NYT Mini Crossword Answers April 23, 2025

Across
1 With 7-Across, flight option that saves money at the expense of sleep (Answer: RED)
🟥 3 letters, starts with R, ends with D
✈️ Late-night flight type
🌙 Often paired with “eye”
😴 Tough on sleep
🛫 Departs at bedtime
💤 Sleep-depriving travel
📉 Cheaper airfare
🌅 Arrives by dawn
🧳 Budget airline option
⏰ No rest, all travel
🚀 Overnight journey

4 Like pastel shades (Answer: PALE)
🎨 4 letters, starts with P, ends with E
🧁 Soft colors
👻 Almost white
🌸 Light and airy
🩰 Faint pinks and blues
🌼 Spring tones
☁️ Washed out look
👗 Fashionably soft
🖌️ Watered-down hue
🕊️ Subtle and gentle
🌫️ Nearly colorless

5 Appliance on a patio (Answer: GRILL)
🍖 5 letters, starts with G, ends with L
🔥 BBQ tool
🥩 For steaks
🌽 Cookout star
🍗 Charcoal or gas
🌞 Outdoor cooking
🍔 Picnic essential
🏕️ Sizzle maker
👨‍🍳 Backyard favorite
🍢 Summer sound
🍽️ Smoke producer

6 Simplicity (Answer: EASE)
😌 4 letters, starts with E, ends with E
🧘 No stress
🛋️ Comfort word
🔓 Without trouble
📚 Effortless learning
💤 Chill vibe
👟 Light effort
💡 Understandable
🎯 Clear and smooth
🏖️ Vacation feel
📈 Simple process

7 See 1-Across (Answer: EYE)
👁️ 3 letters, starts with E, ends with E
👀 Goes with “red”
😴 Travel term
🛫 Overnight reference
🔴 Pair in a flight
🧳 Jet lag cause
🌌 Midnight companion
📅 Cheap ticket pairing
🌒 Up all night
💺 Sleep-deprived travel

Down
1 Underpaid employee’s request (Answer: RAISE)
💸 5 letters, starts with R, ends with E
📈 Pay bump
💼 Salary boost
🗣️ Asked of boss
🏦 More money
📊 Reflects value
💬 Common ask
💰 Performance reward
📑 Job compensation
👏 Well-earned
📍Deserved income

2 Fashion magazine with a palindromic name (Answer: ELLE)
🧥 4 letters, starts with E, ends with E
👠 Glossy publication
📷 Model central
🧍‍♀️ Women-focused
🌍 French name
👗 Style trends
💅 On the runway
📖 Palindrome
📰 Fashion authority
🎀 Global brand

3 Director Guillermo ___ Toro (Answer: DEL)
🎬 3 letters, starts with D, ends with L
🧛 “Pan’s Labyrinth” creator
👹 Known for monsters
🇲🇽 Mexican filmmaker
📽️ Horror and fantasy
🏆 Oscar winner
📺 Dark visuals
👻 Gothic themes
📖 “The Shape of Water”
🧟‍♂️ Visionary

4 Thank God, say (Answer: PRAY)
🙏 4 letters, starts with P, ends with Y
⛪ Act of faith
🕯️ Quiet moment
📿 Spiritual request
💬 Talk with deity
🧎 Hopeful words
🙇‍♂️ In need or thanks
📖 Religious act
🕊️ Conversation with heaven
🌌 Seeking help

5 “Will you look at that!” (Answer: GEE)
😲 3 letters, starts with G, ends with E
😮 Expresses surprise
📣 Wow synonym
🧒 Innocent exclamation
😃 Childlike wonder
🚗 Road trip moment
🗯️ Mild amazement
🤯 Not quite “whoa”
📺 Old-school expression
🎉 Aha moment