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 Takes a snooze : NAPS
5 Guitarist Joe of the Eagles : WALSH
10 Summertime specification at Starbucks : ICED
14 Sport with sculls : CREW
15 Downward dog, e.g. : ASANA
16 When repeated, a chant in “Animal House” : TOGA
17 *Entertainment news show since 1996 : ACCESSHOLLYWOOD
20 “Go ahead, I’m an open book!” : ASKAWAY
21 Eats like a king : FEASTS
22 Barbecue bite with a bone : RIB
23 TV remote batteries, usually : AAAS
24 *Winner of an annual Southern pageant : MISSMISSISSIPPI
32 Those opposed : ANTIS
33 Belonging to the lady : HERS
34 Broke trail, say : LED
35 Biblical perpetrator of fratricide : CAIN
36 Single curl or squat : REP
37 What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021 : META
38 Leatherworker’s tool : AWL
39 Dorothy’s pet dog : TOTO
40 Princess in the Mario games : PEACH
41 *”Yeah, so what? Big deal.” : WELLWHOOPDEEDOO
45 [Clears throat] : AHEM
46 Superlative suffix : EST
47 “Rats!” : DARNIT
50 Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos : CATCAFE
54 Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history … or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise : QUADRUPLEDOUBLE
57 Raison d’___ : ETRE
58 Back half of a 45 : BSIDE
59 Bluish green : TEAL
60 One who walks the walk : DOER
61 Already consumed : EATEN
62 Rocky Mountain grazers : ELKS
Down
1 March Madness org. : NCAA
2 Narrative trajectories : ARCS
3 Small smooch : PECK
4 Formally admits to office : SWEARSIN
5 Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants : WASABI
6 Like a dirty fireplace : ASHY
7 Southeast Asian language : LAO
8 Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short : SNL
9 Give 50% effort on, slangily : HALFASS
10 Formal confession : ITWASI
11 Murmurs lovingly : COOS
12 Showbiz awards foursome : EGOT
13 Parents known for bad puns : DADS
18 Exercises in a pool : SWIMS
19 Those in favor : YEAS
23 Cook without oil, as corn kernels : AIRPOP
24 Colorful parrot : MACAW
25 Wonderstruck : INAWE
26 Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant : STILL
27 Psychedelic morsel : SHROOM
28 Take care of : SEETO
29 Beg : PLEAD
30 Retailer that offers dog grooming : PETCO
31 State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park : IDAHO
37 Charming first encounter in a rom-com : MEETCUTE
39 London subway, familiarly : THETUBE
40 Basil-based sauce : PESTO
42 Lunar craft : LANDER
43 Fan noise : WHIR
44 Stifle, as a sound : DEADEN
47 Barred from a competition, informally : DQED
48 Default camera mode : AUTO
49 Happening once in a blue moon : RARE
50 Give up, as land : CEDE
51 Biblical victim of fratricide : ABEL
52 Criticism : FLAK
53 Aquatic wrigglers : EELS
55 Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short : PSA
56 Sloshed, in slang : LIT
