CClue Cache
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  ·  Your daily stash of puzzle hints. Answers stay hidden until you ask for them.
All today's puzzles
NYT Mini Crossword · Answers

NYT Mini Crossword answers for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

5x5 grid · Show any single answer, or the full grid at the bottom

A Tuesday 5x5 by Sam Ezersky: KBBQ opens the Across clues and KAMA runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

  • 1. Style of cuisine with bulgogi beef, for short
    KBBQ
  • 5. How bedtime stories are read
    ALOUD
  • 7. Huge craze
    MANIA
  • 8. Figure painted by Michelangelo, which can be found hidden in the name "Michelangelo"
    ANGEL
  • 9. Home for doves or pigeons
    COTE

Down

  • 1. ___ Sutra
    KAMA
  • 2. Sauvignon ___ (wine variety)
    BLANC
  • 3. Large drum played by hand
    BONGO
  • 4. "Pipe down!"
    QUIET
  • 6. Chip's chipmunk pal
    DALE

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: KBBQ · ALOUD · MANIA · ANGEL · COTE
Down: KAMA · BLANC · BONGO · QUIET · DALE
Next on the board
Spelling Bee →
Center letter A, 3 pangrams, 68 words to find.