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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1 City sitting spot: STOOP 6 One shown in a crowd cutaway at a sporting event, perhaps: CELEB 11 Word on a diamond-shaped yellow road sign: SLOW 15 Gondola’s path: CANAL 16 Ancient Greek marketplace: AGORA 17 Yacht spot: COVE 18 *Rod-shaped parasite: EIFFELTOWER 20 Hard-core: AVID 21 Base figure, for short: NCO 22 Garden divisions: BEDS 23 Made a bundle: BALED 25 “From your lips to God’s ears”: IHOPESO 27 *Soup or sandwich: PARTYSUB 30 Point to: CITE 31 Mash-up: AMALGAM 3 “Green”: ECO 34 Fraction of a watt-hour: ERG 36 “Foyle’s ___” (British TV drama): WAR 37 Exploits: FEATS 39 Technology used in writing the starred clues?: SPEECHTOTEXT 42 Suffix with proto-: PLASM 44 Straight, informally: HET 45 Rook’s opposite: VET 46 Take for a ride: CON 47 Most diabolical: EVILEST 50 Disturb: ROIL 54 *Embarrassment from a self-own, perhaps: BUTTDIAL 56 Businesswoman Huffington: ARIANNA 58 “Peace”: SEEYA 59 Command: FIAT 60 Noted speedway sponsor: STP 61 Laura of “Enlightened”: DERN 62 *Grade-A quality: CLOUDYSKIES 66 Call it a day: QUIT 67 Folklore foes: OGRES 68 Headdress for the archbishop of Canterbury: MITRE 69 Places to get masks: SPAS 70 Kingpin on “The Wire”: MARLO 71 Correct, as writing: EMEND
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