NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 25

Saturday, April 25, 2026

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Ruffle or Pringle
  2. 5"Still unscheduled" abbr.
  3. 8"Je t'___" (French "I love you")
  4. 9Tailor's line
  5. 10Eleven plus two, or twelve plus one
  6. 12Rollaway extra for a hotel room, maybe
  7. 13Unit of farmland
  8. 14"Eleven plus two" and "twelve plus one," e.g.
  9. 16Cheese found in spanakopita
  10. 17Big tub
  11. 18Emoji used to mean "Ooh, interesting"
  12. 19Messy, muddy home

Down

  1. 1Business with cappuccinos and cuddly kittens
  2. 2"Dear, I'm home!"
  3. 3Act like
  4. 4The "/" in km/h
  5. 5Cleveland N.B.A. team, to fans
  6. 6Cardboard coaster at a pub
  7. 7Legal immunity, as granted through a pardon
  8. 11Pine ___ (slugger's sticky stuff)
  9. 15Alternative to electric, for a stove

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Ruffle or Pringle — Answer: CHIP
  2. 5. "Still unscheduled" abbr. — Answer: TBA
  3. 8. "Je t'___" (French "I love you") — Answer: AIME
  4. 9. Tailor's line — Answer: HEM
  5. 10. Eleven plus two, or twelve plus one — Answer: THIRTEEN
  6. 12. Rollaway extra for a hotel room, maybe — Answer: COT
  7. 13. Unit of farmland — Answer: ACRE
  8. 14. "Eleven plus two" and "twelve plus one," e.g. — Answer: ANAGRAMS
  9. 16. Cheese found in spanakopita — Answer: FETA
  10. 17. Big tub — Answer: VAT
  11. 18. Emoji used to mean "Ooh, interesting" — Answer: EYES
  12. 19. Messy, muddy home — Answer: STY

Down

  1. 1. Business with cappuccinos and cuddly kittens — Answer: CATCAFE
  2. 2. "Dear, I'm home!" — Answer: HIHONEY
  3. 3. Act like — Answer: IMITATE
  4. 4. The "/" in km/h — Answer: PER
  5. 5. Cleveland N.B.A. team, to fans — Answer: THECAVS
  6. 6. Cardboard coaster at a pub — Answer: BEERMAT
  7. 7. Legal immunity, as granted through a pardon — Answer: AMNESTY
  8. 11. Pine ___ (slugger's sticky stuff) — Answer: TAR
  9. 15. Alternative to electric, for a stove — Answer: GAS

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, April 25, 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 25?” 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 25, 2026

The full solution for the April 25 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 25.

Hints for the April 25 Mini

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