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.
NYT Crossword answers today
Across
1 Christmas baubles, often : ORBS
5 Ontario-based network that aired “Schitt’s Creek” : CBC
8 Billiards bounces : CAROMS
14 Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads : KALE
15 Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming : YAO
16 “So done with that” : OVERIT
17 *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies : SNACKMIX
19 Become a new country, in a way : SECEDE
20 Horses’ homes : STABLES
22 Joie de vivre : ELAN
23 Trim from the roster : CUT
25 *Buses, trains, subways, etc. : MASSTRANSIT
28 Worldwide : GLOBAL
30 Hoppy holiday? : EASTER
31 The “I” of FYI, for short : INFO
32 Look forward to : AWAIT
34 CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson … or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues : AFTERMIDNIGHT
40 Dirty, like a chimney : SOOTY
41 Q: “Why shouldn’t you tell secrets on a farm?” A: “Because the corn has ___!” : EARS
43 Whipped dessert : MOUSSE
46 ___ Mae (college loan provider) : SALLIE
48 *Rodeo footwear : COWBOYBOOTS
51 Sly animal : FOX
52 The “A” in A.D. : ANNO
53 Money owed : ARREARS
55 Tire patterns : TREADS
58 *Portrait artist’s medium : OILPAINT
61 Rich cakes : TORTES
62 ___ de plume : NOM
63 P, R, N, D or L : GEAR
64 Military affirmative : YESSIR
65 Musician/activist Yoko : ONO
66 Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team : ESPY
Down
1 Gives the green light : OKS
2 Operated : RAN
3 Words after “3, 2, 1 …” : BLASTOFF
4 Religious offshoot : SECT
5 Drum kit component : CYMBAL
6 Backs out at the last second : BAILS
7 Rowing crew captains, informally : COXES
8 Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry : COS
9 “___ Maria” (hymn) : AVE
10 Like yesterday : RECENT
11 Ending words of an ultimatum : ORELSE
12 Where juggling balls are often seen : MIDAIR
13 Arterial insert : STENT
18 ___ Sutra : KAMA
21 Unwavering : STEADY
23 Hollywood special effects, for short : CGI
24 Forearm bone : ULNA
26 Rarity in a drought : RAIN
27 Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from : ASTI
29 Spam spreader : BOT
32 Single-celled organism : AMOEBA
33 Cleverness : WIT
35 Canadian gas brand : ESSO
36 Optimistic, like an outlook : ROSY
37 Hair stiffener : GEL
38 Two equal parts, to kids : HALFSIES
39 Duo + one : TRIO
42 Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album “Erotica” : SEX
43 Marilyn of Hollywood : MONROE
44 Deed holders : OWNERS
45 W.W. II naval menaces : UBOATS
46 Heavenly protector of sailors : STELMO
47 “I need it yesterday!” : ASAP
48 Snarky, as a remark : CATTY
49 University of Maine town : ORONO
50 Constellation with a belt : ORION
54 Apt anagram of ANGER minus N : RAGE
56 Opus ___ : DEI
57 Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr. : SSR
59 Short snooze : NAP
60 Give some effort : TRY
