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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Jan. 6

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 6.

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword wasn't too tough, but a leftover Christmas answer (5 Across) threw me for a while, until I filled in more letters. Now it looks obvious, but at the time, I was thinking of a small object, not the Big Red Suited Guy. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

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Let's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Jan. 6, 2025

The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Jan. 6, 2025.

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Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: ___ notification (alert on a phone screen)
Answer: PUSH

5A clue: Stocking stuffer?
Answer: SANTA

6A clue: Hunter with a famous "belt"
Answer: ORION

7A clue: Gas used to infuse some beer and coffee, for short
Answer: NITRO

8A clue: 18-wheeler
Answer: SEMI

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Home of the Notre-Dame cathedral
Answer: PARIS

2D clue: Join forces
Answer: UNITE

3D clue: Tempest
Answer: STORM

4D clue: World capital whose name means "between two rivers" in Vietnamese
Answer: HANOI

5D clue: Child with a Roman numeral after his name, maybe
Answer: SON

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