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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 25, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Ruffle or Pringle
Answer: CHIP
5A clue: “Still unscheduled” abbr.
Answer: TBA
8A clue: “Je t’___” (French “I love you”)
Answer: AIME
9A clue: Tailor’s line
Answer: HEM
10A clue: Eleven plus two, or twelve plus one
Answer: THIRTEEN
12A clue: Rollaway extra for a hotel room, maybe
Answer: COT
13A clue: Unit of farmland
Answer: ACRE
14A clue: “Eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one,” e.g.
Answer: ANAGRAMS
16A clue: Cheese found in spanakopita
Answer: FETA
17A clue: Big tub
Answer: VAT
18A clue: Emoji used to mean “Ooh, interesting”
Answer: EYES
19A clue: Messy, muddy home
Answer: STY
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Business with cappuccinos and cuddly kittens
Answer: CATCAFE
2D clue: “Dear, I’m home!”
Answer: HIHONEY
3D clue: Act like
Answer: IMITATE
4D clue: The “/” in km/h
Answer: PER
5D clue: Cleveland N.B.A. team, to fans
Answer: THECAVS
6D clue: Cardboard coaster at a pub
Answer: BEERMAT
7D clue: Legal immunity, as granted through a pardon
Answer: ANMESTY
11D clue: Pine ___ (slugger’s sticky stuff)
Answer: TAR
15D clue: Alternative to electric, for a stove
Answer: GAS