NYT Mini Crossword - January 31, 2026

1. Lifeguard's skill, for short

4. Health measure calculated using height and weight: Abbr.

7. "I've cracked the code!"

8. Long, long time

9. Like a desert's climate

10. "We're still figuring it out" inits.

11. Holder of meats and cheeses at a supermarket

13. Needing careful handling

14. X-ray alternative

15. Zipped along

16. Suffix with legal

17. Ask nosy questions

1. Header on a company's website, perhaps

2. Opponent of a Met or Marlin, in the N.L. East

3. Halves of diameters

4. Tech release that's not the finished product

5. Mafia member

6. "Yes ___!" (informal "For sure!")

9. Words from someone hoping to be friends on Facebook

12. Includes on an email chain