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Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 14, 2025.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Uneaten part of toast, often

Answer: CRUST

6A clue: Like stud muffins

Answer: HUNKY

7A clue: Prepare for use, as a marker

Answer: UNCAP

8A clue: Nick of “48 Hrs.”

Answer: NOLTE

9A clue: Strike zone’s lower boundary

Answer: KNEES

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Alternative to a chip, in the baking aisle

Answer: CHUNK

2D clue: Kind of sentence that keeps going and going, it should have been made into two sentences

Answer: RUNON

3D clue: Cousin’s dad

Answer: UNCLE

4D clue: Spin out on the ice, say

Answer: SKATE

5D clue: Uses a keyboard

Answer: TYPES

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