NYT Crossword: answers for Monday, December 2

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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.

1 Bit of punctuation : COMMA

6 Sketch : DRAW

10 Part of ROTFL : THE

13 Culinary tearjerker : ONION

14 Carefree quality : EASE

15 Prehistoric predator, for short : TREX

16 Trend that’s here today, gone tomorrow : PASSINGFAD

18 A dromedary has one : HUMP

19 Covert “Hey, you!” : PSST

20 Inauguration Day promise : OATH

21 Grocery store division : AISLE

22 Winter hrs. in the Big Apple : EST

23 Seeing the glass half-empty : PESSIMISTIC

25 Fuel choice for many trucks : DIESEL

27 “Murder on the ___ Express” (Agatha Christie mystery) : ORIENT

28 Tater : SPUD

29 Second word of many a fairy tale : UPON

32 Observes : SEES

33 Beyond irritated : PISSEDOFF

36 Tennis icon Arthur : ASHE

39 Be in charge of, as a bar : TEND

40 Floor coverings : RUGS

43 Teachings of Buddha : DHARMA

45 Hundred on the Hill : SENATE

47 Potential option : POSSIBILITY

51 Shot that produces an immune response to a virus, slangily : VAX

52 Look forward to : AWAIT

53 “Lovely” Beatles girl : RITA

54 Garr with a “Tootsie” role : TERI

55 Group born between 1997 and 2012, for short : GENZ

56 Tiptoes, as around a touchy subject : PUSSYFOOTS

58 One of the Great Lakes : ERIE

59 Voice under a soprano : ALTO

60 Word before education or supervision : ADULT

61 Nine-digit ID : SSN

62 Classroom seating : DESK

63 Classroom jottings : NOTES

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