Looking forthe most recentMini Crossword answer?Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles.Today's Mini Crossword wasn't too tough, As a Gen Xer who grew up on Sesame Street, OF COURSE I know who Slimey's owner is. Read on if you're stuck, and need some answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visitCNET's NYT puzzle hints page.Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword for Jan. 9, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers1A clue: The translation of this English word is "sinister" in LatinAnswer: LEFT5A clue: Brief role for a big starAnswer: CAMEO6A clue: Muppet with a pet worm named SlimeyAnswer: OSCAR7A clue: Specifics, slangilyAnswer: DEETS8A clue: Playground retort to "Am not!"Answer: ARESOMini down clues and answers1D clue: High-tech beamAnswer: LASER2D clue: Host with a microphoneAnswer: EMCEE3D clue: Extraordinary achievementsAnswer: FEATS4D clue: Where most of the body's organs are locatedAnswer: TORSO5D clue: Musical finaleAnswer: CODAHow to play more Mini CrosswordsThe New York Times Games section offers a large number of online games, but only some of them are free for all to play. You can play the current day's Mini Crossword for free, but you'll need a subscription to the Times Games section to play older puzzles from the archives.