Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Jan. 2 – CNET

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I thought that my first name, though spelled differently, made it into the New York Times Mini Crossword today, but I was wrong. I mean, a four-letter word beginning with G that means “windy blast”? I’m GAEL, but I thought it had to be GALE. Took a little wind out of my gales, er sails, when I found out the answer was a different four-letter G word altogether. If you’re stuck on any of the clues today, whether or not you think it’s your name, we’ve got the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

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

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Windy blast
Answer: GUST

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

7A clue: Cuban dance style
Answer: RUMBA

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

9A clue: Country bordering Vietnam
Answer: LAOS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: “The ___ With the Dragon Tattoo”
Answer: GIRL

2D clue: Standard restaurant order, with “the”
Answer: USUAL

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

4D clue: Forbidden
Answer: TABOO

6D clue: Ford focus?
Answer: CARS

How to play more Mini Crosswords

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