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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 [Hey, over here!] : PSST
5 Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short : REPO
9 Grub : CHOW
13 Birthstone for a Halloween baby : OPAL
14 Kind of exam where “Picture everyone naked” may be given as advice : ORAL
15 ___ Bunny, Bugs’s love interest in “Space Jam” : LOLA
16 Keep a close eye on : WATCHCAREFULLY
19 Unit of biological inheritance : GENE
20 Gives the go-ahead for : OKS
21 Form of nonviolent protest : LIEIN
22 www.wikipedia.___ : ORG
23 Anger : IRE
24 “No need to point it out, thank you very much” : ICANSEE
26 Perform karaoke with passion, say : BELTOUTASONG
29 Extremely off-putting : ODIOUS
30 Ferret-like mammal with prized fur : MINK
31 Still up in the air, for short : TBD
34 Remove from political office : OUST
35 Fraction of a byte : BIT
36 Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board : BRIE
37 Speedometer stat : MPH
38 Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald : SCAT
40 Long, thin bone of the lower leg : FIBULA
42 “Fine, ignore my advice!” : SUITYOURSELF
44 Rainy-day reserves : SAVINGS
47 Stethoscope users: Abbr. : DRS
48 Dec. 31, in brief : NYE
49 What the stars do in a perfect situation : ALIGN
50 Shakespeare’s “Much ___ About Nothing” : ADO
51 Nickel or dime : COIN
52 Following the latest style trends … or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across : FASHIONFORWARD
56 Give off : EMIT
57 Feature of a unicorn or rhino : HORN
58 Regarding : ASTO
59 Deteriorates, like old wood : ROTS
60 Double-reed woodwind : OBOE
61 Roald who wrote “Fantastic Mr. Fox” : DAHL
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