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The Complete NYT Mini Crossword for January 6, 2025.
Go through the clues and answers
1A term: ___ notification (notification on the phone screen)
Answer: SMOKE
5A Clue: Stocking Stuffer?
Answer: GRANDFATHER
Clue 6A: Hunter with a famous “belt”
Answer: ORION
7A Clue: In short, gas is used to introduce some beer and coffee
Answer: NITRO
8A clue: 18-wheeler
Answer: HALF
Mini down clues and answers
1D Clue: Home of Notre Dame Cathedral
Answer: PARIS
2D clue: join forces
Answer: UNITE
3D clue: Storm
Answer: STORM
4D clue: The world capital whose name means “between two rivers” in Vietnamese.
Answer: HANOI
5D Clue: A kid with a Roman numeral after his name, maybe
Answer: SON
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