NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, August 29

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 Tippy-top: ACME 5 Fashion designer Anna: SUI 8 Challenger, e.g.: DODGE 13 Display self-satisfaction: PREEN 15 Writer who quipped “The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast”: OSCARWILDE 18 Call of duty?: BUGLE 19 Exhausting: WEARINGOUT 20 Doctor’s order: SAYAAH 22 Musical interval like C to E flat: MINORTHIRD 23 Anatomical pouches: SACS 24 Eponymous physicist Georg: OHM 25 Military school newbie: PLEBE 27 Term for a swab: MATEY 28 List: LEAN 30 Constitutional change endorsed by NOW, for short: ERA 31 Suit type for Cab Calloway: ZOOT 33 Go off script: ADLIB 35 Competitive gamer’s forte: ESPORT 37 Aunt, in Italian: ZIA 40 What one must do using the circled letters to solve this puzzle: FOLLOWDIRECTIONS 43 Drive-___: INS 44 Some vodka orders: STOLIS 45 Veggies that are often deep-fried: OKRAS 47 Start of many Scottish surnames: MAC 50 Celebrates in style: FETES 53 Keeps the faith: HOLDSOUTHOPE 55 Exhibition contents: ART 56 Conductor of electrical impulses: AXON 57 Flock member: EWE 59 Doze intermittently: DROWSE 61 Spouse to a trophy husband, perhaps: SUGARMOMMA 64 Part of an iris: PETAL 66 Coalition of skilled workers: TRADEUNION 67 Not just any: EVERY 68 Small stuff to sweat: BEADS 69 Place where you might feel calm