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