” – LETME
- Romantic rendezvous – TRYST
- What might lead to a romantic rendezvous – LUST
April 14, 2026:
- Word after “lily” or “launch” – PAD
- “That criticism makes total sense!” – FAIR
- Apology after a 1-/4-Down – SORRY
- Two in a double play – OUTS
- Sneaky – SLY
- With 4-Down, spilling wine on the carpet or bringing uninvited guests – PARTY
- Puts on TV – AIRS
- Like summers in a Mediterranean climate – DRY
- See 1-Down – FOUL
- Castaway’s call for help – SOS
April 13, 2026:
- Symbol in the middle of Captain America’s shield – STAR
- Chanel’s interlocking C’s, e.g. – LOGO
- Content creator’s output – VIDEO
- Two-word denial – IDONT
- Fits one inside of the other – NESTS
- Part of an office presentation – SLIDE
- List that might have check boxes – TODOS
- Contract negotiator – AGENT
- Jimmy Fallon’s house band, with “The” – ROOTS
- French for “wine” – VIN
April 12, 2026:
- First-aid case – KIT
- Rooster giving directions on a farm, maybe – VANE
- Showing little enthusiasm – TEPID
- Borough said to be the birthplace of hip-hop – BRONX
- Bird of prey – HAWK
- “Bam!” – KAPOW
- Bold way to solve a print crossword – ININK
- Spinoff of a popular lecture series – TEDX
- Aloe ___ – VERA
- “Frankly …,” in a text – TBH
April 11, 2026:
Opposite of offs – ONS
“Go on, ___!” (“Scram!”) – GIT
Closest pal, for short – BFF
Thesaurus listing: Abbr. – SYN
Colorful pond fish – KOI
“60 Minutes” producer – CBSNEWS
1, 2 or 3, but not 1.23 – INTEGER
Spiral-shelled mollusks – NAUTILI
Colonel Sanders’s fast-food chain – KFC
History-making achievements, perhaps – FIRSTS
Arrived via airplane – FLEWIN
Inflated sense of one’s own importance – BIGEGO
Standard number of bowling pins – TEN
Rudely merges – CUTSIN
Guy with a nerdy, passionate interest – FANBOY
N.B.A. team that plays at M.S.G. – KNICKS
April 10, 2026:
- Success on a dating app – MATCH
- Egg-producing organ – OVARY
- Summary of a sports game – RECAP
- Like 2011, 2017 and 2027 – PRIME
- URL’s start – HTTP
- Transform (into) – MORPH
- Turn away, as one’s gaze – AVERT
- Unspoken, but understood – TACIT
- Hand issue after writing for minutes on end, maybe – CRAMP
- ___ train (collective excitement, in slang) – HYPE
April 9, 2026:
- Slip-on shoe … or something you don’t want in your bathtub – CLOG
- Ancient artifact – RELIC
- In a most unusual way – ODDLY
- Springs in a mattress – COILS
- Raven’s haven – NEST
- Slip-on shoe .. or something you really don’t want in your bathtub – CROC
- Strung along – LEDON
- Boomer’s bop, nowadays – OLDIE
- Breathing organs for fish – GILLS
- Fluid-filled lump – CYST
April 8, 2026:
April 7, 2026:
- Informative commercial, for short – PSA
- Something you trace to draw a Thanksgiving turkey – HAND
- ___ Johnson, former Prime Minister of the U.K. – BORIS
- Opposite of include – OMIT
- Crosses (out) – XES
- City with the Notre-Dame Cathedral – PARIS
- Bad mood – SNIT
- About eight minutes of the average half-hour sitcom – ADS
- Remote worker’s office, perhaps – HOME
- Word that can follow each group of circled letters (and hints at its shape) – BOX
April 6, 2026:
- Transfusion cocktail = ___, ginger ale, grape juice and lime – VODKA
- Body guard? – APRON
- Temporary Instagram update – STORY
- Big name in hiking sandals – TEVA
- TV room – DEN
- Reaching far and wide – VAST
- Chose – OPTED
- Went by car – DROVE
- Book in a mosque, using a non-standard spelling – KORAN
- “Got ___ bright ideas?” – ANY
April 5, 2026:
- Contents of an Easter basket – EGGS
- Check out the contents of someone else’s medicine cabinet, say – SNOOP
- Menzel of Broadway – IDINA
- Carrier of an Easter basket – BUNNY
- Org. for Rory McIlroy – PGA
- Turn out to be – ENDUP
- “Where do you think you’re ___?” – GOING
- About to, slangily – GONNA
- Sterilize, as a cat – SPAY
- Brother or sister, for short – SIB
I loathed doing the mlnl crossword today. For example: 4 ACROSS is
unfathomable to me. As a subscriber and a regular puzzle solver. I HOPE THIS PUZZLE WIll NOT SERVE AS A MODEL FOR FUTURE MINIS.
Love the mini. My favorites are the clue-and-answer pairs that are difficult but on solving reward you with an aha moment. I feel so smart!
The answer posted for the June 11, 2024, Mini Crossword for the number 1, across question is wrong. It is “SAD” not “SAF.” Otherwise, the correct answer to number 3, down question would have to be: “FICES”, not “DICES”. And “DICES” is correct.
Dates are wrong for mini answers today.
WAKE UP!!!
The answer to the December 14 Mini #1 is not WAS, it is MAS!
You were Mrong!!!!!
This is supposed to be a place to find explanation of wordplay. I see nothing like that here. I’m looking for an explanation of how “de bugs” would lead me to come up with INSECTS, as I am at a loss. Anyone got an idea?