NYT Crossword: answers for Monday, January 20

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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.

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NYT Crossword answers today

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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

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