NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, December 26

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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 Targets of crunches, informally : ABS

4 “Smart” guy : ALEC

8 Vibes : AURAS

13 Hawaiian dish with cubed fish : POKEBOWL

15 Perceptive : ASTUTE

16 End-of-year hope : PAYRAISE

17 Lawyers, collectively : THEBAR

18 Astronauts’ outpost, for short : ISS

19 Like the last name of swimming legend Diana Nyad : APT

21 Original N.Y.C. subway line : IRT

22 Vampire hunter’s weapon : STAKE

25 “Well, that’s just perfect” : GREAT

27 Telluride maker (that’s 6,000+ miles away from Telluride) : KIA

28 Faith Hill hit with the lyric “It’s perpetual bliss” : THISKISS

29 Slim-fitting bottom : PENCILSKIRT

31 Humorist Bombeck : ERMA

32 Spoiled : BAD

33 Forgo a ring, maybe : KNOCK

35 Fills in the gaps of, in a way : PUTTIES

37 Futuristic zappers : RAYGUNS

39 Samira Wiley’s role on “The Handmaid’s Tale” : MOIRA

40 Pops : DAD

41 A thing of the passed? : OBIT

42 Wetland fuel source : PEATBOG

44 Breaking the fourth wall, say : META

45 Cartoon frame : CEL

47 Snarkily disparaging : SNIDE

48 Like a baby in need of burping : GASSY

49 Dismiss abruptly : AXE

50 Dutch banking giant : ING

51 Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g. : WIN

52 Oscar nominee for “Carrie” : SPACEK

55 Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle’s grid : SKILIFTS

60 “Money talks” : CASHISKING

61 Unapproved, pharmaceutically : OFFLABEL

62 Remained home for supper : ATEIN

63 CBS drama with five spinoffs : NCIS

64 In need of salt, say : ICY

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