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 Blueprint detail : SPEC
5 Carne ___ (grilled beef dish) : ASADA
10 Put up with : ABIDE
15 Italian currency before the euro : LIRA
16 ___ Jackson, N.F.L. M.V.P. in 2019 and 2023 : LAMAR
17 Century 21 rival : REMAX
18 Big name in car rentals : AVIS
19 For which 7-7-7 might be a jackpot : SLOTMACHINE
21 Chocolate/coffee mix : MOCHA
23 “A Boy Named ___,” Johnny Cash’s highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 : SUE
24 Golf gaffes : SHANKS
25 Something a loyal customer may redeem for a free drink : STAMPCARD
27 Contact list no. : TEL
28 Grandson of Adam and Eve : ENOS
29 What adequate ventilation provides : AIRFLOW
33 Fancy party : SOIREE
36 Boxer who lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympics : ALI
38 ___-Wan Kenobi : OBI
39 Repeatedly … or what can precede both halves of the answers to 19-, 25-, 53- and 63-Across? : TIMEANDTIMEAGAIN
44 Tour de France peak : ALP
45 Strike caller : UMP
46 Forgery and perjury, for two : CRIMES
47 Gov. Kathy Hochul’s domain : NYSTATE
51 The Gaels of the N.C.A.A. : IONA
52Not let go to waste : USE
53 Taboo : OFFLIMITS
58 Political position : STANCE
61 1,002, in Roman numerals : MII
62 “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin ___” : EATER
63 Historical drama, e.g. : PERIODPIECE
66 Sugar servings: Abbr. : TSPS
67 Ain’t how it should be? : ARENT
68 Gillette razors : ATRAS
69 Work endless hours : TOIL
70 Hosiery mishaps : SNAGS
71 “Bye Bye Bye” band : NSYNC
72 Fictional archaeologist with a fear of snakes, informally : INDY
Down
1 Closes loudly, as a door : SLAMS
2 Try a different tack : PIVOT
3 Woman’s name that anagrams to I CARE : ERICA
4 Supersoft sweater material : CASHMERE
5 Gore and Green : ALS
6 Tex-Mex dips : SALSAS
7 Love, in Lyon : AMOUR
8 Like the slang “totally tubular” and “da bomb” : DATED
9 Sleeve filler : ARM
10 Zodiac symbol for Sagittarius : ARCHER
11 On ___ of (representing) : BEHALF
12 “Let’s do it!” : IMIN
13 Like a damp cellar : DANK
14 Former lovers : EXES
20 Sparkling wine region : ASTI
22 Sleep disorder : APNEA
26 Filmmaker Ethan or Joel : COEN
29 Good attribute for a darts player : AIM
30 Rich soil : LOAM
31 New York theater award : OBIE
32 Comes out on top : WINS
33 Superhero creator Lee : STAN
34 Like unwashed hair, perhaps : OILY
35 Little rascals : IMPS
36 Fixture at many a cash bar : ATM
37 ChapStick target : LIP
40 Expected, as a baby : DUE
41 Environmental subj. : ECOL
42 Golfer Palmer with an “army,” informally : ARNIE
43 Actor Paul of 2023’s “The Holdovers” : GIAMATTI
48 Some piano maintenance : TUNING
49 Fancy scarves : ASCOTS
50 Miffed, with “off” : TEED
51 “Sure, but no guarantees” : IFICAN
53 Leaves out : OMITS
54 Intensely passionate : FIERY
55 “Them’s fightin’ words!” : ITSON
56 Lukewarm : TEPID
57 “r u 4 real?” : SRSLY
58 Vacation rejuvenation destinations : SPAS
59 Beach bird : TERN
60 Carpet store calculation : AREA
64 Sweeping camera movement : PAN
65 “Close this window” key : ESC
