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 Tuesday, April 15, 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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Hints for NYT’s The Mini Crossword on Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Here are additional clues for each of the words in today’s Mini Crossword.
NYT Mini Across Hints
1 Across: Say whether you’ll go — HINT: It starts with the letter “R”
5 Across: Fitting game for Chip, Jack and Betty to play? — HINT: It ends with the letter “R”6 Across: _____ acid — HINT: It starts with the letter “A”7 Across: Beginning of a joke — HINT: It ends with the letter “P”8 Across: Mix, as a salad — HINT: It starts with the letter “T”NYT Mini Down Hints
1 Down: Doomed Shakespearean lover — HINT: It ends with the letter “O”
2 Down: Short comedic performances — HINT: It starts with the letter “S”
3 Down: Planet shrouded in toxic clouds that smell like rotten eggs — HINT: It ends with the letter “S”
4 Down: Support, with “up” — HINT: It starts with the letter “P”
5 Down: “I’m never going back, the ____ is in the ____” (lyric from “Let It Go”) — HINT: It ends with the letter “T”Answers to NYT’s The Mini Crossword for Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Don’t go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today’s Mini Crossword.
NYT Mini Across Answers
1 Across: Say whether you’ll go — RSVP
5 Across: Fitting game for Chip, Jack and Betty to play? — POKER
6 Across: _____ acid — AMINO
7 Across: Beginning of a joke — SETUP
8 Across: Mix, as a salad — TOSSNYT Mini Down Answers
1 Down: Doomed Shakespearean lover — ROMEO
2 Down: Short comedic performances — SKITS
3 Down: Planet shrouded in toxic clouds that smell like rotten eggs — VENUS
4 Down: Support, with “up” — PROP
5 Down: “I’m never going back, the ____ is in the ____” (lyric from “Let It Go”) — PAST
That’s it! How quickly were you able to complete today’s Mini?!
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