NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, September 22

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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1 One getting into some hot water?: BATHER 7 Home monitors: UMPS 11 Data sought in phishing attempts, in brief: SSNS 15 Thus far: TODATE 21 Cry from a treehouse: UPHERE 22 Doesn’t rule out, as a possibility: KEEPSOPEN 24 Wrinkle-free, say: IRONED 25 Turned on an axis: SLEWED 26 Real no-brainer?: UTTERFOOL 27 Colorful ingredients in some cookie recipes: MANDMS 28 Trash: TOSS 29 Reef lurker: EEL 31 Ways off: EXITS 32 Part of H.M.S.: HER 34 Word with body or blood: TYPE 35 Texter’s alternative to an eye roll emoji: SMH 36 Olympians on stunt bikes, informally: BMXERS 38 Genre for Fall Out Boy: EMOPOP 41 U.S. currency: Abbr.: DOL 42 Negative influence on others, metaphorically: BADAPPLE 44 Expressed: PUT 47 To sweeten the deal: ASABONUS 49 Declines to: WONT 5 Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle: ESCAPEACT 53 Basis for a feud: BEEF 54 Rudder found in nature: FISHFIN 57 “Bad luck, I guess … It was my turn, that’s all. I was in the path of the ___” (quote from 18-Down): TORNADO 58 Became stuck: HITARUT 61 “This is the worst!”: UGH