The NY Times Mini Crossword April 3, 2026 puzzle by Joel Fagliano is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
Across
- 1 Jumped up … or a season in the past tense? SPRANG
- 7 Basketball player, informally HOOPER
- 8 ___ balloon HOTAIR
- 9 Tumbled down … or a season in the past tense? FELL
Down
- 1 “Be quiet!” SHH
- 2 Sound of disappearance POOF
- 3 Memorization technique based on repetition ROTE
- 4 “C’mon, be ___” (“Help me out”) APAL
- 5 Astronaut Armstrong NEIL
- 6 Dog’s warning GRR
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