NYT Crossword: answers for Friday, January 31

By Sam Hill

NYT Crossword: answers for Friday, January 31

The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today -- with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there's something for everyone -- but the newspaper's standard crossword puzzle still reigns supreme. The daily crossword is full of interesting trivia, helps improve mental flexibility and, of course, gives you some bragging rights if you manage to finish it every day.

While the NYT puzzle might feel like an impossible task some days, solving a crossword is a skill and it takes practice -- don't get discouraged if you can't get every single word in a puzzle.

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If you're having trouble completing today's NYT Crossword, we're here to help. We've got all the answers for today's clues down below.

Please enable Javascript to view this content NYT Crossword answers today Across 1 Many job fair attendees: Abbr. : SRS 4 "We're done, folks!" : THATSAWRAP 14 Draws from : TAPS 16 One with sound judgment? : AUDIOPHILE 17 God for whom Wednesday is named : ODIN 18 Capsules that can track health info : SMARTPILLS 19 Number of countries whose names both start and end with "A" : NINE 20 "Truth is ..." : TOBEHONEST 21 Alpine crooner : YODELER 23 "Ich bin ___ Berliner" : EIN 24 Went out for a bit : DOZED 25 Animal resting place : BARNYARD 30 Like a basketball court's three-point line : ARCED 31 Short-distance driver : VALET 32 Scolding word : BAD 33 Tells on, with "out" : RATS 34 Useful acquaintances : INS 35 Big acronym in purifying filters : HEPA 36 "Yo te ___" : AMO 37 Hinduism's "king of fruits" : MANGO 39 Permit to pass : LETBY 40 Pool and darts, often : BARGAMES 42 Cruz known as the "Queen of Salsa" : CELIA 43 Emmy-winning actress Edebiri of "The Bear" : AYO 44 1940s Chinese revolutionaries : MAOISTS 46 He's taken! : MARRIEDMAN 51 Way : PATH 52 "Seems fishy to me" : IDONTBUYIT 53 Qualified : ABLE 54 Focus group? : CAMERACREW 55 A buck or two : DEER 56 Listless look : EMPTYSTARE 57 Wanders around a terminal, for short? : TSA Down 1 Insensitive to human feeling : STONY 2 Air play? : RADIODRAMA 3 Public relations pro, informally : SPINDOCTOR 4 Tried a bit of : TASTED 5 "The most engaging cowardice," per Robert Frost : HUMOR 6 Not much hair cream : ADAB 7 It goes bald over time : TIRE 8 "Deal with it!" : SOTHERE 9 Select : APPOINT 10 Stable call : WHINNY 11 Rankle, with "up" : RILE 12 Tell-___ (exposing accounts) : ALLS 13 Persistent interrupter, say : PEST 15 Some causes for blessings : SNEEZES 22 Was second to none : LED 25 Hairstyle for Violet in "Peanuts" : BANGS 26 It's followed by an extra point : ALSO 27 "You lost! Pay up!" : ABETISABET 28 Wars of words? : RAPBATTLES 29 Time for action : DDAY 30 Palestinian, e.g. : ARAB 31 Bougainvillea, for one : VINE 35 Feature of many hospital roofs : HELIPAD 37 Request following some failed attempts : MAYITRY 38 Tiny shape-shifters : AMOEBAS 39 Passionate, domineering sort, it's said : LEO 41 Deep red : GARNET 42 "What's stopping us?" : CANTWE 44 Hermann ___, champion skier known as "The Herminator" : MAIER 45 Princess twin of He-Man : SHERA 46 Cat's scan? : MICE 47 Actor DeVine of "Pitch Perfect" : ADAM 48 Easy win : ROMP 49 One might be full of tears : DUCT 50 Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you interchange its second and fourth letters : MYRA

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