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    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, April 21

    Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.


    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword threw me off right away with 1-Across, but then I’m no fish expert. The rest of it was pretty simple, so I was lucky to get those letters filled in. 7-Across and 2-Down were especially easy. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

    The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

    Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

    Let’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

    Mini across clues and answers

    1A clue: What the beaklike teeth of a parrotfish are used to bite
    Answer: CORAL

    6A clue: On top of
    Answer: ABOVE

    7A clue: Noodle soup with «tonkotsu» and «shoyu» varieties
    Answer: RAMEN

    8A clue: Sharp as a tack
    Answer: SMART

    9A clue: «___ questions?»
    Answer: ANY

    Mini down clues and answers

    1D clue: Dealership choices
    Answer: CARS

    2D clue: His presidential center is being built on Chicago’s South Side
    Answer: OBAMA

    3D clue: Like Caesar and Cicero
    Answer: ROMAN

    4D clue: Tex ___, animator who drew Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
    Answer: AVERY

    5D clue: Gave for a short time
    Answer: LENT

    How to play more Mini Crosswords

    The New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day’s Mini Crossword for free, but you’ll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.

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