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Today’s NYT mini crossword wasn’t too difficult, but one remaining Christmas answer (5 Across) confused me for a while, until I filled in more letters. Of course now it seems obvious, but at the time I was thinking of a small object, not the Big Red Suited Guy. Need help with today’s mini crosswords? Keep reading. And if you could use some tips and advice to solve your daily problems, check out our Mini Crossword Tips.
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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by January 6, 2025.
Mini through clues and answers
1A clue: ___ notification (alert on a phone screen)
Solution: PUSH
5A hint: a Christmas present?
Answer: SANTA
6A clue: Hunter with a famous “belt”
Solution: ORION
7Hint: The gas used to brew beer and coffee, for short
Answer: NITRO
8 Hint: 18 wheels
Answer: SEMI
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: House of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Answer: PARIS
2D Index: joining forces
Solution: UNIT
3D Clue: Storm
Answer: STORM
Clue 4D: World capital whose name means “between two rivers” in Vietnamese
Answer: HANOI
Clue 5D: Child with a Roman numeral after his name, perhaps
Answer: SON
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