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is a whole ritual for many of us. And we can't forget about the NYT's The Mini Crossword, too!Although the NYT is known for "The Crossword," a larger puzzle for paid subscribers, The Mini has quite the fan-following as well. This particular game resets at 10 p.m., unlike some of the others that start over at midnight.

So, if you're working on today's Mini on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, and need some help (I've been there), get ready to read the clues and solutions for each line. We have them separated into hints first for both "Across" and "Down" words, followed by "Across Answers" and "Down Answers," so be careful if you want to avoid spoilers as you scroll!Here are additional clues for each of the words in today's Mini Crossword.1 Across: Nickname that drops "-uel" —

4 Across: Paleontologist's discovery —5 Across: Like San Francisco during the summer —

6 Across: "Bald" bird —

7 Across: Clothes tumbler —U.S. steel firms have hailed Trump’s renewed push to raise the cost to American firms that rely on imports of steel. It’s a notably favorable reaction to tariffs amid what has broadly been a backlash against them.

"American-made steel is at the heart of President Trump’s plan to revitalize domestic manufacturing and return our country to an economic powerhouse," the Steel Manufacturers Association said in a statement that applauded Trump’s remarks about the new 50% tariffs.Investors have rewarded the steel firms accordingly,

Today, the steel manufacturing industry directly. It's a fraction of the half million-strong workforce the industry counted in the decade after World War II, though employment levels have stabilized more recently.