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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Jan. 2

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 2.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s pretty straightforward, but read on for the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition 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 to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Fill in the ___
Answer: BLANK

6A clue: Large quantity at a pot dispensary
Answer: OUNCE

7A clue: Remove one’s name from, as an online photo
Answer: UNTAG

8A clue: Org. whose upcoming Artemis II mission will launch astronauts around the moon
Answer: NASA

9A clue: Parched
Answer: DRY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Hop like a kangaroo
Answer: BOUND

2D clue: ___ lander (moon vehicle)
Answer: LUNAR

3D clue: Squirming in one’s seat
Answer: ANTSY

4D clue: College Football Playoff org.
Answer: NCAA

5D clue: Beer dispenser
Answer: KEG

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Jan. 2, #466

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 2, No. 466.

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is pretty tricky. That purple category expects you to recognize sports-team names with one change, so try and spot terms you know hidden inside the words. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Raring to go.

Green group hint: Aces high.

Blue group hint: Robin Hood.

Purple group hint: Hockey teams, with a twist.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Full of energy.

Green group: Actions with a deck of playing cards.

Blue group: Archery terms.

Purple group: NHL teams, with the last letter changed.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is full of energy. The four answers are fresh, invigorated, rested and restored.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is actions with a deck of playing cards. The four answers are cut, deal, draw and shuffle.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is archery terms. The four answers are arrow, bullseye, nock and quiver.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is NHL teams, with the last letter changed. The four answers are Bluey (Blues), ducky (Ducks), start (Stars) and wilt (Wild).

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 2, #936

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Jan. 2 #936.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has a very challenging purple category that requires the ability to mentally add in a letter that’s not there. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Get me a pen.

Green group hint: Hokey.

Blue group hint: This is a level to meet.

Purple group hint: Garden produce, with a twist.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Write.

Green group: Shtick.

Blue group: Benchmark.

Purple group: Vegetables minus starting letter.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is write. The four answers are jot, log, note and record.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is shtick. The four answers are bit, gag, number and routine.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is benchmark. The four answers are bar, example, metric and standard.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is vegetables minus starting letter. The four answers are ale (kale), eek (leek), hive (chive) and quash (squash).

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 2 #670

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 2, No. 670.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a fun topic, but as always, some of the answers are difficult to unscramble. So if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Home is where the hearth is.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Snuggle up.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

LAKE, TAKE, BAKE, PEAT, TAPE, WIPE, LASS, BORE, MELD, BLANK, PATE, LATE, TATE, FIRE, FILE, RACE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: