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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 22, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: It’s clearly recyclable!
Answer: GLASS
6A clue: ___ Day (April 22nd observance)
Answer: EARTH
7A clue: Thick, underground part of a plant stem
Answer: TUBER
8A clue: Small cluster of trees
Answer: GROVE
9A clue: Rowed, as a boat
Answer: OARED
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: From the ___ (right at the beginning)
Answer: GETGO
2D clue: Author Ingalls Wilder who wrote “Little House on the Prairie”
Answer: LAURA
3D clue: ___ Day, observance on the last Friday of April
Answer: ARBOR
4D clue: Actor Buscemi
Answer: STEVE
5D clue: Rip into bits, as paper
Answer: SHRED