NYT Mini Crossword Clues & Answers - Jan 31

Saturday, January 31, 2026

By Sam Ezersky

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NYT Mini Crossword Clues

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

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

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

Down

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

Here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers for Saturday, January 31, 2026 — every across and down solution for that day's 5×5 puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a Mini you missed, settling a “what was the answer on January 31?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. If you're after today's puzzle instead, head to our live NYT Mini answers page.

NYT Mini answers for January 31, 2026

The full solution for the January 31 Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Because the Mini is a compact 5×5, one missing letter tends to block several crossing answers at once, so each answer is listed separately: you can check just the one you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Saturday, January 31.

Hints for the January 31 Mini

Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's puzzle before the solutions above. The January 31 Mini fell on a Saturday, and while the Mini keeps a fairly even difficulty all week, its clues lean on quick general knowledge and current culture — so a single unfamiliar name is usually the one square that trips solvers up. Use the hints for that day's trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.

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Every across and down answer for the Saturday, January 31, 2026 Mini is listed at the top of this page — the confirmed grid as published that day.

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