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NYT Mini Crossword January 3, 2026 Answers

Every clue and answer for the New York Times Mini Crossword on January 3, 2026. Tap any clue to see the other dates it has appeared.

Across

1Pickle holderJAR

12Miner’s questORE

13Sassiness, informallyTUDE

14“As -- saying ...”IWAS

16Voting groupBLOC

17Classic Kinks songLOLA

18Coffee station applianceESPRESSOMAKER

21Red -- beetASA

22U.K. military fliersRAF

23UnspokenTACIT

26“Uh-huh”YUP

27-- Pérignon (French bubbly)DOM

30Lawyer ClooneyAMAL

31Selleck of “Blue Bloods”TOM

32New Delhi dressSARI

33Part of LGBTQGAY

34Resistance unitOHM

35Fitness program with Latin musicZUMBA

36South, in SpanishSUR

37Note after faSOL

38Dessert-creating applianceICECREAMMAKER

45Cast a ballotVOTE

46United -- EmiratesARAB

47EggsOVA

48Country singer JacksonALAN

49Actress HatcherTERI

51Interior designer BerkusNATE

Down

1GagJOKE

2Villain in “Wonder Woman”ARES

4OptimallyATBEST

5Oklahoma cityTULSA

6Big fussesADOS

7ProprietyDECORUM

8Kebab go-withPILAF

9Furry sci-fi critterEWOK

11Boris Godunov, for oneTSAR

19BarRAIL

20Pirate’s chartMAP

23Kids’ gameTAG

24“I -- Rock”AMA

27WeirDAM

29Ms. FarrowMIA

31MenacesTHREATS

321973 Toni Morrison novelSULA

34Wilder’s “-- Town”OUR

35Dead man walking?ZOMBIE

36Public outburstSCENE

37BrainySMART

38Tennis great LendlIVAN

39Pop flavorCOLA

40Coup d’--ETAT

41Geometric calculationAREA

42Japanese instrumentKOTO

43Satan’s forteEVIL

44McNally partnerRAND

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