Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs 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 about knocked me out. I struggled with 1-Across, “Elphaba’s broom in ‘Wicked’ or Aladdin’s lamp in ‘Aladdin,’ thinking it was a word like “magic” but with one less letter. And I was also stumped by 4-Down, “kibble nibblers,” which I thought for sure was “dogs” or “pups.” 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. Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet’s get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 4, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: Elphaba’s broom in “Wicked” or Aladdin’s lamp in “Aladdin”Answer: PROP5A clue: Thorough investigationAnswer: PROBE6A clue: Metaphor for an unquestioning rule-followerAnswer: ROBOT7A clue: Harvard and Yale, for twoAnswer: IVIES8A clue: ___ Wearhouse (department store chain)Answer: MENSMini down clues and answers1D clue: Definitively determineAnswer: PROVE2D clue: Herald of springAnswer: ROBIN3D clue: Orchestral reedsAnswer: OBOES4D clue: Kibble nibblersAnswer: PETS5D clue: Fastidiously properAnswer: PRIMHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe 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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