Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 3

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Mini through clues and answers

1A clue: tapioca pearls
Answer: BOBA

5A Hint: Disappear into thin air
Solution: VANISER

7A hint: “Come on, we expect more from you”
Solution: DOBETTER

9 Hint: Dangerous, like a sidewalk in winter
Answer: ICY

10A Hint: Social Media ___ (What We Are In Right Now)
Answer: ERA

11A Hint: Feeling Depressed
Answer: SAD

12A Hint: Director Howard
Answer: RON

13A clue: the nightlife that Miami is famous for
Answer: CLUB

16A Clue: Cause of Early Aging
Answer: STRESS

17A clue: The sun in “sunnyside up”
Solution: YELLOW

Mini-clues and answers

Clue 1D: The reason new parents canceled their plans
Answer: BABYDUTY

2D index: 4/4
Answer: ONE

3D index: Fraction of a byte
Answer: BIT

4D index: symbol next to a tainted file
Answer: ASTERIC

5D Clue: The singer’s contribution to a song
Solution: VOCALS

Clue 6D: Long-necked birds
Answer: HERONS

Index 7D: ___ golf
Answer: DISC

Index 8D: sounded like a doorbell
Answer: RANK

Clue 14D: “Dude! »
Answer: BRO

Index 15D: ___ Air (Los Angeles neighborhood)
Answer: BEL

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