Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 4

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

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Need help with today’s mini crosswords? It’s one of those puzzle grids without any empty spaces, so if you answer all the Across clues correctly, the Downs will fill in by themselves, and vice versa. Read on for the answers. And if you could use some tips and advice to solve your daily problems, check out our Mini Crossword Tips.

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

Mini through clues and answers

1 Hint: Ron Swanson’s “Number One Favorite Food” on Parks and Recreation
Answer: BACON

6A hint: It comes in black and green varieties, depending on maturity
Answer: OLIVE

7A Clue: The Lover
Answer: LOVER

8 Hint: In bronze medal position
Answer: THIRD

9A Hint: Feeling Resentful, Slang
Solution: SALTY

Mini-clues and answers

Clue 1D: Lightning
Solution: BOLTS

Clue 2D: Hawaiian greeting
Solution: ALOHA

3D Index: The “C” of the ACLU
Solution: CIVIL

4D Index: In the open air
Solution: OPEN

5D Index: Knowledgeable and proud of it
Answer: NERDY

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