NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Today, April 21, 2025

If you’re anything like me, the day is not complete until I complete all of the free word games from the New York Times. Working on the daily Connections, Wordle and Strands is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can’t forget about the NYT’s The Mini Crossword, too!Although the NYT is known for “The Crossword,” a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan-following as well.If you’re working on today’s Mini on Monday, April 21, 2025, and need some help (I’ve been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both “Across” and “Down” words, followed by “Across Answers” and “Down Answers,” so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!

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Hints for NYT’s The Mini Crossword on Monday, April 21, 2025

Here are additional clues for each of the words in today’s Mini Crossword.

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: What the beaklike teeth of a parrotfish are used to bite — HINT: It starts with the letter “C”

6 Across: On top of — HINT: It ends with the letter “E”7 Across: Noodle soup with “tonkotsu” and “shoyu” varieties — HINT: It starts with the letter “R”8 Across: Sharp as a tack — HINT: It ends with the letter “T”9 Across: “___ questions?” — HINT: It starts with the letter “A”NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: Dealership choices — HINT: It ends with the letter “S”

2 Down: His presidential center is being built on Chicago’s South Side — HINT: It starts with the letter “O”

3 Down: Like Caesar and Cicero — HINT: It ends with the letter “N”

4 Down: Tex _____, animator who drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck — HINT: It starts with the letter “A”

5 Down: Gave for a short time — HINT: It ends with the letter “T”Answers to NYT’s The Mini Crossword for Monday, April 21, 2025

Don’t go any further unless you want to know exactly what the correct words are in today’s Mini Crossword.

NYT Mini Across Answers

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

NYT Mini Down Answers

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

That’s it! How quickly were you able to complete today’s Mini?!

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