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 Lab evidence, perhaps : PAWPRINTS
10 Illustrations in many fantasy novels : MAPS
14 Some tabloid fodder : UFOREPORTS
16 Kinda : ABIT
17 Comes to terms : MAKESADEAL
18 Source of a South American herbal tea : COCA
19 “Anything goes” period in early Hollywood history : PRECODEERA
20 View of the moon? : BUTT
21 Beyoncé’s 2009-10 ___ Tour : IAM
22 Pumpkin substitute : SWEETIE
24 Block for “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” : PBSKIDS
28 Was painted by, say : SATFOR
29 Carpet fiber or human hair, maybe : CLUE
30 Greenland’s capital : NUUK
32 Title for 10-Down : THANE
33 Half of LV : LAS
34 Roomy Toyotas : SIENNAS
36 Put a restriction on : CAP
37 Actress Day of “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” : ANDRA
39 Made a case against? : SUED
40 Half of a matching pair : HERS
41 Six-time U.S. Open champion, familiarly : SERENA
43 Annual media award : PEABODY
45 Grip improver : STICKUM
47 C.V. listing: Abbr. : TEL
48 Dialect in the Black community, in brief : AAVE
49 Vehicle for criminal activity : GETAWAYCAR
55 Indie ___ : CRED
56 Plant matter? : URANIUMORE
57 Rim attachment : TIRE
58 “Travel as a Political Act” author, 2009 : RICKSTEVES
59 Freshness : SASS
60 “Cool trick” : THATSNEAT
Down
1 Premium outlet? : PUMP
2 Really out there : AFAR
3 “Stay ___” : WOKE
4 Meticulous : PRECISE
5 Hit with another water balloon : RESOAK
6 Apple debut of 2012 : IPADMINI
7 Branching point : NODE
8 Branching point? : TREE
9 Plays a big role : STARS
10 Speaker of the line “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day” : MACBETH
11 Did a 180 : ABOUTFACED
12 Game that involves drawing lots? : PICTIONARY
13 Local legislation passers : STATEREPS
15Sides of a summer cookout : SLAWS
23 Sustenance, slangily : EATS
24 Parts of many science museums : PLANETARIA
25 They may open doors for you : BUSDRIVERS
26 Some yearly payments : DUES
27 Vampire’s bedtime : SUNUP
29 Impressively respectful types : CLASSACTS
31 Support for a proposal : KNEE
34 Hit bottom, maybe : SANK
35 Titular scientist in a 2016 children’s book by Andrea Beaty : ADATWIST
38 Moves away : RECEDES
40 Priors, e.g. : HOLYMEN
42 Portend : AUGUR
44 Real wowers : BEAUTS
46 “Charms strike the sight, but ___ wins the soul”: Alexander Pope : MERIT
50 Dash device : TACH
51 “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” singer, 1959 : ANKA
52 Quiet place to lay anchor : COVE
53 See 54-Down : AREA
54 With 53-Down, spot for picnic tables : REST
