NYT Crossword January 31 2026 Answers

All 66 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Nick MaritzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3R4T5I6A7L8A9R10T11S12PEDIATRICIAN13S14VANILLAICECREA15M16ONTOE17LAH18HOLLA19CEOS20CIDE21R22SLAG23ARR24PLANNE25D26EMI27BAS28SLINE29PI30CNIC31TENS32SLAB33I34N35CUBI36BUILD37S38U39P40DOH41SC42RAPES43PGA44EDI45T46SELES47SALT48AEGI49S50CAR51GENIE52SANTA53MONI54CAPIER55ROLLERCOASTER56NEANDERTHAL

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES66 CLUES
ACROSS
1AGrappling is used in this11 lettersMARTIALARTS
12AOnes who handle minor health problems?13 lettersPEDIATRICIANS
17A___-di-dah3 lettersLAH
18ASay "hey," slangily5 lettersHOLLA
22APyroclastic material4 lettersSLAG
23ASheet music abbr.3 lettersARR
24ADeliberate7 lettersPLANNED
27AFoundation of music?8 lettersBASSLINE
33AEvil spirits6 lettersINCUBI
36AAccumulates8 lettersBUILDSUP
40A"Silly me!"3 lettersDOH
41ABarely gets (by)7 lettersSCRAPES
44AMenu bar option4 lettersEDIT
47ASeason4 lettersSALT
50AJaguar, e.g.3 lettersCAR
55AAttraction at the 52-Across13 lettersROLLERCOASTER
56AOld man?11 lettersNEANDERTHAL
DOWN
1DGuides7 lettersMENTORS
2D"Peace out!"5 lettersADIOS
3DPerturb4 lettersRILE
4DChess legend Mikhail ___3 lettersTAL
5DBolognese, Parmesan, etc.8 lettersITALIANS
6DDaughter of King Minos, in myth7 lettersARIADNE
8DPart of a great deal?3 lettersACE
9DOpulent4 lettersRICH
12DCafe chain6 lettersPANERA
13DMajor product of Milan6 lettersSALAMI
20DTraining courses7 lettersCLINICS
21DYes and no, say7 lettersREPLIES
24DCommon folk5 lettersPLEBS
25DRings5 lettersDIALS
28DApt name for a chef3 lettersSTU
33DWhat do you have in mind?5 lettersIDEAS
34D"Sorry, honey"6 lettersNODEAR
35DFrench bun7 lettersCHIGNON
36DParity7 lettersBALANCE
38DMore unpleasant6 lettersUGLIER
42DCapture, in a way6 lettersRECORD
45DMr. or Mrs.5 lettersTITLE
47DBodily partitions5 lettersSEPTA
49DRoom in an adobe4 lettersSALA
51DLong cut4 lettersGASH
53DChaps3 lettersMEN
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