Today’s New York Times Simple Crossword Answers January 4

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Need some help with today’s mini crossword? It’s one of those puzzle grids that doesn’t have any empty spaces at all, so if you answer all the cross clues correctly, the bottom spots will fill themselves in, and vice versa. Read on for the answers. And if you could use some tips and tricks for your everyday solution, check out our site Simple crossword tips.

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Let’s get to those simple crossword clues and answers.

Mini cross clues and answers

1 Guide: Ron Swanson’s “Number One Favorite Food” in Parks and Recreation
The answer: Bacon

6Guide: Comes in black and green varieties, depending on maturity
The answer: olives

7A clue: Paramour
Answer: Beloved

8A Clue: In the bronze medal position
Answer: Third

9A Clue: Feeling resentful, colloquially
Answer: salty

Mini down clues and answers

1D idea: lightning lines
Answer: Bolts

2D Guide: Hawaiian Salutations
Answer: Aloha

3D Proof: “C” from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Answer: Civilian

4D Evidence: Out in the open
The answer: frank

5D Guide: Very knowledgeable, and proud of it
The answer: nerdy

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