NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, November 28

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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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Across

1 Run down : CHASE

6 “Then again,” in texts : OTOH

10 “Abbott Elementary” principal : AVA

13 Nutrient-rich soil component : HUMUS

14 Negative : SUBZERO

15 Editorial notation for an error : SIC

16 Opt : ELECT

17 Considerable : SUBSTANTIVE

19 Common order at a hoagie shop : TURKEYSUB

21 Beyond the pale : TOOFAR

22 British designer Crawford awarded a C.B.E. in 2021 : ILSE

23 Embellish : ADORN

25 Clip : PACE

27 It might be mashed (in more ways than one!) : TATER

29 Grandiose : EPIC

33 Legal org. : ABA

34 8 or 9, in a golf bag : SHORTIRON

35 Haunted ___ (Halloween activity) : HAYRIDE

36 Doesn’t have enough : RUNSSHORT

38 Grammy, in Germany : OMA

39 Bumpkin : HAYSEED

40 Slam on the brakes : STOPSHORT

41 Capitalized on an opportunity : MADEHAY

43 Actor Daniel ___ Kim : DAE

44 Canadian fuel brand : ESSO

45 Hackneyed : BANAL

46 Figs. counted in some diets : CALS

47 Praiseful poet : ODIST

49 Supermarket section : MEAT

51 Old Glory : USFLAG

54 Ruse designed to disguise : SMOKESCREEN

57 Amounts to nothing, as a plan : GOESUPINSMOKE

60 “Key ___ ” (Bogart movie) : LARGO

61 R&B icon Rawls : LOU

62 Ask for someone else’s cig : BUMASMOKE

63 Natural dos : AFROS

64 Since January 1: Abbr. : YTD

65 French, in England : SNOG

66 Saw points : TEETH

Down

1 Jazz great Baker : CHET

2 Streaming giant : HULU

3 Some coffee orders : AMERICANOS

4 Feed like a baby : SUCKLE

5 ___ Park, Colo. : ESTES

6 Abbr. in a birth announcement : OZS

7 Vietnamese New Year : TET

8 Delivery person? : ORATOR

9 Uprightness : HONOR

10 “You wish!” : ASIF

11 “___ Las Vegas” : VIVA

12 Big name in laptops : ACER

14 Digital newsletter platform : SUBSTACK

18 Color printer supplies : TONERS

20 Mythological creature with origins in Sherpa folklore : YETI

23 Hanna-Barbera character who co-starred with Secret Squirrel : ATOMANT

24 Response to “Gracias” : DENADA

25 Examine in great detail, as a text : PARSE

26 Is adjacent to : ABUTS

28 Bakery byproducts : AROMAS

30 Home away from home : PIEDATERRE

31 Best possible : IDEAL

32 Yields : CEDES

34 Pancake order : SHORTSTACK

35 Place to find a needle, maybe : HAYSTACK

37 Winds : SPOOLS

42 Trees along the National Mall : ELMS

45 ’90s rapper with the hit “Still Not a Player” : BIGPUN

46 Pitcher for the reds? : CARAFE

48 Applies carelessly, as paint : DAUBS

50 Flamboyant display : ECLAT

51 Like many Christmas sweaters : UGLY

52 Flue residue : SOOT

53 Longstanding rivalry : FEUD

54 Factory chimney : SMOKESTACK

55 Showbiz awards acronym : EGOT

56 Nibble : NOSH

58 Qualifying abbreviation : IMO

59 Bug : NAG

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