NYT Mini Crossword Answers for April 9, 2025
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A D___ · 5A B____ · 6A A____ · 7A S____ · 8A S___ · 1D D____ · 2D I____ · 3D R____ · 4D T___ · 5D B___
Across
1A: Word after "cheap as" or "old as"
DIRT · more answers for this clue
5A: Sean ___, director who won four Oscars for "Anora"
BAKER · more answers for this clue
6A: "It's the Hard-Knock Life" musical
ANNIE · more answers for this clue
7A: Pastry at a tea shop
SCONE · more answers for this clue
8A: Works on a quilt, perhaps
SEWS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: "Never give a sword to a man who can't ___": Confucius
DANCE · more answers for this clue
2D: "You don't need to tell me!"
IKNOW · more answers for this clue
3D: Straps for a horseback rider
REINS · more answers for this clue
4D: One might be shady
TREE · more answers for this clue
5D: Big Mouth Billy ___ (singing animatronic fish)
BASS · more answers for this clue
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DIRT
BAKER
ANNIE
SCONE
SEWS
FAQ
1-Across: Word after "cheap as" or "old as"
DIRT.
5-Across: Sean ___, director who won four Oscars for "Anora"
BAKER.
6-Across: "It's the Hard-Knock Life" musical
ANNIE.
7-Across: Pastry at a tea shop
SCONE.
8-Across: Works on a quilt, perhaps
SEWS.
1-Down: "Never give a sword to a man who can't ___": Confucius
DANCE.
2-Down: "You don't need to tell me!"
IKNOW.
3-Down: Straps for a horseback rider
REINS.
4-Down: One might be shady
TREE.
5-Down: Big Mouth Billy ___ (singing animatronic fish)
BASS.