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 took me a while, and not just because Saturday’s puzzle always has a few extra clues. There are some toughies in this list. 6-Down especially will test your knowledge of the animal kingdom. 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 5, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: Cummerbund, e.g.Answer: SASH5A clue: Cheese-covered chipAnswer: NACHO6A clue: Singer in a synagogueAnswer: CANTOR7A clue: Like decision-making in a hierarchical organizationAnswer: TOPDOWN8A clue: Where a browser might get cookies?Answer: BAKERY9A clue: Mixes, as a drinkAnswer: STIRS10A clue: 10 in a laneAnswer: PINSMini down clues and answers1D clue: Politician on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Ocasio-CortezAnswer: SANDERS2D clue: The first “A” of SAG-AFTRAAnswer: ACTORS3D clue: FlamboyantAnswer: SHOWY4D clue: Unicorn’s defining featureAnswer: HORN5D clue: Lap protectorAnswer: NAPKIN6D clue: Raccoon-like mammal of South AmericaAnswer: COATI7D clue: 1/16 of a cup: Abbr.Answer: TBSPHow 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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