
NYT Mini Crossword Hints, Clues And Answers For Monday, April 21
Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.
In case you missed Sunday's NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what the beaklike teeth of a parrotfish are used to bite? Not sure which animator drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck? Don't worry, because I'm here to help you with some extra clues and the answers for today's NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you'll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword hints, clues and answers for Monday, April 20.
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
1 Across: Type of reef that can form an atoll
6 Across: As _____, so below
7 Across: Popular Japanese dish that has broth and often a marinated egg
8 Across: Like the kinds of phones that Apple and Samsung make
9 Across: Some, without specifics
1 Down: Pixar series with Lightning McQueen as the main character
2 Down: 44 of 47
3 Down: Times New _____
4 Down: It's _____ Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
5 Down: The 40 days before Easter Sunday
1 Across: What the beaklike teeth of a parrotfish are used to bite – CORAL
6 Across: On top of – ABOVE
7 Across: Noodle soup with "tonkotsu" and "shoyu" varieties – RAMEN
8 Across: Sharp as a tack – SMART
9 Across: "___ questions?" – ANY
1 Down: Dealership choices – CARS
2 Down: His presidential center is being built on Chicago's South Side – OBAMA
3 Down: Like Caesar and Cicero – ROMAN
4 Down: Tex ___, animator who drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck – AVERY
5 Down: Gave for a short time – LENT
Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Monday, April 20
It took me 0:32 to complete today's NYT Mini.
A pretty easy one for me today. I didn't know the CORAL answer and SMART didn't click on my first pass, but I knew the rest of the Across answers. I did figure out all of the Down answers on my first attempt.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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