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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for April 29, 2026.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Notoriously antisocial pets
Answer: CATS
5A clue: ___ Sun (drink in a pouch)
Answer: CAPRI
6A clue: Extremely excited
Answer: AMPED
7A clue: All-out fight
Answer: MELEE
8A clue: “The Tell-Tale Heart” writer
Answer: POE
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Brief appearance in a movie
Answer: CAMEO
2D clue: It doesn’t fall far from the 3-Down, in an idiom
Answer: APPLE
3D clue: See 2-Down
Answer: TREE
4D clue: Heads or tails
Answer: SIDE
5D clue: Spend a few nights in the woods, perhaps
Answer: CAMP
