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 Visitor to Mecca: HAJI 5 Choices for party organizers: THEMES 11 Quick refresher: NAP 14 Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian: ODOM 15 Top pilot: AIRACE 16 Rapper Lil ___ Vert: UZI 17 It will change the way you see yourself: FUNHOUSEMIRROR 19 Operate, as a program: RUN 20 Throw one’s hands up, say: FLAIL 21 Foreign policy grp.: NSC 22 Floral bubble tea flavoring: ROSEMILK 24 On the line: ATSTAKE 26 Spiral-horned antelope: ELAND 28 Point of no return on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”: FINALANSWER 32 Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short: CAMI 36 Work on Broadway, say: ACT 37 Investigator’s interest: MOTIVE 38 Pain: AGONY 40 AirPod holder: EAR 42 Boxes for crackers?: SAFES 43 “A Hard Day’s Night” songwriter: LENNON 45 U.K. military arm: RAF 47 Monthly expense: RENT 48 Warhead carriers: CRUISEMISSILES 51 Microwave no-no: METAL 52 Cleaning product made in “Fight Club”: LYESOAP 57 V fliers: GEESE 59 Frosty: ICY 61 Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag): EAGLE 62 Writer Rand: AYN 63 First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme: SEMICIRCLES 66 Call that might precede “first service”: LET 67 Bartender’s valve: ALETAP 68 Comic book figure: HERO 69 Major
