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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, January 6, 2026

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

A Tuesday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: NEVER opens the Across clues and NAB runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. When pigs fly
NEVER
6. Courtroom excuse
ALIBI
7. "That's a ___!" ("Seems unlikely!")
BIGIF
8. Cash register compartment
TILL
9. She, in French
ELLE

Down

1. Catch, as a crook
NAB
2. Designation for prolific Yelp reviewers
ELITE
3. Candlelight ___ (solemn observance)
VIGIL
4. Online invoice
EBILL
5. Piece of equipment in a Winter Olympics biathlon
RIFLE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: NEVER · ALIBI · BIGIF · TILL · ELLE
Down: NAB · ELITE · VIGIL · EBILL · RIFLE

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