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NYT Crossword: answers for Friday, July 5

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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

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Across

1 Activity at a company retreat : TRUSTFALL
10 Inspiration for Old Major in Orwell’s “Animal Farm” : LENIN
15 Crossed arms or yawning, e.g. : SOCIALCUE
16 Like Superman in his Fortress of Solitude : ALONE
17 Training announcement? : ALLABOARD
18 Dark shade of brown : UMBER
19 Mens ___ : REA
20 Historical region of France that lent its name to a food : BRIE
21 Kept one’s partner awake, say : SNORED
22 “My Love Is Like … Wo” singer, 2003 : MYA
23 Ocasek of the Cars : RIC
24 They fill a break : ADS
25 Savory jelly : ASPIC
28 Big success : SMASHHIT
31 It connects to one of the heart’s four valves : AORTA
32 Cutesy farewell : TATA
33 Character in Genesis and “The Dukes of Hazzard” : ENOS
35 Request for assistance : ALITTLEHELPHERE
38 Nigerian-born pop singer : SADE
39 Was behind : OWED
40 “What can I tell you?” gesture : SHRUG
41 Festival with a throwback theme, briefly : RENFAIRE
43 Like some dichotomous questions : YESNO
44 Burn letters? : SPF
45 What 0! equals : ONE
46 Beethoven’s cry : ACH
47 Chapter and verse separators : COLONS
49 Will Hunting’s expertise in “Good Will Hunting” : MATH
51 Poor mark : DEE
54 Confer upon : AWARD
55 Hard fall? : HAILSTORM
57 High and mighty, perhaps : REGAL
58 To an annoying degree : ADNAUSEAM
59 Texter’s “For real?” : SRSLY
60 “Time to light it up!” : LETSPARTY

Down

1Autocrat of old : TSAR
2 Billing matter : ROLE
3 Its film school alums include Francis Ford Coppola and Carol Burnett : UCLA
4 Australian-born pop singer : SIA
5 Tom sporting a striped coat, say : TABBYCAT
6 Biota component : FLORA
7 ___ bowl : ACAI
8 Draw : LURE
9 Ran point for : LED
10 Send up : LAUNCH
11 Protector of sailors, by tradition : ELMO
12 They’re a snap to get : NOBRAINERS
13 “Catch you later!” : INEEDTORUN
14 Passionate hobbyists : NERDS
21 Rope fiber : SISAL
22 Accessory for a snowman : MITTEN
23 Like the FIFA and Madden video games : RATEDE
25 Tiny cells : AAAS
26 Green juice? : SOLARPOWER
27 Certain symbols of solidarity : PRIDEFLAGS
28 “Family Guy” baby : STEWIE
29 Bill with the 2024 book “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You” : MAHER
30 Devious snicker : HEHHEH
34 Bell-shaped lily : SEGO
36 They’re sometimes forgiven : LOANS
37 Gets excited : PSYCHSUP
42 Great way to be remembered : FONDLY
44 Lingering emotional damage : SCARS
46 Road ___ : ATLAS
48 Like a dissertation defense : ORAL
49 Officially inducted, in mob lingo : MADE
50 Dylan’s “It ___ Me Babe” : AINT
51 Take-charge type : DOER
52 Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
53 Part of EGOT : EMMY
55 March who hosted “The $64,000 Question” : HAL
56 Air force? : TSA

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