Daily Themed Mini Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

Every clue from the January 2, 2026 Mini, with the solution beside it and the completed grid below. The Mini is the small 5 x 5 puzzle — if you are after the full-size grid, it is on the January 2 2026 Daily Themed Crossword page.

10 of 10 clues

Across

1A Give in to gravity, like an old couch SAG 3

4A Unlikely to bite, as an animal TAME 4

5A Oregon's capital SALEM 5

6A "Pumping ___" (gym slang) IRON 4

7A Train stop, for short STN 3

Down

1D Hairstyling place SALON 5

2D End of grace AMEN 4

3D Diamond or emerald GEM 3

4D Fruit pastry TART 4

5D Female sibling, fondly SIS 3

No clue on this page matches that text.

Solved grid

The completed 5 x 5 Mini grid for January 2, 2026.

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About the January 2, 2026 Mini

The Daily Themed Mini Crossword is the small 5 x 5 companion to the main puzzle — 10 clues instead of the usual sixty-odd, so most players finish it in a couple of minutes. Answers here run three to five letters.

Looking for the full-size grid from the same day? It is on the Daily Themed Crossword January 2 2026 page. Every Mini we have solved is listed in the Mini archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.