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 Unwanted piece of mail : BILL
5 Took to court : SUED
9 Blog addition : POST
13 Written legal argument : BRIEF
15 Red carpet hairstyle, often : UPDO
16 Sephora rival : ULTA
17 Only U.N. member whose name starts with Q : QATAR
18 Places that are off-limits : NOGOAREAS
20 Path of advancement for a lawyer : PARTNERTRACK
22 High-pitched bark : ARF
25 Since, informally : CUZ
26 Sending a chill up one’s spine : EERIE
27 Position for Steph Curry or Caitlin Clark : POINTGUARD
32 Like Easter eggs or purple hair : DYED
33 Speaking platforms : PODIA
34 Antidrug cop, informally : NARC
36 Go along with prevailing wisdom : FOLLOWTHEHERD
42 Athletic gear that comes in pairs : SKIS
43 “Too rich for my blood” : IMOUT
45 Pride parade inits. : LGBT
49 Manual for consistency in writing : STYLEGUIDE
52 Helpful : OFUSE
54 Composer ___-Manuel Miranda : LIN
55 Was first to play a card : LED
56 Do one’s job to the point of exhaustion … or a hint to the ends of 20-, 27-, 36- and 49-Across : WORKLIKEADOG
61 “Biscuit” for cookie or “chips” for fries : BRITICISM
62 Novices, informally : NEWBS
66 Frozen treats : ICES
67 Utah winter resort : ALTA
68 “Laters!” : SEEYA
69 Host’s place, usually, on a late-night talk show : DESK
70 Expresses silent agreement : NODS
71 Not discard : KEEP
Down
1 Roasting event, for short : BBQ
2 Reflective Glass on the radio : IRA
3 Hoppin’, in slang : LIT
4 Hop : LEAP
5 Chinese general who wrote “The Art of War” : SUNTZU
6 “Once ___ a time …” : UPON
7 Rim : EDGE
8 “Let’s Make a Deal” option : DOOR
9 Made contented sounds like a cat : PURRED
10 Kevin of “Shark Tank,” also known as “Mr. Wonderful” : OLEARY
11 Tween sister of Barbie : STACIE
12 Assigned a job : TASKED
14 Geometric figures whose subparts mimic the full shape : FRACTALS
19 Had a meal : ATE
21 Toupee, in slang : RUG
22 Roblox or TikTok : APP
23 T-top, for one : ROOF
24 Stereotypical canine name : FIDO
28 Zero : NIL
29 Impatient : ANTSY
30 When doubled, gung-ho : RAH
31 Hip-hop’s Dr. ___ : DRE
35 Hair knots with a French name : CHIGNONS
37 Gives a thumbs up : OKS
38 Clever humor : WIT
39 Large bird that lays green eggs, which are incubated by the male : EMU
40 Stir up : ROIL
41 “Bruh” : DUDE
44 ___ Talks : TED
45 Likely winner of a construction contract : LOWBID
46 Sensation of acceleration : GFORCE
47 Represses, as a bad memory : BURIES
48 “Bad you!” : TSKTSK
50 Pack animals that can spit up to 10 feet when irritated : LLAMAS
51 Festival at the end of Ramadan : EID
53 Retired QB Manning : ELI
57 Volunteer’s words : ICAN
58 Unit of smuggled drugs : KILO
59 Abbr. before a year on a cornerstone : ESTD
60 Eccentric expert : GEEK
63 Itsy-bitsy : WEE
64 “Ta-ta” : BYE
65 Drain the energy from : SAP
