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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for April 2, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1A Clue: A Man’s Name That Means “Eight” in Italian
Answer: OTTO
5A clue: Part of the Statue of Liberty accessible by a double helix staircase
Answer: CROWN
6A Hint: Seeing in the Eyes
Answer: OK
7A Hint: Spiked Clubs Used By Knights
Solution: MACE
8 Hint: Very Clear, Like a TV Show
Answer: INHD
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Instrument in a baseball stadium
Answer: ORGAN
Clue 2D: Part of the Statue of Liberty that was once open to the public, but closed in 1916
Answer: TORCH
3D Index: Coarse fabric for some suit jackets
Solution: TWED
4D Index: Column to the right of the tens
Answer: ONES
5D Index: Women’s Sleeveless Undershirt, abbreviated
Answer: CAMI
