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The NYT mini crossword puzzle completed by January 31, 2026.
Mini through clues and answers
1 Hint: Lifeguard skill, abbreviated
Answer: CPR
4A index: Health measure calculated based on height and weight: Abbr.
Answer: BMI
7A clue: “I cracked the code!”
Answer: AHA
8 Hint: A Very, Very Long Time
Answer: EON
9A clue: like the climate of a desert
Solution: ARID
10A clue: “We’re still finding out.”
Answer: to be determined
11A clue: Holder of meats and cheeses in a supermarket
Answer: DELICASE
13Hint: Requires careful handling
Solution: DELICATE
14A clue: an alternative to X-rays
Answer: MRI
15Hint: Zippered
Solution: SPED
16A clue: Suffix with legal
Answer: ESE
17A Hint: Ask Curious Questions
Solution: PRY
Mini-clues and answers
Clue 1D: Company website header, perhaps
Answer: CAREER
Clue 2D: Opponent of a Met or Marlin, in the NL East
Answer: PHILLIE
3D Index: Halves of diameters
Solution: RADII
4D Index: a technical version which is not the finished product
Solution: BETAAPP
Clue 5D: member of the mafia
Answer: MOBSTER
Clue 6D: “Yes ___!” » (informal “Of course!”)
Answer: INDEPENDENT
Clue 9D: Words from someone hoping to become a friend on Facebook
Answer: ADDME
Hint 12D: Included on an email chain
Answer: CSC
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