NYT Mini Crossword Help, Hints & Clues for Today, January 8

Experiencing problems in solving the NYT Mini Crossword for January 8? Then, here’s some assistance with hints and answers for you. Unlike longer crosswords, this particular game is fairly easy, simpler, and can be completed within minutes. Every day, players are given a 5×5 grid for word-guessing and placements. They have to first crack the hints and arrange the respective words in the Across and Down columns. Even if you get stuck mid-way, there are hints and in-game assistance provided for easy solving.

Now, without further ado, here are hints, clues, and answers for today’s crossword.

NYT Mini Crossword Hint for January 8

Every day, players can savor this crossword on the outlet’s application and website. Weekday and Saturday puzzles are available at 10 p.m. EST the night before, while Sunday puzzles are released at 6:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, per the New York Times. In the game, players are required to fill up the white squares with their guessed words. However, they have to make sure their letters and words cross each other, also helping in forming another word. Additionally, you will get limited in-game assistance to provide you with a hint, reveal a square, or answer for you.

Here are the hints for word-guessing:

ACROSS

• 1A Word on the front door of the Midvale School for the Gifted, in a famous “Far Side” cartoon
• 5A Classic TV squad featuring B.A., Faceman, Hannibal, and Murdock
• 7A MA or MS, but not BA or BS
• 8A Like the letter J, alphabetically
• 9A Butt, to Brits

DOWN

• 1D Food you might cook al dente
• 2D Downright
• 3D What the Tower of Pisa does
• 4D Milky coffee order
• 6D “I’ve seen better”

What are NYT Mini Crossword’s answers for today, January 8?

Here are the answers for NYT Mini Crossword, January 8 edition.

ACROSS

• PULL
• ATEAM
• STATE
• TENTH
• ARSE

DOWN

• PASTA
• UTTER
• LEANS
• LATTE
• MEH