NYT CROSSWORD • SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Jan 31, 2026

Complete answer list for the January 31, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Nick MaritzEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1566 clues

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Across 30

  1. 1Grappling is used in this ↗MARTIALARTS
  2. 12Ones who handle minor health problems? ↗PEDIATRICIANS
  3. 14Dessert introduced to the U.S. in the 1780s, after Thomas Jefferson discovered it in France ↗VANILLAICECREAM
  4. 16Like someone in pointe shoes, maybe ↗ONTOE
  5. 17___-di-dah ↗LAH
  6. 18Say "hey," slangily ↗HOLLA
  7. 19They're at the tops of some ladders, informally ↗CEOS
  8. 20Offering that's fresh off the press? ↗CIDER
  9. 22Pyroclastic material ↗SLAG
  10. 23Sheet music abbr. ↗ARR
  11. 24Deliberate ↗PLANNED
  12. 26Sex Pistols song disparaging the band's former label ↗EMI
  13. 27Foundation of music? ↗BASSLINE
  14. 29Fun activity for a summer day ↗PICNIC
  15. 31Dice rolls from Jail to Free Parking, in Monopoly ↗TENS
  16. 32Serving of meat loaf, maybe ↗SLAB
  17. 33Evil spirits ↗INCUBI
  18. 36Accumulates ↗BUILDSUP
  19. 40"Silly me!" ↗DOH
  20. 41Barely gets (by) ↗SCRAPES
  21. 43Org. associated with the Wanamaker Trophy ↗PGA
  22. 44Menu bar option ↗EDIT
  23. 46Tennis legend who won the French Open when she was just 16 ↗SELES
  24. 47Season ↗SALT
  25. 48Protection, as from an organization ↗AEGIS
  26. 50Jaguar, e.g. ↗CAR
  27. 51To whom you might say "I wish …" ↗GENIE
  28. 52Southern California site whose 1909 opening was accompanied by a visit from the U.S.S. Albany ↗SANTAMONICAPIER
  29. 55Attraction at the 52-Across ↗ROLLERCOASTER
  30. 56Old man? ↗NEANDERTHAL

Down 36

  1. 1Guides ↗MENTORS
  2. 2"Peace out!" ↗ADIOS
  3. 3Perturb ↗RILE
  4. 4Chess legend Mikhail ___ ↗TAL
  5. 5Bolognese, Parmesan, etc. ↗ITALIANS
  6. 6Daughter of King Minos, in myth ↗ARIADNE
  7. 7Tree growth indicative of good air quality ↗LICHEN
  8. 8Part of a great deal? ↗ACE
  9. 9Opulent ↗RICH
  10. 10Tubers from which a gluten-free type of flour is derived ↗TAROS
  11. 11Herman ___, Dutch ophthalmologist known for his visual acuity testing ↗SNELLEN
  12. 12Cafe chain ↗PANERA
  13. 13Major product of Milan ↗SALAMI
  14. 14English lesson subject, for short ↗VOCAB
  15. 15"Science is ___ that works": Kurt Vonnegut ↗MAGIC
  16. 20Training courses ↗CLINICS
  17. 21Yes and no, say ↗REPLIES
  18. 24Common folk ↗PLEBS
  19. 25Rings ↗DIALS
  20. 28Apt name for a chef ↗STU
  21. 30Compound in some sleep aids, familiarly ↗CBD
  22. 32Largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area ↗SUPERIOR
  23. 33What do you have in mind? ↗IDEAS
  24. 34"Sorry, honey" ↗NODEAR
  25. 35French bun ↗CHIGNON
  26. 36Parity ↗BALANCE
  27. 37Variety of dog associated with King Charles ↗SPANIEL
  28. 38More unpleasant ↗UGLIER
  29. 39___ Noster (the Lord's Prayer) ↗PATER
  30. 42Capture, in a way ↗RECORD
  31. 45Mr. or Mrs. ↗TITLE
  32. 47Bodily partitions ↗SEPTA
  33. 49Room in an adobe ↗SALA
  34. 51Long cut ↗GASH
  35. 53Chaps ↗MEN
  36. 54One of three in the Horatio Henry Couldery painting "Curiosity" ↗CAT