Bit in a breakfast bowl

Latest answer — January 08, 2026

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  1. 1___ canto
  2. 4Lessons that might be spelled out for you?
  3. 8Photographer Diane
  4. 13Wide-open QA
  5. 14Coffee option
  6. 15Snatching sound, in the comics
  7. 16Nonverbal "well done"
  8. 18Well-known scheme designer
  9. 19One of the two Boolean values, in programming
  10. 20Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory
  11. 22Gimlet base
  12. 23Dundee dissent
  13. 25Cars with retractable roofs
  14. 27What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into
  15. 30Compete (for)
  16. 31Bit in a breakfast bowl
  17. 32Benefactor with a limited number of grants?
  18. 35Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement
  19. 39College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across?
  20. 42Cathedral recess
  21. 43Full of zing
  22. 44Tallahassee sch.
  23. 45Get rid of
  24. 47Tea traders?
  25. 49Accidentally burn, perhaps
  26. 54Influential power
  27. 55Feel under the weather
  28. 56It's a start!
  29. 58___-free
  30. 61Brand in the feminine care aisle
  31. 63Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes
  32. 65Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime
  33. 66Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School
  34. 67Cpl. or sgt.
  35. 68Grannies
  36. 69Fictional lover of Rochester
  37. 70Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short

Down

  1. 1Bangkok currency
  2. 2Doha dignitary
  3. 3Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water"
  4. 4Go on, in dialogue
  5. 5One who eats crisps and uses a loo
  6. 6Kind of duty
  7. 7Stab, in a way
  8. 8Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!"
  9. 9Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood
  10. 10"Spot on!"
  11. 11Open, as a fanny pack
  12. 12Scrapes
  13. 17Get wind of
  14. 21Knickknack
  15. 24"We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960
  16. 26Nursing spot
  17. 27Attire for a fraternity party, maybe
  18. 28Instrument originating in ancient Sumer
  19. 29Jump at, as an opportunity
  20. 33Opposite of SSW
  21. 34Maybes
  22. 36"In da Club" rapper
  23. 37Parks in history
  24. 38Albatross, so to speak
  25. 40Beloved
  26. 41Thumbs-up votes
  27. 46PlayStation alternatives
  28. 48So-called "father of the American cartoon"
  29. 49Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey
  30. 50It takes a bow in a concert hall
  31. 51Sir ___ Hercules John
  32. 52Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon"
  33. 53___ green
  34. 57Layer
  35. 59Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth
  36. 60Possessive of a Chinese menu?
  37. 62Zeta follower
  38. 64Go on dates with

The answer to “Bit in a breakfast bowl” in the New York Times crossword is OAT — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 8, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 31-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.

“Bit in a breakfast bowl” answer

OAT (3 letters)

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Why the answer is OAT

OAT is the 3-letter solution that fits "Bit in a breakfast bowl" in the NYT Crossword crossword on January 8, 2026 (31-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does OAT mean?

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

(noun)

  • an Old World cereal plant with a loose, branched cluster of florets, cultivated in cool climates and widely used for animal feed
  • an oat stem used as a musical pipe by shepherds, especially in pastoral or bucolic poetry

When else has “Bit in a breakfast bowl” appeared?

New York Times 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 8, 2026 (most recent) → OAT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Bit in a breakfast bowl”?

The answer is OAT, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on January 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Bit in a breakfast bowl”?

3 letters: OAT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on January 8, 2026 (a Thursday puzzle), at 31-Across.

Can “Bit in a breakfast bowl” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times 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 this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for January 8, 2026 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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