Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answer on Jan 14, 2026

Daily answers for the New York Times Mini Crossword game.

Mini Crossword

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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ACROSS

  1. 1.Abruptly stop texting
  2. 6.Shaving kit item
  3. 7.2024 film role for which Mikey Madison won Best Actress
  4. 8.The ancient Chinese used compressed blocks of tea leaves as this
  5. 9.Shape of a round chart

DOWN

  1. 1.Dad's dad, informally
  2. 2.Capital of Vietnam
  3. 3.___ layer, part of Earth's atmosphere
  4. 4.How you might wake up after sleeping funny
  5. 5.Cafeteria food carrier

Mini Crossword Hint

Mini Answer on Wednesday, January 14, 2026

1G
2H
3O
4S
5T
6R
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Z
O
R
7A
N
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R
A
8M
O
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9P
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Mini Answer per Hint

ACROSS

  1. 1.Abruptly stop texting(GHOST)
  2. 6.Shaving kit item(RAZOR)
  3. 7.2024 film role for which Mikey Madison won Best Actress(ANORA)
  4. 8.The ancient Chinese used compressed blocks of tea leaves as this(MONEY)
  5. 9.Shape of a round chart(PIE)

DOWN

  1. 1.Dad's dad, informally(GRAMP)
  2. 2.Capital of Vietnam(HANOI)
  3. 3.___ layer, part of Earth's atmosphere(OZONE)
  4. 4.How you might wake up after sleeping funny(SORE)
  5. 5.Cafeteria food carrier(TRAY)