NYT Mini Crossword Answers and Hints for April 3, 2025

Here are the clues and letter hints for the Thursday, April 3, 2025, NYT Mini crossword. Stop after the hints if you want to keep solving; the complete answer key follows a spoiler warning.

April 3 Mini crossword clues and hints

Across

• 1 Across: Hit the ____ (go to bed). Hint: starts with S.
• 5 Across: Misleading name for a sub/shish kebab restaurant? Hint: ends with I.
• 6 Across: Misleading name for a taco/pasta restaurant? Hint: starts with T.
• 7 Across: Certain sports bets. Hint: ends with S.
• 8 Across: Cooped (up). Hint: starts with P.

Down

• 1 Down: Almost too sophisticated and charming. Hint: ends with E.
• 2 Down: Upscale Colorado skiing destination. Hint: starts with A.
• 3 Down: Word after bar or pie. Hint: ends with T.
• 4 Down: Smooch. Hint: starts with K.
• 5 Down: Word on an eight-sided traffic sign. Hint: ends with P.

Spoilers: complete answer key

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Across answers

• 1 Across: SACK
• 5 Across: SUSHI
• 6 Across: TAPAS
• 7 Across: OVERS
• 8 Across: PENT

Down answers

• 1 Down: SUAVE
• 2 Down: ASPEN
• 3 Down: CHART
• 4 Down: KISS
• 5 Down: STOP

The restaurant-name misdirection resolves into SUSHI and TAPAS.

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Sources

• Parade’s April 3, 2025, clues, hints, and solutions.
• Try Hard Guides’ April 3, 2025, puzzle listing.

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