NEW Mini Crossword clues and answers for Thursday, January 9

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If you missed Wednesday’s NEW Mini, you can find the answers here:

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Wondering what English word means “spooky” in Latin? Not sure which Muppet has a pet worm named Slimey? Don’t worry because I’m here to help you with today’s answers NEW Mini crossword.

The NEW Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and longer crossword puzzle. Most days there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Unlike its bigger sibling, the NEW Mini Crossword is free to play New York Times website or NEW Game app. However, you need one NEW Game subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.

To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, is here NEW Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, January 9 (spoilers ahead, of course):

NEW Mini crossword clues and answers

NEW Mini Across Answers

1 Across: The translation of this English word is “sinister” in Latin — LEFT

5 across: Short role for a big star — CAMEO

6 Across: The Muppet With A Pet Worm Named Slimey — OSCAR

7 Across: Specific, slangy — DEETS

8 Across: The playground retorts to “Isn’t!” — IS SO

NEW Mini Down Answers

1 Down: High Tech Beam — LASER

2 Down: Host with a microphone — EMCEE

3 Down: Extraordinary Performances — FEATS

4 Down: Where most of the body’s organs are located — TORSO

5 Down: Musical Finale — CODA

It took me 1:08 to complete today’s NEW Mini.

I struggled a bit with this one, only getting CAMEO as an actual response on my first pass of the Across tracks. I thought 8 Across was “is too” at first, which threw me off as I tried to fill in the Down words. However, I realized it must be wrong once I got to CODA. That helped me unlock OSCAR and DEETS and after that I was off to the races.

I have very little knowledge of Latin so had no idea about 1 Across without context from other answers. I’m sure that’s not a factoid that certain politically minded people will even weaponize.

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