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NYT Mini Crossword January 21, 2026 Answers

Every clue and answer for the New York Times Mini Crossword on January 21, 2026. Tap any clue to see the other dates it has appeared.

Across

1May honoreeMOM

4Citrus drinkADE

7Nickelodeon’s “Explorer”DORA

8Falls into a chairPLOPS

10Put through a sieve, as potatoesRICED

11Sea off SicilyIONIAN

13Cafeteria meals for studentsSCHOOLLUNCHES

16Darjeeling, e.g.TEA

17PoorNEEDY

18Shock partnerAWE

19Literary collectionsANAS

20Length times widthAREA

21Trojan War storyILIAD

23Sun-poweredSOLAR

25Eve’s mateADAM

26Ship’s frameHULL

27Comic RomanoRAY

28Heat to near boilingSCALD

30Narc’s org.DEA

33Communal meals at a place of worshipCHURCHSUPPERS

36Decline to participateOPTOUT

37CompetitorRIVAL

38Mattress brandSERTA

39SkipOMIT

41Erie Canal muleSAL

Down

1Frappuccino flavoringMOCHA

2Popular layered cookieOREO

3“Material Girl” singerMADONNA

5Marie’s brotherDONNY

6MonumentalEPIC

7“Monopoly” cubesDICE

8HeapsPILES

9African desertSAHARA

10Letters after QRST

12More recentNEWER

14Pencil fillerLEAD

15Mermaid’s homeSEA

19GoalAIM

20100 percentALL

21The Gem StateIDAHO

22Two-point shotsLAYUPS

23“Star Trek” helmsmanSULU

24VeteransOLDPROS

25Curved lineARC

26“-- luego!”HASTA

28Sportscast offeringSCORE

29Paratrooper’s needCHUTE

30One with a pitchforkDEVIL

31Part of Q.E.D.ERAT

32Visual communication syst.ASL

34Numbered rds.RTES

35Fine cottonPIMA

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