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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 Focuses of quantum mechanics : ATOMS
2 Composer with a namesake horn : SOUSA
3 Foul-smelling prank items : STINKBOMBS
4 Required word count for a freelance article, e.g. : SPEC
5 Like food you should probably smell before eating : OLD
6 Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital : DAMASK
7 Lay to rest : ENTOMB
8 Hip-hop’s Madvillain or Mobb Deep : DUO
9 “Yeah, don’t even think about it” : UMNO
10 Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters : HEALTHBARS
11 Actress Tracee ___ Ross of “American Fiction” : ELLIS
12 Sullen : MOPEY
15 Avoid ___ (Google Maps option) : TOLLS
16 World’s most populous country as of 2023 : INDIA
22 ___ Baxter, “Poor Things” protagonist : BELLA
25 Leave undisturbed : LETBE
30 A-game, so to speak : ALL
31 Elaborate hairdo : COIF
32 Jewish rite : BRIS
33 Target : AIM
34 Italian wine region : ASTI
35 Look sullen : POUT
37 Middle-of-the-month time : IDES
38 Big name in athletic sandals : TEVA
40 Like Antarctica’s climate : ARID
41 Hang out : LOLL
44 Swearing-in words : IDO
45 Drag on the road : TOW
48 “My plans aren’t set in stone” : IMIGHT
49 “99 Luftballons” singer : NENA
51 Liverpudlian or Mancunian : BRIT
52 “Oh, phew!” : OKGOOD
54 ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d’Or and Oscar : AGNES
55 Plot units : ACRES
56 Major setback : BLOW
57 Three-syllable letter : IOTA
58 Something a rock climber might make with one hand : KNOT
60 In the distance : AFAR
61 Multitalented Moreno : RITA
62 River in which Achilles was dipped : STYX
64 “Tell me something I don’t know!” : DUH
65 ___ Lanka : SRI
66 Sweetie : HON
67 Midwesterner’s embarrassed interjection : OPE
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