NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 26, 2025

Across
1 Fancy party (Answer: GALA)
🎉 4 letters, starts with G, ends with A
👗 Red carpet affair
💃 Elegant evening
🎶 Often includes music
🍽️ Features fine dining
🎤 May involve speeches
🎁 Fundraiser type
🎭 Formal celebration
📸 Lots of photographers
💎 Dressed to impress

5 Five ___ (discount store chain) (Answer: BELOW)
🛍️ 5 letters, starts with B, ends with W
💵 Store with low prices
📦 Under a threshold
🔻 Beneath something
📉 Opposite of above
🧾 Budget-friendly
🪙 Less than $5
🧊 Cool or cold
🕳️ Lower layer
🚶 Walking under

6 Bottom stripe on a pride flag (Answer: PURPLE)
🌈 6 letters, starts with P, ends with E
🎨 Rainbow color
💜 Symbol of spirit
👑 Associated with royalty
🍇 Grape-like hue
🟪 Cool-toned shade
📘 Seen in sunsets
💅 Often used in fashion
🧘 Peaceful vibe
🖍️ Crayon color

7 Bedtime outfit, informally (Answer: JAMMIES)
🛌 7 letters, starts with J, ends with S
👕 Cozy sleepwear
🌙 Nighttime attire
🧸 Kids love them
🛏️ Worn in bed
🎄 Holiday gift
🧦 Goes with slippers
💤 Comfort essential
👶 Often patterned
🐻 May feature bears

8 Task to “run” (Answer: ERRAND)
🚗 6 letters, starts with E, ends with D
🏃 Quick trip
📋 On your to-do list
🛍️ Pick up groceries
📮 Mail drop
🧼 Drop off dry cleaning
🚙 Usually local
⏰ Time-sensitive
👟 Often done solo
🧾 Fulfills responsibilities

9 Actress Keaton of “Father of the Bride” (Answer: DIANE)
🎬 5 letters, starts with D, ends with E
👩‍🎤 Hollywood star
📽️ In “Annie Hall”
👗 Known for classic style
🎭 Iconic performances
📰 Award-winning actress
🧠 Intelligent roles
💍 Played a mother
📚 Frequently interviewed
🎞️ 1990s romantic comedies

10 Car ride game (Answer: ISPY)
🕵️ 4 letters, starts with I, ends with Y
🚗 Backseat pastime
👁️ Spotting objects
📍 “Something that starts with…”
🎯 Guessing game
🧠 Builds attention
🗣️ Wordplay fun
👶 Keeps kids busy
🎒 Often on trips
🏠 Can play anywhere

Down
1 Country in which the automobile, aspirin and the accordion were invented (Answer: GERMANY)
🇩🇪 7 letters, starts with G, ends with Y
🚗 Birthplace of Mercedes
💊 Aspirin origin
🎼 Musical innovation
🏰 Castles and history
⚙️ Industrial power
📚 Known for philosophy
🍺 Oktoberfest home
🎖️ World War history
🎓 Engineering hub

2 Mountain-related (Answer: ALPINE)
🏔️ 6 letters, starts with A, ends with E
🎿 Ski resort term
❄️ Snowy regions
🐐 Mountain goats live here
⛰️ European terrain
🚠 Cable car settings
🎽 Winter sports
🧭 High elevation
🌲 Coniferous forests
🇨🇭 Swiss connection

3 Was audibly amused, slangily (Answer: LOLED)
😂 5 letters, starts with L, ends with D
💬 Chat room laugh
📱 Online reaction
📢 Laughed out loud
📨 Text shorthand
🎮 Used in gaming
🤣 Social media giggle
👾 Internet slang
🖱️ Forums or memes
🧑‍💻 Not actual laughing

4 Really impresses (Answer: AWES)
✨ 4 letters, starts with A, ends with S
😲 Leaves speechless
🎇 Wows someone
👏 Inspires praise
🌠 Causes amazement
🏆 Often used with “inspire”
🗣️ Makes jaws drop
👀 “In ___”
🎤 Stuns audience
🚀 Shows greatness

5 Unfair reputation (Answer: BUMRAP)
⚖️ 6 letters, starts with B, ends with P
🚫 Wrongly accused
🗯️ False label
🎭 Misjudged
📉 Not deserved
😤 Makes you seem worse
📣 May come from rumors
🔗 Associated with blame
🔍 Needs correction
💔 Can damage image

6 Host of the 2024 Summer Olympics (Answer: PARIS)
🇫🇷 5 letters, starts with P, ends with S
🏅 Olympic city
🗼 Eiffel Tower
🎨 Fashion capital
🍷 Wine and cheese
🎭 Moulin Rouge
💡 City of Light
📍 France’s capital
🖼️ Home to the Louvre
🏃 Global competition site

7 “Warrior-monks who keep peace in the universe,” per George Lucas (Answer: JEDI)
🌌 4 letters, starts with J, ends with I
🧘‍♂️ Force users
🗡️ Wield lightsabers
👽 Star Wars
👀 Mind tricks
👊 Combat ready
🛡️ Defenders of peace
📜 Ancient code
💫 Sci-fi icons
📺 Yoda and Obi-Wan