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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 4

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 4.

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Completed NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle for April 4, 2026

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 4, 2026.

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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Like this lyric: "My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry"
Answer: EMO

4A clue: Scrooge's cry before "humbug"
Answer: BAH

7A clue: "___ appetit!"
Answer: BON

8A clue: "Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish)
Answer: AMO

9A clue: Use camouflage
Answer: BLENDIN

11A clue: Big name in fluorescent paint
Answer: DAYGLO

12A clue: Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe
Answer: LOWGEAR

13A clue: Egg cells
Answer: OVA

14A clue: GPS suggestion: Abbr.
Answer: RTE

15A clue: Like many Grindr users
Answer: GAY

16A clue: Go on dates with
Answer: SEE

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Recede, as the tide
Answer: EBB

2D clue: Country between Ukraine and Romania
Answer: MOLDOVA

3D clue: Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite
Answer: ONEAWAY

4D clue: Mammals whose name is a synonym of "pesters"
Answer: BADGERS

5D clue: "Sorry, has the meeting started already?"
Answer: AMILATE

6D clue: Award recipient
Answer: HONOREE

10D clue: The N.F.L.'s Giants, on scoreboards
Answer: NYG

12D clue: Makeshift seat at a campfire
Answer: LOG