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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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A Wednesday 5x5 by Christina Iverson: GLASS opens the Across clues and GETGO runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. It's clearly recyclable!
GLASS
6. ___ Day (April 22nd observance)
EARTH
7. Thick, underground part of a plant stem
TUBER
8. Small cluster of trees
GROVE
9. Rowed, as a boat
OARED

Down

1. From the ___ (right at the beginning)
GETGO
2. Author Ingalls Wilder who wrote "Little House on the Prairie"
LAURA
3. ___ Day, observance on the last Friday of April
ARBOR
4. Actor Buscemi
STEVE
5. Rip into bits, as paper
SHRED

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: GLASS · EARTH · TUBER · GROVE · OARED
Down: GETGO · LAURA · ARBOR · STEVE · SHRED

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