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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 9, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Slip-on shoe … or something you don’t want in your bathtub
Answer: CLOG
5A clue: Ancient artifact
Answer: RELIC
7A clue: In a most unusual way
Answer: ODDLY
8A clue: Springs in a mattress
Answer: COILS
9A clue: Raven’s haven
Answer: NEST
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Slip-on shoe .. or something you really don’t want in your bathtub
Answer: CROC
2D clue: Strung along
Answer: LEDON
3D clue: Boomer’s bop, nowadays
Answer: OLDIE
4D clue: Breathing organs for fish
Answer: GILLS
6D clue: Fluid-filled lump
Answer: CYST