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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 3, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Jumped up … or a season in the past tense?
Answer: SPRANG
7A clue: Basketball player, informally
Answer: HOOPER
8A clue: ___ balloon
Answer: HOTAIR
9A clue: Tumbled down … or a season in the past tense?
Answer: FELL
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: “Be quiet!”
Answer: SHH
2D clue: Sound of disappearance
Answer: POOF
3D clue: Memorization technique based on repetition
Answer: ROTE
4D clue: “C’mon, be ___” (“Help me out”)
Answer: APAL
5D clue: Astronaut Armstrong
Answer: NEIL
6D clue: Dog’s warning
Answer: GRR