Answers to today’s New York Times simple crossword January 3


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NYT Mini Crossword Puzzle Completed January 3, 2026.

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Mini cross clues and answers

1 guide: tapioca pearls
Answer: Bubba

Evidence 5A: Disappears into thin air
Answer: fade away

7 Evidence: “Come on, we expect more from you.”
The answer: better

9 Evidence: Dangerous, like a winter sidewalk
The answer: icy

10 Evidence: Social Media ___ (Where We Are Now)
The answer: afternoon

11 Evidence: Feeling frustrated
The answer: sad

12 Evidence: Director Howard
Answer: Ron

13 Guide: Miami’s nightlife
The answer: clubs

16 ideas: The cause of premature aging
The answer: stress

17 Evidence: The sun is on the “sunny side up”
Answer: egg yolk

Mini down clues and answers

1D Evidence: Why new parents cancel plans
Answer: Baby Duty

2D idea: 4/4
The answer: one

3D idea: a fraction of a byte
The answer: a little

4D Evidence: The icon next to the tainted record
The answer: the star

5D Guide: The Singer’s Contribution to the Song
The answer: singing

Hexagram: Long-necked birds
Answer: Heron

7D Guide: ___ Golf
Answer: disk

8D Evidence: It sounded like a doorbell
Answer: Range

14D Evidence: “Dude!”
The answer: my brother

15D Evidence: ___ Air (Live in Los Angeles)
Answer: Bill


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