NYT Mini Crossword Help, Hints & Clues for Today, January 10

NYT Mini Crossword’s January 10 edition is now available to solve. For the unversed, it’s a simpler and easier crossword that can be cracked within a few minutes. Every day, players are given a 5×5 grid to guess words via provided hints and place them accurately.

However, they have to ensure that each letter’s location is proper so that every word crosses each other and forms another word. If you by chance get stuck anywhere, this guide and in-game features will assist you. Get ready to leverage your smarts and guessing skills to crack today’s puzzle!

Here are the hints and answers for today’s crossword.

NYT Mini Crossword Hints for January 10

If you’re a crossword enthusiast looking for a fun game, then head to NYT’s website or application. The puzzle is available almost every day at different times: Weekdays and Saturdays at 10 p.m. EST and Sundays at 6 p.m. EST.

The player’s motive in the game should be to fill up the white squares, leveraging hints and arranging the words accurately. The crossword offers in-game assistance, such as a “life-saver” option.

This feature aids in revealing a square or an answer for you if you get stuck. Moreover, there are also options to auto-check and start the puzzle all over again. Below are the hints for the words to be found in the Across and Down columns:

ACROSS

1A Hybrid utensil popularized by Kentucky Fried Chicken in the 1970s

6A Cassowary’s claw

7A Genre with a “subs vs. dubs” debate (subtitles vs. dubbed dialogue)

8A Opponent

9A Feature of a scratch-and-sniff sticker

DOWN

1D There are seven in the Big Dipper

2D Freak out

3D Sliced, black pizza topping

4D Times New ___ (typeface)

5D Prepared to propose, perhaps

What are NYT Mini Crossword’s answers for today, January 10?

Here are NYT Mini Crossword’s answers:

ACROSS

SPORK

TALON

ANIME

RIVAL

SCENT

DOWN

STARS

PANIC

OLIVE

ROMAN

KNELT