Here are the complete answers to the Saturday, April 5, 2025, NYT Mini crossword, listed by clue and number.
Across answers
- 1A — “Cummerbund, e.g.”: SASH
- 5A — “Cheese-covered chip”: NACHO
- 6A — “Singer in a synagogue”: CANTOR
- 7A — “Like decision-making in a hierarchical organization”: TOPDOWN
- 8A — “Where a browser might get cookies?”: BAKERY
- 9A — “Mixes, as a drink”: STIRS
- 10A — “10 in a lane”: PINS
Down answers
- 1D — “Politician on a ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour with Ocasio-Cortez”: SANDERS
- 2D — “The first ‘A’ of SAG-AFTRA”: ACTORS
- 3D — “Flamboyant”: SHOWY
- 4D — “Unicorn’s defining feature”: HORN
- 5D — “Lap protector”: NAPKIN
- 6D — “Raccoon-like mammal of South America”: COATI
- 7D — “1/16 of a cup: Abbr.”: TBSP
Sources and replaying the puzzle
Parade and Forbes publish matching answer lists for this date: Parade’s April 5 answer guide and Forbes’ Saturday answer guide. Try Hard Guides also lists the date and clues.
Forbes says the Mini is playable on the NYT website or Games app and that access to archived puzzles requires an NYT Games subscription. Archive access terms may change; check the current NYT Games offering if you want to replay this puzzle.
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