Need help with the Wednesday, January 28, 2026 NYT Mini Crossword? Start with the spoiler-safe hints below, then check the clue-by-clue answer key when you’re ready. Parade’s date-specific guide lists five Across answers and five Down answers.
Hints for the January 28 Mini
These hints can help you finish without revealing every answer at once. The clue wording follows Parade’s guide.
- 2 Down: Ends with P.
- 3 Down: Starts with S.
- 4 Down: Ends with S.
- 6 Down: Starts with P.
Parade’s guide labels its last hint 6 Down, while its answer list contains five Down entries. Treat that hint as printed rather than assuming a grid position from the list.
Across answers
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| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 Across: “Remove from a position of power” | OUST |
| 5 Across: “Not cool” | UNHIP |
| 7 Across: “‘Fine, see if ___!’” | ICARE |
| 8 Across: “Kind of bored” | JADED |
| 9 Across: “Primatologist’s subjects” | APES |
Down answers
| Clue | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 Down: “Kind of board” | OUIJA |
| 2 Down: “Prepare to use, as a pen” | UNCAP |
| 3 Down: “Desirable place to sit on a hot day” | SHADE |
| 4 Down: “Pair on a bicycle” | TIRES |
| 5 Down: “___ Xing (street sign)” | PED |
Source and puzzle identification
This is the puzzle identified as Wednesday, January 28, 2026, in Parade’s date-specific NYT Mini answer guide, published that day by Choya Johnson. Parade is a secondary answer guide, not an official New York Times verification. Answers for neighboring dates belong to different puzzles.
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