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Need help with the Friday, April 11, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword? Start with the clue you’re stuck on, or use the hints below before revealing the complete answer key. Answers are spoiler-marked.
Hints for the April 11 Mini
- Across 1: Think of the equipment that can slide down a mountain.
- Across 5 and 6: These are the two words in repeated expressions meaning “If ya know what I mean …”
- Across 7: A verb meaning to provide funding.
- Across 8: The initials for a quartet of major entertainment awards.
- Down 1: A five-letter phrase meaning successfully pulled off a deal.
- Down 2: An affectionate word for a young child.
- Down 3: A gold brick, in one word.
- Down 4: To distort data.
- Down 6: The French word that can appear before a woman’s maiden name.
Complete answer key
Spoiler warning: The full answers are below.
| Direction | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Across 1 | Bad things to see tumbling down a mountain on their own | SKIS |
| Across 5 | When repeated, “If ya know what I mean …” | WINK |
| Across 6 | When repeated, “If ya know what I mean …” | NUDGE |
| Across 7 | Provide funding for | ENDOW |
| Across 8 | Quartet of awards won by Whoopi Goldberg, for short | EGOT |
| Down 1 | Successfully pulled off, as a deal | SWUNG |
| Down 2 | Li’l tyke | KIDDO |
| Down 3 | Gold brick | INGOT |
| Down 4 | Distort, as data | SKEW |
| Down 6 | French word before a maiden name | NEE |
Why two clues point to “wink” and “nudge”
The paired clues resolve to WINK and NUDGE: repeated, they form “wink, wink” and “nudge, nudge,” expressions that can suggest an indirect or knowing meaning. The wording gives the same clue for two separate entries, so match each answer to its own Across number.
Answer notes
SKIS, not a mountain disaster
The mountain clue asks for the objects tumbling down by themselves: SKIS. It can evoke an avalanche, but the answer is the equipment.
INGOT and EGOT
INGOT is the one-word answer to “Gold brick.” EGOT is the short form in the clue about Whoopi Goldberg’s quartet of awards.
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Sources and attribution
These answers are corroborated by third-party puzzle guides, not an official NYT archive page for this specific date: Parade’s April 11 clue-and-solution guide, Try Hard Guides’ dated clue listing, How2Shout’s answer key and explanations, and Dot Esports’ corroborating INGOT entry.
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