Need help with the Wednesday, April 2, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword? Start with the clue hints below, then open the answer lists when you’re ready for spoilers. The Across and Down solutions are listed separately, with the connected Peter Pan answer shown across two entries.
Hints for the April 2, 2025 NYT Mini
These starting-letter and ending-letter hints can help you fill in the grid without revealing every answer at once.
Across hints
- 1-Across: Source of Monopoly money — starts with B.
- 5-Across: Pizzeria fixtures — ends with S.
- 7-Across: With 8-Across, a magical substance that enables flight in Peter Pan — starts with P.
- 8-Across: See 7-Across — ends with T.
- 9-Across: “Keep it down!” — starts with S.
Down hints
- 1-Down: Whack on the head — ends with P.
- 2-Down: Fervent — starts with A.
- 3-Down: Connection point — ends with S.
- 4-Down: Potato-filled pastry — starts with K.
- 6-Down: Mr. Milchick’s first name on Severance — ends with H.
Across answers
Spoilers below.
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Across | Source of Monopoly money | BANK |
| 5-Across | Pizzeria fixtures | OVENS |
| 7-Across | With 8-Across, magical substance that enables flight in “Peter Pan” | PIXIE |
| 8-Across | See 7-Across | DUST |
| 9-Across | “Keep it down!” | SHH |
PIXIE and DUST combine to form PIXIE DUST.
Down answers
| Number | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Down | Whack on the head | BOP |
| 2-Down | Fervent | AVID |
| 3-Down | Connection point | NEXUS |
| 4-Down | Potato-filled pastry | KNISH |
| 6-Down | Mr. Milchick’s first name on “Severance” | SETH |
About the NYT Mini
The Mini is a compact crossword: fill the white squares by answering the Across and Down clues. The New York Times Help Center says Games and All Access subscribers can solve past Mini puzzles in the archive. Read the NYT Mini Crossword help page.
The clue-and-answer set on this page is for April 2, 2025, as listed in Parade’s guide published that day.
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