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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
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1 Base for crème fraîche and caviar : BLINI
6 Shout of jubilation : YES
9 Cheryl Strayed memoir subtitled “From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” : WILD
13 Champing at the bit : RARINGTOGO
16 Activewear brand with a name inspired by flight : AVIA
17 Comment to the poorly hidden : ICANSEEYOU
18 Folder below “Snoozed,” maybe : SENT
19 A24 horror film in which Rory Kinnear plays multiple roles : MEN
20 Vibing with : INTO
21 Where Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” and “La Clemenza di Tito” debuted : PRAGUE
23 Big meanie : OGRE
24 Quaint cooler : ICEBOX
25 Facetious question after mentioning something well known : EVERHEARDOFIT
29 Duck, say : REACT
30 Library section that may have comic books and beanbags : TEENS
31 Amount often added : TIP
34 Actress Rooney of “Women Talking” : MARA
35 “Cooties” : GERMS
36 Simple pajama top, casually : CAMI
37 “___ good!” : ALL
38 Relent : LETUP
39 See 36-Down : SAGAN
40 “Technically, that’s correct” : YOURENOTWRONG
43 Gets rid of, as the oldest item in a programming cache : EVICTS
44 Pompom, for a stuffed bunny : TAIL
45 Deal sealer : CLOSER
46 Macy’s or Wendy’s, for instance? : HERS
47 Crunchy lunch : BLT
50 Sitar, technically : LUTE
51 To be determined : UPINTHEAIR
54 One might be floated or flirted with : IDEA
55 “I can figure it out!” : DONTTELLME
56 Birthplace of novelist Daniel Alarcón : PERU
57 Film script abbr. : EXT
58 Teacups and pirate ships : RIDES
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1 Teem (with) : BRIM
2 Intermediate crocheting project : LACE
3 Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian : IRAN
4 Diarist Anaïs : NIN
5 The “Aha!” of an aha moment : INSIGHT
6 You might use it to walk the dog : YOYO
7 It’s a “me” problem : EGO
8 Minuscule quantities : SOUPCONS
9 Condiment served with rolls : WASABI
10 Exclamation after checking one’s watch : IVEGOTTAGO
11 Operating system with a penguin mascot named Tux : LINUX
12 Go out with : DATE
14 Style : GENRE
15 French connections? : TETEATETES
22 Whistle blowers : REFS
2 Predator found in all oceans : ORCA
24 Unchanged when multiplied by itself, from the Latin for “same” and “power” : IDEMPOTENT
25 Gospel singer Franklin : ERMA
26 Chop choice : VEAL
27 One mailing it in? : EARLYVOTER
28 TV term that’s becoming obsolete in the streaming era : RERUN
32 ___ Vellani, portrayer of Ms. Marvel on film and TV : IMAN
33 Online notification sound : PING
35 Mother of Hamlet : GERTRUDE
36 With 39-Across, scientist for whom a Cornell research institute is named : CARL
38 Henry who co-founded Time magazine : LUCE
39 Tech journalist Kara : SWISHER
41 Un canard ou un émeu : OISEAU
42 Donna who wrote “The Secret History” : TARTT
43 Slip past : ELUDE
45 Hair raiser? : CLIP
46 Subtle suggestion : HINT
47 Like some tires : BALD
48 Accompaniment for a tequila shot : LIME
49 Oh-so : TRES
52 “A ___ on both your houses!” (Shakespearean misquote) : POX
53 Fan of the Bulldogs : ELI
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