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.
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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.
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1 Bit of punctuation: COMMA 6 Sketch: DRAW 10 Part of ROTFL: THE 13 Culinary tearjerker: ONION 14 Carefree quality: EASE 15 Prehistoric predator, for short: TREX 16 Trend that’s here today, gone tomorrow: PASSINGFAD 18 A dromedary has one: HUMP 19 Covert “Hey, you!”: PSST 20 Inauguration Day promise: OATH 21 Grocery store division: AISLE 22 Winter hrs. in the Big Apple: EST 23 Seeing the glass half-empty: PESSIMISTIC 25 Fuel choice for many trucks: DIESEL 27 “Murder on the ___ Express” (Agatha Christie mystery): ORIENT 28 Tater: SPUD 29 Second word of many a fairy tale: UPON 32 Observes: SEES 33 Beyond irritated: PISSEDOFF 36 Tennis icon Arthur: ASHE 39 Be in charge of, as a bar: TEND 40 Floor coverings: RUGS 43 Teachings of Buddha: DHARMA 45 Hundred on the Hill: SENATE 47 Potential option: POSSIBILITY 51 Shot that produces an immune response to a virus, slangily: VAX 52 Look forward to: AWAIT 53 “Lovely” Beatles girl: RITA 54 Garr with a “Tootsie” role: TERI 55 Group born between 1997 and 2012, for short: GENZ 56 Tiptoes, as around a touchy
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