NYT Mini Crossword Answers for April 11, 2026
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Joel Fagliano.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A K_____ · 7A F_____ · 8A C_____ · 9A T__ · 10A B_____ · 13A F_____ · 14A F_____ · 1D K__ · 2D N______ · 3D I______ · 4D C______ · 5D K__ · 6D S__ · 10D B__ · 11D G__ · 12D O__
Across
1A: N.B.A. team that plays at M.S.G.
KNICKS · more answers for this clue
7A: Guy with a nerdy, passionate interest
FANBOY · more answers for this clue
8A: Rudely merges
CUTSIN · more answers for this clue
9A: Standard number of bowling pins
10A: Inflated sense of one's own importance
BIGEGO · more answers for this clue
13A: Arrived via airplane
FLEWIN · more answers for this clue
14A: History-making achievements, perhaps
FIRSTS · more answers for this clue
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1D: Colonel Sanders's fast-food chain
2D: Spiral-shelled mollusks
NAUTILI · more answers for this clue
3D: 1, 2 or 3, but not 1.23
INTEGER · more answers for this clue
4D: "60 Minutes" producer
CBSNEWS · more answers for this clue
5D: Colorful pond fish
6D: Thesaurus listing: Abbr.
10D: Closest pal, for short
11D: "Go on, ___!" ("Scram!")
12D: Opposite of offs
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KNICKS
FANBOY
CUTSIN
TEN
BIGEGO
FLEWIN
FIRSTS
FAQ
1-Across: N.B.A. team that plays at M.S.G.
KNICKS.
7-Across: Guy with a nerdy, passionate interest
FANBOY.
8-Across: Rudely merges
CUTSIN.
9-Across: Standard number of bowling pins
TEN.
10-Across: Inflated sense of one's own importance
BIGEGO.
13-Across: Arrived via airplane
FLEWIN.
14-Across: History-making achievements, perhaps
FIRSTS.
1-Down: Colonel Sanders's fast-food chain
KFC.
2-Down: Spiral-shelled mollusks
NAUTILI.
3-Down: 1, 2 or 3, but not 1.23
INTEGER.
4-Down: "60 Minutes" producer
CBSNEWS.
5-Down: Colorful pond fish
KOI.
6-Down: Thesaurus listing: Abbr.
SYN.
10-Down: Closest pal, for short
BFF.
11-Down: "Go on, ___!" ("Scram!")
GIT.
12-Down: Opposite of offs
ONS.