If you’re anything like me, the day is not complete until I complete all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the daily Connections, Wordle and Strands is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can’t forget about the NYT’s The Mini Crossword, too!Although the NYT is known for “The Crossword,” a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan-following as well.If you’re working on today’s Mini on Monday, April 7, 2025, and need some help (I’ve been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both “Across” and “Down” words, followed by “Across Answers” and “Down Answers,” so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!
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Here are additional clues for each of the words in today’s Mini Crossword.
1 Across: Price to pay — HINT: It starts with the letter “C”
5 Across: The five unique letters of THE AREA HERE, fittingly — HINT: It ends with the letter “H”6 Across: Uncomfortable thing to witness a couple do in public — HINT: It starts with the letter “A”7 Across: Gwen _____, Spider-Woman’s alter ego in the “Spider-Verse” movies — HINT: It ends with the letter “Y”8 Across: Give a tug — HINT: It starts with the letter “Y”1 Down: Magna _____ — HINT: It ends with the letter “A”
2 Down: Instrument played at the ballpark — HINT: It starts with the letter “O”
3 Down: In need of a hint — HINT: It ends with the letter “K”
4 Down: Nonbinary pronoun — HINT: It starts with the letter “T”
5 Down: Difficulty level for a newbie gamer — HINT: It ends with the letter “Y”
Don’t go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today’s Mini Crossword.
1 Across: Price to pay — COST
5 Across: The five unique letters of THE AREA HERE, fittingly — EARTH
6 Across: Uncomfortable thing to witness a couple do in public — ARGUE
7 Across: Gwen _____, Spider-Woman’s alter ego in the “Spider-Verse” movies — STACY8 Across: Give a tug — YANK1 Down: Magna _____ — CARTA
2 Down: Instrument played at the ballpark — ORGAN
3 Down: In need of a hint — STUCK
4 Down: Nonbinary pronoun — THEY
5 Down: Difficulty level for a newbie gamer — EASY
That’s it! How quickly were you able to complete today’s Mini?!
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