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.
Related NYT Connections: hints and answers for Saturday, September 21 Wordle Today: Wordle answer and hints for September 21 NYT Connections tips: how to win Connections every day NYT Crossword answers today Across 1 Namesake of the channel separating Madagascar from the African mainland: MOZAMBIQUE 11 Go quickly (past): SAIL 15 “What a crazy thing to do!”: AREYOUNUTS 16 That being the case: IFSO 17 “Been there”: ICANRELATE 18 Small songbirds: TITS 19 The W.N.B.A.’s Wings, on scoreboards: DAL 20 Releaser of electrons: ANODE 21 Nickname for Alexander, in Slavic cultures: SACHA 22 Word on a construction sign: SLOW 23 Appealing outcome, perhaps: RETRIAL 25 They might bite the dust: MITES 27 Florida city where the “The Greatest Show on Earth” was once headquartered: SARASOTA 28 Two o’ clock?: HANDS 29 Sharp, in a way: TANGY 30 “Apocalypse Now” setting, informally: NAM 31 Newspaper section: ARTS 32 Business with the stock symbol WOOF: PETCO 33 Jamaican folk song about overnight labor: DAYO 34 Sault ___ Marie International Bridge (Michigan-Ontario connector): STE 35 A whole bunch of people in a row: MELEE 3 Works on a loop, say: CODES 37 Sky-high prices?: AIRFARES 39 Sci-fi awards: HUGOS 40 Put on an unconvincing accent or laugh way too hard, perhaps: HAMITUP