NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 18, 2025

Across
1 Lack of practice, metaphorically
🧲 Happens to metal — and skills.
🚲 If you don’t ride, you might get it.
🛠️ A layer of neglect.

5 The width of your thumb, if you need a rough approximation
📏 Handy unit of measurement.
👍 Close enough for DIY.
📐 About 2.54 centimeters.

6 It has many private entries
📔 Often kept under lock and key.
🖊️ Used to record thoughts.
🤫 Not meant for others to read.

8 Disc golfer’s obstacle
🌳 Tall and leafy.
🏌️ Not ideal between you and the target.
🪵 Natural blocker on a course.

9 Emoji that can mean “I’m intrigued”
👀 Double or single set of peepers.
🤨 Suggests “I’m watching.”
🔍 Often used in suspenseful replies.

Down
1 Dispose (of)
🗑️ Get rid of something.
🚫 Eliminate or remove.
♻️ The “d” in “get ___ of.”

2 Bring together
🤝 Join forces.
💞 Opposite of divide.
🧩 Form a whole.

3 Like graveyards at night
🌑 Creepy setting.
👻 Haunted vibe.
😱 Not for the faint-hearted.

4 Shortest allowable number of letters for a New York Times crossword answer
3️⃣ The minimum.
🔠 A trio of letters.
🧩 Just enough to make a word.

7 “Totally with you!”
👍 Full agreement.
🙌 Another way of saying “absolutely!”
✅ Positive affirmation.