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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1 Blueprint detail: SPEC 5 Carne ___ (grilled beef dish): ASADA 10 Put up with: ABIDE 15 Italian currency before the euro: LIRA 16 ___ Jackson, N.F.L. M.V.P. in 2019 and 2023: LAMAR 17 Century 21 rival: REMAX 18 Big name in car rentals: AVIS 19 For which 7-7-7 might be a jackpot: SLOTMACHINE 21 Chocolate/coffee mix: MOCHA 23 “A Boy Named ___,” Johnny Cash’s highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100: SUE 24 Golf gaffes: SHANKS 25 Something a loyal customer may redeem for a free drink: STAMPCARD 27 Contact list no.: TEL 28 Grandson of Adam and Eve: ENOS 29 What adequate ventilation provides: AIRFLOW 33 Fancy party: SOIREE 36 Boxer who lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympics: ALI 38 ___-Wan Kenobi: OBI 39 Repeatedly … or what can precede both halves of the answers to 19-, 25-, 53- and 63-Across?: TIMEANDTIMEAGAIN 44 Tour de France peak: ALP 45 Strike caller: UMP 46 Forgery and perjury, for two: CRIMES 47 Gov. Kathy Hochul’s domain: NYSTATE 51 The Gaels of the N.C.A.A.: IONA 52Not let go to waste: USE 53 Taboo: OFFLIMITS 58 Political position: STANCE
