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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Friday, January 2, 2026

5x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Friday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: BLANK opens the Across clues and BOUND runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Fill in the ___
    BLANK
  • 6. Large quantity at a pot dispensary
    OUNCE
  • 7. Remove one's name from, as an online photo
    UNTAG
  • 8. Org. whose upcoming Artemis II mission will launch astronauts around the moon
    NASA
  • 9. Parched
    DRY

Down

  • 1. Hop like a kangaroo
    BOUND
  • 2. ___ lander (moon vehicle)
    LUNAR
  • 3. Squirming in one's seat
    ANTSY
  • 4. College Football Playoff org.
    NCAA
  • 5. Beer dispenser
    KEG

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: BLANK · OUNCE · UNTAG · NASA · DRY
Down: BOUND · LUNAR · ANTSY · NCAA · KEG
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