The NY Times Mini Crossword April 4, 2026 puzzle by Sam Ezersky is solved below. The answers were grouped based on their orientation on the grid.
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- 1 Like this lyric: “My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry” EMO
- 4 Scrooge’s cry before “humbug” BAH
- 7 “___ appetit!” BON
- 8 “Te ___” (“I love you,” in Spanish) AMO
- 9 Use camouflage BLENDIN
- 11 Big name in fluorescent paint DAYGLO
- 12 Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe LOWGEAR
- 13 Egg cells OVA
- 14 GPS suggestion: Abbr. RTE
- 15 Like many Grindr users GAY
- 16 Go on dates with SEE
Down
- 1 Recede, as the tide EBB
- 2 Country between Ukraine and Romania MOLDOVA
- 3 Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite ONEAWAY
- 4 Mammals whose name is a synonym of “pesters” BADGERS
- 5 “Sorry, has the meeting started already?” AMILATE
- 6 Award recipient HONOREE
- 10 The N.F.L.’s Giants, on scoreboards NYG
- 12 Makeshift seat at a campfire LOG
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