Recommended Free Tools
Spoilers ahead: the Wednesday, April 30, 2025, NYT Mini answers are FRAME, REMIX, ELITE, TIGER and COST across, and FRET, RELIC, AMIGO, MITE and EXERT down.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, answers
| Direction | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Across 1 | Picture holder | FRAME |
| Across 6 | New spin on an old song | REMIX |
| Across 7 | Cream of the crop | ELITE |
| Across 8 | Hobbes in “Calvin and Hobbes,” for one | TIGER |
| Across 9 | Profit = revenue – ___ | COST |
| Down 1 | Agonize (over) | FRET |
| Down 2 | Item in Indiana Jones’s satchel, perhaps | RELIC |
| Down 3 | Compadre | AMIGO |
| Down 4 | Itty-bitty biters | MITE |
| Down 5 | Wield, as influence | EXERT |
The Across entries are transcribed from Forbes’s April 29, 2025 answer page; its search-result rendering duplicated “TIGER” beside the final clue, but the clue points to COST. Exact grid fidelity has not been independently confirmed.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Why the year matters
This is the puzzle for Wednesday, April 30, 2025. April 30, 2026 fell on a Thursday, so it refers to a different Mini and answer set.
How to play or revisit the Mini
The Mini is a smaller version of the NYT Crossword: fill the white squares by solving the Across and Down clues. The New York Times Help Center lists the Games app, nytimes.com/crosswords, and the News app as places to play for subscribers with eligible Games access, including Games, Home Delivery, and All Access plans.
#1 Best Overall
The Help Center says weekday and Saturday Minis become available at 10 p.m. EST the previous day; Sunday’s puzzle becomes available at 6 p.m. EST Saturday. In-game, the lifesaver icon can check or reveal a square, an answer, or the whole puzzle.
To find an older puzzle, open the NYT Crossword Archive, switch from Daily to Mini, then choose a month and year. Games and All Access subscribers have archive access; other users have limited access.
Quick Recap
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.
