NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 22, 2025

Across
1 Work like a ___ (Answer: DOG)
🐾 3 letters, starts with D, ends with G
🐶 Known for loyalty
🛠️ Describes hard effort
😓 Tired expression metaphor
🏃‍♂️ Always busy
🦴 Fetch-loving
📦 Guard or herd animals
🛏️ Sleeps hard after long day
🎾 Chases things tirelessly
🚔 Police assistant
🐕 Classic pet phrase

4 Work like a ___ (Answer: CHARM)
✨ 5 letters, starts with C, ends with M
🔮 Effortless success
🎭 Something magical
🧲 Attracts luck
💫 Always effective
🔧 Just works!
👑 Enchanting results
🔄 Goes smoothly
🧿 Good luck token
🪄 Like a spell

6 Voice type that falls between soprano and alto, informally (Answer: MEZZO)
🎶 5 letters, starts with M, ends with O
🎤 Midrange female singer
🎼 Between high and low
🎭 Common in operas
👩 Often cast as heroines
🎵 Can hit both rich and bright tones
🎹 Not quite soprano
🎷 Unique timbre
🎻 Harmony layer
🎤 May sing both leads and support

7 Black-and-white snacks (Answer: OREOS)
🍪 5 letters, starts with O, ends with S
🥛 Dunkable treat
🍫 Cookie sandwich
👶 Kid favorite
🥄 Crushed for pie crusts
🍦 Ice cream topping
🎉 Birthday edition exists
🧁 Can be double-stuffed
🛍️ Grocery aisle classic
🎮 Used in fun stacking games

8 Move one’s head in agreement (Answer: NOD)
🙆 3 letters, starts with N, ends with D
👍 Subtle yes
🗣️ Silent approval
🎓 Common in graduation shots
📞 On a video call
🙇 Slight bow
🛏️ Might doze off
👀 Nonverbal sign
🎤 Performer to beat
💬 Acknowledgement

Down
1 Totally out of it (Answer: DAZED)
😵‍💫 5 letters, starts with D, ends with D
🌀 Confused or groggy
🥴 After a knock
😳 Can’t think straight
🚗 Post-accident feeling
🌪️ Spinning thoughts
💤 Lost in thought
🛌 Jetlag result
🥱 After pulling an all-nighter
🏈 After a tough hit

2 Rice-shaped pasta (Answer: ORZO)
🍝 4 letters, starts with O, ends with O
🥄 Often in soups
🇮🇹 Italian grain-like
🥗 Served cold too
🥘 Mediterranean side
🧄 Great with herbs
🧀 Used in baked dishes
🍲 Fits in broth
🍛 Pasta, not grain
👩‍🍳 Quick to cook

3 Engineered crops, for short (Answer: GMOS)
🌽 4 letters, starts with G, ends with S
🧬 Genetically modified
🥦 Lab-altered plants
🧪 Modified for resistance
🌾 Found in many foods
🍅 Often controversial
💉 Altered at DNA level
🧠 Science behind crops
🧺 Labeled in groceries
👩‍🌾 Farming tech product

4 “You can’t be serious!” (Answer: CMON)
😤 4 letters, starts with C, ends with N
😠 Expresses disbelief
💬 Short for encouragement too
🙄 Eyebrow raise phrase
🤨 Classic frustration sound
🙅‍♂️ “Really?!”
🎮 Common gamer reaction
📣 Slang for surprise
😂 Used in playful banter
🗯️ Informal outburst

5 Villain’s counterpart (Answer: HERO)
🦸 4 letters, starts with H, ends with O
⚔️ Good guy
🎬 Protagonist
📜 Legendary figure
🏅 Praised in myths
🚒 Firefighter example
🛡️ Defender
📖 Story main character
🕊️ Rescues others
👑 Often admired