Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for January 2nd

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I think my name, although spelled differently, made it into the New York Times Mini crossword today, but I was wrong. I mean, a four-letter word starting with G that stands for “blast of wind”? I’m GAEL, but I think I should be GALE. It took some wind out of my winds, er sails, when I discovered that the answer was a different G word than four letters in all. If you are stuck on any of the clues today, whether you think it is your name or not, we have the answers. And if you could use some tips and guidance to solve every day, check out ours 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 NYT puzzle suggestions page.

Read more: Tips and tricks for solving the New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those mini crosswords and answers.

Mini through clues and answers

1 A hint: wind wind
Answer: TASTE

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

7A clue: Cuban dance style
Answer: RUMBA

8 A clue: time to call the midwife
Answer: LABOR

9A clue: Country bordering Vietnam
Answer: LAOS

Mini down clues and answers

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

Index 2D: Standard restaurant order, with “u”
Answer: The usual

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

Index 4D: Forbidden
Answer: TABOO

Index 6D: Focus Ford?
Answer: CARS

How to play more Mini Crosswords

U Games section of the New York Times offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for everyone to play. You can play today’s Mini Crossword for free, but you need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.