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.
NYT Crossword answers today
Across
1 [Chef’s kiss] : MWAH
5 Tablet that’s impossible to swallow? : IPAD
9 Some ballpark figures : RBIS
13 Burgundy specialty : PINOTNOIR
15 Fair sight : BOOTH
16 Place to conceal oneself : HIDEYHOLE
17 Onetime home of the world’s largest pineapple plantation : LANAI
18 Lock horns (with) : SPAR
19 Customarily : ASARULE
21 Part of a speaker’s introduction : BIO
24 Inscrutable sorts : ENIGMAS
26 Word said with a salute : SIR
27 Email status : UNREAD
29 Initialism that precedes “+” : LGBTQIA
31 Pluses and minuses, e.g. : SIGNS
32 Common suspect in a murder mystery : HEIR
3 It has an alumni magazine called Shipmate, in brief : USNA
35 Pennsylvanie, e.g. : ETAT
36 Frequent Missy Elliott collaborator : CIARA
37 “Citizen ___” (2021 documentary about a tennis icon) : ASHE
3 Take in a spread : DINE
39 Code inits. : HTML
40 Down state? : BLUES
41 Landing site for Raptors and Eagles : AIRBASE
43 Once, for one : NUMERO
44 Business name abbr. : LLC
45 Many : LOADSOF
47 Make soaking wet : SOP
48 “This is heaven!” : AHBLISS
50 Acrobat displays : PDFS
52 Prepare to swing, say : TEEUP
53 Things that might get broken at a raucous party : NOISELAWS
58 Bitter green : CRESS
59 In the buff : AUNATUREL
60 Weight : HEFT
61 Heart of the matter : GIST
62 Demo for many parents of Alphas : GENY
Down
1 Speed reading, for short : MPH
2 ___ Sports (hit video game) : WII
3 It can lead to a longer sentence : AND
4 Landscapers’ tools : HOES
5 Under control : INHAND
6 Indian fried bread : POORI
7 Suffer : AIL
8 Certain romantic ideal : DREAMGIRL
9 Sound from a jubilant crowd : ROAR
10 Periodical supplements : BONUSISSUES
11 Long lunch? : ITALIANHERO
12 Less forward : SHIER
14 Go-getters, often : TYPEAS
15 So-called “explosion shot” from a sand trap : BLAST
20 Big name in hummus : SABRA
21 Cleared up after waiting, perhaps : BUSED
22 Form instruction : INITIALHERE
23 What often carries a U.S.D.A. seal : ORGANICBEEF
25 Shone brightly : GLEAMED
28 Step into : ENTER
30 Pang of conscience : QUALM
32 Runs into some difficulties : HITSASNAG
34 High-end skin-care brand : AESOP
36 Total disarray : CHAOS
40 Self-serving arrangement? : BUFFET
42 Momentary disruptions : BLIPS
43 Acknowledges tacitly : NODSAT
44 Shut securely : LATCH
46 Classic ice-skating moves : SPINS
49 Intense craving : LUST
51 Metaphor for idleness : SLUG
54 Cannes “confirm”? : OUI
55 “___ not!” : ARE
56 Liu regarded as China’s first supermodel : WEN
57 Apt letters missing from _ _ ipper _ : SLY
