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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, April 3, 2026

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A Friday 6x4 by Joel Fagliano: SPRANG opens the Across clues and SHH runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Jumped up ... or a season in the past tense?
SPRANG
7. Basketball player, informally
HOOPER
8. ___ balloon
HOTAIR
9. Tumbled down ... or a season in the past tense?
FELL

Down

1. "Be quiet!"
SHH
2. Sound of disappearance
POOF
3. Memorization technique based on repetition
ROTE
4. "C'mon, be ___" ("Help me out")
APAL
5. Astronaut Armstrong
NEIL
6. Dog's warning
GRR

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: SPRANG · HOOPER · HOTAIR · FELL
Down: SHH · POOF · ROTE · APAL · NEIL · GRR

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