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The answers below are for the NYT Mini Crossword dated Saturday, January 24, 2026. If you want a nudge before seeing the full solution, start with the hints; the complete Across and Down answers follow.
Hints before the answers
- Across: The clues include a snow-clearing vehicle, a Jon Hamm breakout role, and what you might negotiate with a 3-year-old.
- Down: Look for a lime-and-peanut noodle dish, a singing candlestick from Beauty and the Beast, and a type of band.
Across answers
- Snow day vehicle: PLOW
- Steam room alternative: SAUNA
- Show on which Jon Hamm had his breakout role: MADMEN
- Subject of negotiations with a 3-year-old: BEDTIME
- Respected veteran, in slang: OLDHEAD
- Gain back, as trust: REEARN
- Spooky: EERIE
Down answers
- Noodle dish garnished with lime wedges and crushed peanuts: PADTHAI
- Singing candlestick in “Beauty and the Beast”: LUMIERE
- ___ band: ONEMAN
- Decreased in size, as the moon: WANED
- More blue: SADDER
- Chaotic fight: MELEE
- Total snoozefest: BORE
Which January 24 puzzle is this?
This answer set is for Saturday, January 24, 2026—not Friday, January 24, 2025, which is a different puzzle. Parade and Technobezz list the same clue-and-answer pairings for the 2026 date: Parade and Technobezz.
Technobezz describes this particular puzzle as a 7×7 grid with 14 clues. That is metadata reported for this puzzle, not a general rule about every Mini.
When did the puzzle appear?
Secondary answer pages give conflicting release or reset times: Parade says the Mini resets at 10 p.m., while Try Hard Guides gives 6 p.m. ET for weekend puzzles. Because those accounts differ, a definitive time is not established here. See the respective pages: Parade and Try Hard Guides.
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