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The NYT Mini Crossword puzzle completed for April 22, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini through clues and answers
1Hint: it’s clearly recyclable!
Answer: GLASS
6A clue: ___ Day (celebration of April 22)
Answer: EARTH
7A clue: thick, underground part of a plant stem
Solution: TUBER
8 A Clue: Small Group of Trees
Solution: GROVE
9A clue: Rowing, like a boat
Solution: OARE
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: From ___ (right at the beginning)
Solution: GETGO
Clue 2D: Author Ingalls Wilder who wrote “Little House on the Prairie”
Answer: LAURA
3D Clue: ___ Day, celebrated on the last Friday in April
Answer: TREE
4D Clue: Actor Buscemi
Answer: STEVE
Clue 5D: Tear into pieces, like paper
Solution: SHRED
























