Ask nosy questions

Latest answer — January 31, 2026

17 Across

To do this is to poke into matters that are not your business 👀

Scroll down for rest of crossword answers

NYT Mini Crossword

This clue's Saturday, January 31, 2026 appearance

Tap a square to reveal a letter.

Or reveal one clue at a time with the Hint and Answer buttons below.

Across

  1. 1Lifeguard's skill, for short
  2. 4Health measure calculated using height and weight: Abbr.
  3. 7"I've cracked the code!"
  4. 8Long, long time
  5. 9Like a desert's climate
  6. 10"We're still figuring it out" inits.
  7. 11Holder of meats and cheeses at a supermarket
  8. 13Needing careful handling
  9. 14X-ray alternative
  10. 15Zipped along
  11. 16Suffix with legal
  12. 17Ask nosy questions

Down

  1. 1Header on a company's website, perhaps
  2. 2Opponent of a Met or Marlin, in the N.L. East
  3. 3Halves of diameters
  4. 4Tech release that's not the finished product
  5. 5Mafia member
  6. 6"Yes ___!" (informal "For sure!")
  7. 9Words from someone hoping to be friends on Facebook
  8. 12Includes on an email chain

The answer to “Ask nosy questions” in the New York Times Mini crossword is PRY — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 31, 2026 at 17-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Ask nosy questions” answer

PRY (3 letters)

Use the reveal tiles above to uncover the solution one letter at a time if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Prefer the full answer straight away? It's PRY.

Why the answer is PRY

To do this is to poke into matters that are not your business 👀

What does PRY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PRY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(verb)

  • inquire too closely into a person's private affairs

When else has “Ask nosy questions” appeared?

New York Times Mini reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

January 31, 2026 (most recent) → PRY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Ask nosy questions”?

The answer is PRY, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Ask nosy questions”?

3 letters: PRY.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times Mini crossword on January 31, 2026, at 17-Across.

Can “Ask nosy questions” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of today's NYT Mini answers?

Every clue and answer from that day's puzzle is linked above, and the full grid is on the NYT Mini answers page.

New York Times Mini Crossword is published by The New York Times; WordHint is an independent site and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the publisher.

Crossword Clues

Looking up a clue? Jump into today's answers and clue help from top puzzles.