NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, June 27

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 Château: France :: ___: Spain – CASTILLO

5 Llama relative with prized wool – ALPACA

8 Steve of “The Office” – CARELL

9 ___ Inn, “flowery” setting for a Nancy Drew mystery LILAC

11 Closely monitor – SURVIEL

12 Parting words – ADIEUS

14 Part of a row that might have a rho – FRATERNITY

16 Secret infatuation – CRUSH

18 Sounds from fans – WHIRS

19 Potential goal for a unicorn, in brief – IPO

20 Lose every last penny – GOBROKE

22 Exude, as charisma – OOZE

23 Thereabouts – ORSO

25 Chop up, as ingredients – PREP

26 Pepperoni, mushroom or green pepper … or what each cluster of black squares represents in this puzzle – PIZZATOPPINGS

31 Jazz singer James – ETTA

32 Certain spa treatment, informally – PEDI

33 “That one’s mine!” – IGOTDIBS

36 Laundry challenge for a mountain biker – MUDSTAIN

39 Pet shampoo target – FLEA

40 Hard to find – RARE

41 Feature of a deluxe pie … and of this puzzle? – STUFFEDCRUST

47 Currency replaced by the euro – LIRA

48 Flavoring in purple bubble tea – TARO

49 Morgenstern who wrote “The Night Circus” – ERIN

50 Rough houses? – STUCCOS

53 “___ Kapital” – DAS

55 Losing water by the minute – LEAKY

56 Pulsate – THROB

57 Sources of gossip – RUMORMILLS

60 Spanish grandmother – ABUELA

62 Made noise after being