Like stud muffins – NYT Mini Crossword clue answer (April 14)

You’re a total stud muffin. If you don’t know what a stud muffin is, I’ll give you a hint: It’s not a dessert with pieces of metal in it. But what’s like a stud muffin? Read on for the April 14 NYT Mini Crossword answer.

Like stud muffins – NYT Mini Crossword hints

• Hint 1: It starts with the letter “H.”
• Hint 2: Strong.
• Hint 3: Sexy.
• Hint 4: Informal compliment, typically for a man.

Like stud muffins – NYT Mini Crossword answer

Still struggling? The answer to six across in the April 14 NYT Mini Crossword is “HUNKY.”

A stud muffin is how you might describe a sexually attractive man with muscles. It’s usually used in a playful way. Hunky pretty much falls into the same boat. A hunk or a hunky man is typically big, muscly, and attractive—basically Arnold Schwarzenegger in his heyday. You probably wouldn’t describe a woman as hunky or a stud muffin unless they were a bodybuilder, but even then it doesn’t really sound right.

I have no idea where “stud muffin” came from, but it apparently dates as far back as 1976. It’s a mystery. A big sexy mystery—my favorite kind.

All April 14 NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers

Need a hand with the other April 14 NYT Mini Crossword clues? We have all the answers.

Across

• 1A Uneaten part of toast, often — CRUST
• 6A Like stud muffins — HUNKY
• 7A Prepare for use, as a marker — UNCAP
• 8A Nick of “48 Hrs.” — NOLTE
• 9A Strike zone’s lower boundary — KNEES

Down

• 1D Alternative to a chip, in the baking aisle — CHUNK
• 2D Kind of sentence that keeps going and going, it should have been made into two sentences — RUNON
• 3D Cousin’s dad — UNCLE
• 4D Spin out on the ice, say — SKATE
• 5D Uses a keyboard — TYPES