Ariel’s love interest, in “The Little Mermaid” Crossword Clue

We have the 4-letter answer for Ariel’s love interest, in “The Little Mermaid” crossword clue, last seen in the NYT Easy Mode Crossword October 10, 2025 puzzle. Let us help you solve the crossword clue that has you stumped so you can finish the puzzle.

Ariel’s love interest, in “The Little Mermaid” Crossword Answer

↓45.

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Hide

Find more clues, hints, and info below.

Helpful Hints

Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MERMAID (noun)
1. half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
INTEREST (verb)
1. be on the mind of
2. be of importance or consequence
INTEREST (noun)
1. a reason for wanting something done
2. a diversion that occupies one’s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
CIRE

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (10/10/2025) Answers

Across

1. "Horrible" Viking of comics

6. Undeveloped area

15. One-named singer with the albums "19," "21," "25" and "30"

16. Cosmetic injection that leads to plumpness

17. Charge toward

18. Green onions, by another name

19. Game that teaches object permanence to babies

21. Guiding principle

22. Hard-to-miss shot in golf

23. Structure typically made of canvas and poles

24. Grabbed, as control

26. One frequently lazing around on a seashore

30. Early residents of Peru

31. Like a moth to a ___

32. Baton Rouge sch.

33. Bleak

34. Kitchen, den, etc.

35. Enemies

36. ___ Def, former name of rapper Yasiin Bey

37. Meant to be played slowly, on sheet music

38. Rainforest or grassland, e.g.

39. Habitats in which to observe tiny workers building tunnels

41. Throngs

42. Days before holidays

43. Expressed discontent, as a crowd after a bad call by a ref

44. A-lister

46. Opportunity for a percussionist to show off

49. Event for those who enjoy nerding out with a beer

51. Suffix with Beatle or klepto

52. Circular deep-fried appetizer

53. "You won"

54. Did a bang-up job

55. Discontinued breath mint brand

All Answers

Down

1. Instrument depicted at the pearly gates in many cartoons

2. For two, musically speaking

3. Scientist studying DNA

4. Magic word that sometimes follows "Abracadabra!"

5. Puts on cassette again

6. Kaitlin of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

7. ___ de gallo (chunky salsa)

8. Org. concerned with emissions

9. The Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers, for two

10. Quietness that might be "deafening"

11. Base underneath a statue

12. Succulent with soothing gel inside

13. A penny is worth one

14. Busy hosp. locations

20. Offer on eBay or at an auction

23. "I love you," in Spanish

24. Letter before tau in the Greek alphabet

25. Energy company involved in a notorious 2001 scandal

26. Online journals that might focus on travel or parenting

27. One in line at a Red Cross drive

28. "I'm here to help, take advantage of it!"

29. Inspirational Greek goddesses

31. Things filled out when doing paperwork

34. Exceptional person, idiomatically

35. Event with extreme discounts

37. Cox of Orange Is the New Black

38. Film equipment on a pole typically held by someone on the audio crew

40. Was doing all right

41. Astros, on a scoreboard

43. Boasts

44. Will you let me?

46. Rackets

47. Format of an article reviewing the best products of 2025, say

48. Major component of much granola

49. ___ choy (Chinese cabbage)

50. By way of

All Answers