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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for April 3, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1A hint: Sauteed… or a season in the past?
Solution: SPRANG
7A hint: Basketball player, informally
Solution: HOOPER
8A clue: ___ balloon
Solution: HOT
9A clue: Tumbled down… or a season in the past?
Answer: FELL
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: “Shut up!” »
Answer: SHH
2D Clue: Disappearing Sound
Answer: POOF
3D Index: Memorization technique based on repetition
Answer: ROAD
Clue 4D: “Come on, be ___” (“Help me”)
Solution: APAL
Clue 5D: Astronaut Armstrong
Answer: NEIL
Clue 6D: dog warning
Answer: GRR