NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 25, 2025

Across
1 “Beware the ___ of March” (Answer: IDES)
🗓️ 4 letters, starts with I, ends with S
🏛️ Roman calendar term
🔪 Julius Caesar warning
📜 Shakespeare line
👀 A mid-month marker
🇮🇹 Ancient Roman phrase
⏳ Time of betrayal
🎭 Used in tragedy
📖 Found in “Julius Caesar”
🧠 A foreboding date

5 Sends a message (Answer: TEXTS)
📱 5 letters, starts with T, ends with S
💬 Uses a phone
📲 SMS
🗨️ Communication method
🖊️ Typing to chat
📤 Often quick
🔕 Can be silent
📶 Needs a signal
👩‍💻 Easy to send
🕓 Instant reply possible

7 Pond scum (Answer: ALGAE)
🧫 5 letters, starts with A, ends with E
🌿 Slimy green stuff
💧 Lives in water
🔬 Microorganism group
🐟 Fish food sometimes
♻️ Important for ecosystem
☀️ Does photosynthesis
🚫 Slippery nuisance
🧪 Studied in biology
🏞️ Found in stagnant ponds

8 Teeny-tiny bit (Answer: IOTA)
🔡 4 letters, starts with I, ends with A
📏 Minuscule amount
🇬🇷 Greek letter
📘 Used in idioms
⚖️ Barely noticeable
❗ “Not one ___ of difference”
💭 Smallest measure
📚 Academic word
🧠 For subtle change
📝 Common in literature

9 Doctor who might more aptly be called a “dogtor” (Answer: VET)
🐶 3 letters, starts with V, ends with T
🐾 Animal doctor
🩺 Pet physician
🧴 Handles fur and feathers
🩻 Checks Fido’s health
💉 Gives vaccinations
🧬 Diagnoses critters
🐱 Feline-friendly
💊 Dispenses pet meds
📋 Runs pet exams

Down
1 “Don’t call ___ comeback!” (Answer: ITA)
🎤 3 letters, starts with I, ends with A
🎶 LL Cool J lyric
📣 Declaration of presence
💥 Dramatic entrance
📺 ‘90s pop culture
🎧 Song sample
📚 Quote from rap
🧍 Show of strength
📢 Assertive phrase
🧊 Bold comeback

2 Supermarket section (Answer: DELI)
🥪 4 letters, starts with D, ends with I
🍖 Sliced meat counter
🧀 Cheese found here
🥓 Cold cuts central
🥗 Sometimes sells salads
🥤 May have drinks
🍗 Prepared food
🍞 Sandwich station
🧊 Chilled items
🛒 Quick lunch spot

3 Arnold Schwarzenegger or Chris Christie, e.g., for short (Answer: EXGOV)
🏛️ 6 letters, starts with E, ends with V
🇺🇸 Former state leader
💼 Past governor
📰 Political figure
🗳️ No longer in office
📅 Holds ex-title
🎬 One was also an actor
🧾 Previous administrator
🪪 Used to govern
🏟️ Out of politics

4 5-Across or 8-Across, if you change the T’s in this answer (Answer: STATE)
🌍 5 letters, starts with S, ends with E
🇺🇸 US division
🏛️ Political region
📜 Government entity
🗺️ Geographic term
📦 Could be a condition
🧠 Mental ___
🏫 University title
🎓 Public institution
🔄 Also a verb

6 Musical chairs need (Answer: SEAT)
🪑 4 letters, starts with S, ends with T
🎵 Game essential
🚻 Found at a table
🚌 Bus necessity
🛋️ Something you sit on
🪵 Part of a chair
🍽️ Dining item
🏟️ Stadium feature
🛫 Assigned on a plane
🎭 Theater must-have