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    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Jan. 31

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    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Jan. 31

    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Jan. 31

    Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 31.

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    The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Jan. 31, 2026.

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    Mini across clues and answers

    1A clue: Lifeguard’s skill, for short
    Answer: CPR

    4A clue: Health measure calculated using height and weight: Abbr.
    Answer: BMI

    7A clue: “I’ve cracked the code!”
    Answer: AHA

    8A clue: Long, long time
    Answer: EON

    9A clue: Like a desert’s climate
    Answer: ARID

    10A clue: “We’re still figuring it out” inits.
    Answer: TBD

    11A clue: Holder of meats and cheeses at a supermarket
    Answer: DELICASE

    13A clue: Needing careful handling
    Answer: DELICATE

    14A clue: X-ray alternative
    Answer: MRI

    15A clue: Zipped along
    Answer: SPED

    16A clue: Suffix with legal
    Answer: ESE

    17A clue: Ask nosy questions
    Answer: PRY

    Mini down clues and answers

    1D clue: Header on a company’s website, perhaps
    Answer: CAREERS

    2D clue: Opponent of a Met or Marlin, in the N.L. East
    Answer: PHILLIE

    3D clue: Halves of diameters
    Answer: RADII

    4D clue: Tech release that’s not the finished product
    Answer: BETAAPP

    5D clue: Mafia member
    Answer: MOBSTER

    6D clue: “Yes ___!” (informal “For sure!”)
    Answer: INDEEDY

    9D clue: Words from someone hoping to be friends on Facebook
    Answer: ADDME

    12D clue: Includes on an email chain
    Answer: CCS

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