NYT Mini Today: Hints, Clues And Answers For Tuesday, April 1
In case you missed Monday's NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what might have been left on while making this puzzle? Not sure what a pair of cymbals on a drum set could be? 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 Tuesday, April 1:
Spoilers lie ahead, so remember to scroll slowly:
1 Across: Multiple covers for pen heads
5 Across: Spanish for 'father'
6 Across: It sounds like an item of headwear held aloft
7 Across: Small appliance used to take wrinkles out of clothes
8 Across: Mechanism that makes sure a door stays closed
1 Down: (The official clue is pretty clear for this one!)
2 Down: Latin phrase meaning 'for this,' used to signify a solution designed to solve a specific problem, perhaps on the fly
3 Down: Jape, practical joke
4 Down: Tennis players need two or three to win
5 Down: Like Hartmann, Jackson and Keoghan
1 Across: WITH 8-ACROSS, WHAT WAS LEFT ON WHILE MAKING THIS PUZZLE – CAPS
5 Across: SAN DIEGO BASEBALL PLAYER — PADRE
6 Across: PAIR OF CYMBALS ON A DRUM SET — HI-HAT
7 Across: MONOPOLY TOKEN RETIRED IN 2013 — IRON
8 Across: SEE 1-ACROSS — LOCK
1 Down: CAPITAL OF EGYPT — CAIRO
2 Down: LIKE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE — AD HOC
3 Down: BIT OF APRIL FOOLS' DAY FOOLERY — PRANK
4 Down: READY-GO GO-BETWEEN — SET
5 Down: SINGER COLLINS — PHIL
Completed NYT Mini grid for Tuesday, April 1.
It took me 1:02 to complete today's NYT Mini.
I was worried there was going to be a bigger trick here given that it's the April Fool's edition, but this was a fun gimmick. Even so, I struggled to get started and didn't solve any clues until CAIRO. That and PHIL helped me start unlocking the rest of the grid.
See you tomorrow for more NYT Mini fun!
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