NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 28, 2025

Across
1 Chef’s creation (Answer: DISH)
🍽️ 4 letters, starts with D, ends with H
👨‍🍳 Prepared food item
🥘 Served on a plate
🌮 Can be a taco or pizza
🍲 A course in a meal
🍱 Lunchbox item
🍳 Made in a kitchen
🍝 Italian ones are famous
🌟 Can be signature
🍰 Dessert is one too

5 Iconic Madonna hit of 1990 (Answer: VOGUE)
🎤 5 letters, starts with V, ends with E
💃 Hit dance song
🕺 Strike a pose
🎶 1990 smash
👑 Queen of Pop
📻 Played worldwide
💄 Glamour anthem
📰 Fashion magazine title
📼 Classic music video
🏆 Topped the charts

6 Section of a tennis court used when playing doubles (Answer: ALLEY)
🎾 5 letters, starts with A, ends with Y
📏 Narrow court zone
🏆 Doubles only
📐 Adds width
👟 Foot faults happen here
🧱 Borders the main court
🎯 Target for serves
🏸 Similar in badminton
🏃‍♂️ Requires quick steps
🧺 Shares a name with a lane

7 State of mind (Answer: MOOD)
🧠 4 letters, starts with M, ends with D
😊 Emotional state
☹️ Happy or sad
🌦️ Changes like weather
🎶 Influenced by music
💬 Reflected in speech
🎭 Actors convey it
🧘 Affected by meditation
🍫 Chocolate can boost it
📖 Mood swings are real

8 Not amateur (Answer: PRO)
🏆 3 letters, starts with P, ends with O
🎯 Expert level
⚽ Paid athlete
🎮 Esports competitor
🎨 Masterful skill
👔 Career status
🎤 Touring musician
🏌️‍♂️ Golf association title
🎓 Achieved through training
🚀 High performance

Down
1 Rarely-used word meaning “sadness” (Answer: DOLOR)
😭 5 letters, starts with D, ends with R
💔 Deep sorrow
📜 Archaic term
📚 Found in poetry
🩹 Emotional pain
🛐 Mentioned in old prayers
💀 Mourning feeling
🖋️ Literary word
🪦 Grief synonym
🧠 Internal anguish

2 Snow place like home? (Answer: IGLOO)
❄️ 5 letters, starts with I, ends with O
🏠 Ice shelter
🌨️ Arctic home
👷 Made by Inuit
🛷 Near sleds
🔵 Dome-shaped
🐧 Cold environment
🥶 Insulated inside
📚 Learned in school
🎨 Kids build mini ones

3 Went after in court (Answer: SUED)
⚖️ 4 letters, starts with S, ends with D
📑 Legal action
👨‍⚖️ Lawsuit filed
💰 Seeking damages
🗣️ Civil complaint
🏛️ In a courtroom
✍️ Attorney involved
📈 Settlement possible
🚔 Court case result
📞 Served papers

4 “Yo” (Answer: HEY)
👋 3 letters, starts with H, ends with Y
🗣️ Casual greeting
🎶 Popular in songs
📣 Shouted to get attention
👬 Friendly call
🤷 Surprise exclamation
🎯 One-word greeting
💬 Used informally
🎤 Lyric in rap songs
🛹 Skaters often say it

5 Fill time on stage (Answer: VAMP)
🎹 4 letters, starts with V, ends with P
🎶 Improvise musically
🎤 Extend a song
⏰ Stall for time
🕺 Keep audience entertained
🎷 Jazz musicians do it
🎸 Guitar riff repeats
📢 Waiting for cue
🎭 Theater trick
🎼 Rhythm repetition