NYT Mini Crossword Hints for April 4, 2026

1A Like this lyric: "My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry" (3)

4A Scrooge's cry before "humbug" (3)

7A "___ appetit!" (3)

8A "Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish) (3)

9A Use camouflage (7)

11A Big name in fluorescent paint (6)

12A Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe (7)

13A Egg cells (3)

14A GPS suggestion: Abbr. (3)

15A Like many Grindr users (3)

16A Go on dates with (3)

1A Recede, as the tide (3)

2A Country between Ukraine and Romania (7)

3A Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite (7)

4A Mammals whose name is a synonym of "pesters" (7)

5A "Sorry, has the meeting started already?" (7)

6A Award recipient (7)

10A The N.F.L.'s Giants, on scoreboards (3)

12A Makeshift seat at a campfire (3)

1D Like this lyric: "My heart is yours to fill or burst / To break or bury or wear as jewelry" (3)

4D Scrooge's cry before "humbug" (3)

7D "___ appetit!" (3)

8D "Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish) (3)

9D Use camouflage (7)

11D Big name in fluorescent paint (6)

12D Transmission setting for a steep hill, maybe (7)

13D Egg cells (3)

14D GPS suggestion: Abbr. (3)

15D Like many Grindr users (3)

16D Go on dates with (3)

1D Recede, as the tide (3)

2D Country between Ukraine and Romania (7)

3D Message in Connections when you almost get the category, but not quite (7)

4D Mammals whose name is a synonym of "pesters" (7)

5D "Sorry, has the meeting started already?" (7)

6D Award recipient (7)

10D The N.F.L.'s Giants, on scoreboards (3)

12D Makeshift seat at a campfire (3)