NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 4

Saturday, April 04, 2026

By Sam Ezersky

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Like this lyric: "My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry"
  2. 4Scrooge's cry before "humbug"
  3. 7"___ appetit!"
  4. 8"Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish)
  5. 9Use camouflage
  6. 11Big name in fluorescent paint
  7. 12Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe
  8. 13Egg cells
  9. 14GPS suggestion: Abbr.
  10. 15Like many Grindr users
  11. 16Go on dates with

Down

  1. 1Recede, as the tide
  2. 2Country between Ukraine and Romania
  3. 3Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite
  4. 4Mammals whose name is a synonym of "pesters"
  5. 5"Sorry, has the meeting started already?"
  6. 6Award recipient
  7. 10The N.F.L.'s Giants, on scoreboards
  8. 12Makeshift seat at a campfire

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Like this lyric: "My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry" — Answer: EMO
  2. 4. Scrooge's cry before "humbug" — Answer: BAH
  3. 7. "___ appetit!" — Answer: BON
  4. 8. "Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish) — Answer: AMO
  5. 9. Use camouflage — Answer: BLENDIN
  6. 11. Big name in fluorescent paint — Answer: DAYGLO
  7. 12. Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe — Answer: LOWGEAR
  8. 13. Egg cells — Answer: OVA
  9. 14. GPS suggestion: Abbr. — Answer: RTE
  10. 15. Like many Grindr users — Answer: GAY
  11. 16. Go on dates with — Answer: SEE

Down

  1. 1. Recede, as the tide — Answer: EBB
  2. 2. Country between Ukraine and Romania — Answer: MOLDOVA
  3. 3. Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite — Answer: ONEAWAY
  4. 4. Mammals whose name is a synonym of "pesters" — Answer: BADGERS
  5. 5. "Sorry, has the meeting started already?" — Answer: AMILATE
  6. 6. Award recipient — Answer: HONOREE
  7. 10. The N.F.L.'s Giants, on scoreboards — Answer: NYG
  8. 12. Makeshift seat at a campfire — Answer: LOG

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, April 4, 2026 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on April 4?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.

NYT Mini answers for April 4, 2026

The full solution for the April 4 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Saturday, April 4.

Hints for the April 4 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The April 4 Mini fell on a Saturday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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What were the NYT Mini Crossword answers on April 4, 2026?

Every across and down answer for the Saturday, April 4, 2026 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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