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.
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.
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NYT Crossword answers today
Across
1 Distance traversed by an arrow : BOWSHOT
8 Cocksure : BRASH
13 Not the same : UNALIKE
14 “You got me there!” : TOUCHE
15 Obstacle in achieving one’s goal? : DEFENSE
16 Something acquired in a salon bed, perhaps : BASETAN
17 Added fuel to : FED
18 Opens, as a menu … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? : DROPSDOWN
20 Bang the drum for : TALKUP
23 Iridescent stone : OPAL
24 Cellular messenger : RNA
25 Verb often abbreviated to a letter : ARE
26 Oz., e.g. : AMT
28 Brief bit of time : SEC
30 Analytical thinker? : LEFTBRAIN
34 Old standard of tape : VHS
36 Doesn’t really matter : CARRIESNOWEIGHT
40 Himalayan ox : YAK
41 Steamed beverage with spices from the Indian subcontinent : CHAILATTE
42 Up to now : YET
44 One trained in CPR : EMT
45 Educational support grp. : PTA
46 Notes or Messages : APP
49 Place for a cooling pie : SILL
51 Is out : SLEEPS
54 Common assignment for editorial assistants … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? : SLUSHPILE
57 Judger of pitches : UMP
58 Furry wetlands growth : CATTAIL
59 Console device with triggers and thumbsticks : GAMEPAD
63 Summer hire, perhaps : INTERN
64 Tennis period since 1968 : OPENERA
65 Common reply to “Who’s there?” : ITSME
66 Appendage for a morning glory : TENDRIL
Down
1 Pardner : BUD
2 Four quarters : ONE
3 Starchy food item named for a food it resembles : WAFFLEFRY
4 Smooth and glossy : SLEEK
5 One who practices bhakti and puja : HINDU
6 Gives the thumbs up : OKS
7 Up for a drive? : TEED
8 Climax in many a video game : BOSSLEVEL
9 Regretted : RUED
10 Hawke or Crowe : ACTOR
11 William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker : SHAWN
12 Dye in some body art : HENNA
14 Chopitos and croquetas, e.g. : TAPAS
16 Knock on the noggin : BOP
19 “Damn you!” : ROTINHELL
20 Soft rock : TALC
21 Vicinity : AREA
22 Trim (down) : PARE
27 Like the French words for every weekday and month: Abbr. : MASC
29 Kind of seed : CHIA
31 Base for some lunches : TRAY
32 Modern transport service : BIKESHARE
33 Linguist Chomsky : NOAM
35 Fictional bandleader of the 1960s : SGTPEPPER
37 Good things to have about you : WITS
38 URL starter : HTTP
39 Oolong and rooibos, for two : TEAS
43 Easy basket : TIPIN
46 Character set for electronic communication : ASCII
47 Audience member who might be in on the trick : PLANT
48 Gentle strokes : PUTTS
50 Qualifier for many a rapper : LIL
52 Measure of brightness : LUMEN
53 Fix, as text : EMEND
55 Academic acronym : STEM
56 Showbiz quartet : EGOT
60 Central figure in a classic sci-fi series : APE
61 Filmmaker Aster : ARI
62 Indian lentil dish : DAL
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