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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 4, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Like this lyric: “My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry”
Answer: EMO
4A clue: Scrooge’s cry before “humbug”
Answer: BAH
7A clue: “___ appetit!”
Answer: BON
8A clue: “Te ___” (“I love you,” in Spanish)
Answer: AMO
9A clue: Use camouflage
Answer: BLENDIN
11A clue: Big name in fluorescent paint
Answer: DAYGLO
12A clue: Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe
Answer: LOWGEAR
13A clue: Egg cells
Answer: OVA
14A clue: GPS suggestion: Abbr.
Answer: RTE
15A clue: Like many Grindr users
Answer: GAY
16A clue: Go on dates with
Answer: SEE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Recede, as the tide
Answer: EBB
2D clue: Country between Ukraine and Romania
Answer: MOLDOVA
3D clue: Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite
Answer: ONEAWAY
4D clue: Mammals whose name is a synonym of “pesters”
Answer: BADGERS
5D clue: “Sorry, has the meeting started already?”
Answer: AMILATE
6D clue: Award recipient
Answer: HONOREE
10D clue: The N.F.L.’s Giants, on scoreboards
Answer: NYG
12D clue: Makeshift seat at a campfire
Answer: LOG