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NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, January 8, 2026

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

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

Across

1. Donate
GIVE
5. Piece of equipment in curling or Quidditch
BROOM
6. Tidbit of information
DATUM
7. Prone to daydreaming
SPACY
8. Athletic shorts fabric
MESH

Down

1. Flavor of a purple lollipop
GRAPE
2. Greek letter I's
IOTAS
3. Go to bat (for)
VOUCH
4. Award with Daytime and Primetime categories
EMMY
5. Erotic practice in "Fifty Shades of Grey," for short
BDSM

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: GIVE · BROOM · DATUM · SPACY · MESH
Down: GRAPE · IOTAS · VOUCH · EMMY · BDSM

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