NYT Mini Crossword Today: Clues And Answers For Thursday January 30 – Forbes

Answers for today’s NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead.
In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:
Wondering what Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman might be? Not sure what “soft rock” refers to? Don’t worry, because I’m here to help you with the answers for today’s NYT Mini crossword.
The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.
Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you’ll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.
To help you avoid getting stuck and having to reveal missing letters, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, January 30 (spoilers lie ahead, of course):
1 Across: Soft rock – TALC
5 Across: First-string squad – A-TEAM
7 Across: Soft rock? – MAGMA
8 Across: Tissue layers, e.g. – PLIES
9 Across: Fiona Apple and Tracy Chapman, vocally – ALTOS
1 Down: Florida’s so-called “Cigar City” – TAMPA
2 Down: To any degree – AT ALL
3 Down: Not sketchy, colloquially – LEGIT
4 Down: Brief role in a movie – CAMEO
6 Down: Midnight ___ (Christmas service) – MASS
Completed New York Times Mini crossword for Thursday, January 30
It took me 1:22 to complete today’s NYT Mini.
I struggled slightly with this one. I only got the last two answers on the Across side on my first pass. But not quite as I thought 8 Across was “paper.” Oddly enough, enough letters matched the actual answer that I was able to get TAMPA and CAMEO. It was only when I got to MASS that I realized “paper” incorrect.
It took me a few seconds to puzzle out TALC. The rest of the words fell into place after that.
Make sure to follow my blog for more coverage of the NYT Mini and other word games, as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It’s fun there.

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