Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Jan. 2

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Looking for most recent Answer to mini crosswords? Click here for today’s mini crossword cluesplus our daily answers and tips for Wordle, Strands, and Connections puzzles from The New York Times.


I thought my first name, although spelled differently, had been published in the New York Times. Mini crosswords today, but I was wrong. I mean, a four letter word starting with G that means “windy breath”? My name is GAEL, but I thought it must be GALE. I took a little wind in my winds, er, sails, when I discovered the answer was a completely different four-letter G-word. If you’re stuck on any of the clues today, whether or not you think it’s your name, we have the answers. And if you could use some tips and advice to solve your daily problems, check out our Mini Crossword Tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times games collection. If you are looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s New York Times Puzzle Tips Page.

Learn more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s move on to these mini crossword clues and answers.

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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed for January 2, 2025.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

Mini through clues and answers

1A clue: the wind is blowing
Solution: GUST

5A clue: Newton who introduced the three-body problem
Answer: ISAC

7A Hint: Cuban Dance Style
Solution: RUMBA

8 Hint: It’s time to call the midwife
Answer: WORK

9A clue: Country bordering Vietnam
Answer: LAOS

Mini-clues and answers

Clue 1D: “The ___ with the dragon tattoo”
Answer: GIRL

Clue 2D: Standard restaurant order, with “the”
Answer: USUAL

3D Clue: Afro-Brazilian dance style
Answer: SAMBA

4D Index: Forbidden
Answer: TABOO

Clue 6D: Ford focus?
Answer: CARS

How to play more mini crosswords

THE New York Times Games Section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free and available to everyone. You can play the current day’s mini crosswords for free, but you will need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.


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