NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 1, 2025

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1 WITH 8-ACROSS, WHAT WAS LEFT ON WHILE MAKING THIS PUZZLE
🔡 Used for emphasis in typing.
💻 Often accidentally left on.
⌨️ Can make messages seem like shouting.

5 SAN DIEGO BASEBALL PLAYER
⚾ Plays in Major League Baseball.
🐶 Shares a name with a religious figure.
🏟️ Team wears brown and gold.

6 PAIR OF CYMBALS ON A DRUM SET
🥁 Found in percussion kits.
🎶 Used for rhythmic accents.
🔄 Opens and closes with a pedal.

7 MONOPOLY TOKEN RETIRED IN 2013
🎩 Classic board game piece.
🛠️ Associated with pressing clothes.
🚫 No longer included in new editions.

8 SEE 1-ACROSS
🔒 Used to secure things.
🔠 Related to typing.
🔑 Can be turned on or off.

Down
1 CAPITAL OF EGYPT
🌍 Largest city in the country.
🏺 Home to the pyramids.
🌊 Located near the Nile River.

2 LIKE A TEMPORARY COMMITTEE
🏛️ Created for a specific purpose.
📜 Latin phrase.
🕒 Short-term in nature.

3 BIT OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY FOOLERY
😂 Classic trick or deception.
🙃 Used for laughs.
📅 Common on April 1st.

4 READY-GO GO-BETWEEN
🏁 Found in race countdowns.
⏳ Often follows “Get”.
🔄 Part of a sequence.

5 SINGER COLLINS
🎤 Famous for “In the Air Tonight.”
🥁 Also a skilled drummer.
🎶 Former member of Genesis.