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 Wednesday, April 30, 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 Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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

NYT Mini Across Hints

1 Across: Picture holder — HINT: It ends with the letter “E”

6 Across: New spin on an old song — HINT: It starts with the letter “R”7 Across: Cream of the crop— HINT: It ends with the letter “E”8 Across: Hobbes in “Calvin and Hobbes,” for one — HINT: It starts with the letter “T”

9 Across: Profit = revenue – ____ — HINT: The second letter is “O”

NYT Mini Down Hints

1 Down: Agonize (over) — HINT: It ends with the letter “T”

2 Down: Item in Indiana Jones’s satchel, perhaps — HINT: It starts with the letter “R”

3 Down: Compadre — HINT: It ends with the letter “O”

4 Down: Itty-bitty biters — HINT: It starts with the letter “M”

5 Down: Wield, as influence — HINT: The third letter is “E”

Answers to NYT’s The Mini Crossword for Wednesday, April 30, 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: Picture holder — FRAME

6 Across: New spin on an old song — REMIX7 Across: Cream of the crop — ELITE8 Across: Hobbes in “Calvin and Hobbes,” for one — TIGER9 Across: Profit = revenue – ____ — COSTNYT Mini Down Answers

1 Down: Agonize (over) — FRET

2 Down: Item in Indiana Jones’s satchel, perhaps — RELIC

3 Down: Compadre — AMIGO

4 Down: Itty-bitty biters — MITES

5 Down: Wield, as influence — EXERT

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

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