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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NYT Crossword answers today
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1 Hotel room staple: TVSET 6 “Hound Dog” singer Big ___ Thornton: MAMA 10 Freshly pressed grapes before fermentation: MUST 14 Way: ROUTE 15 Reality show winner since 2002: IDOL 16 Bridge piece: IBAR 17 Spotted, in a way: ACNED 18 Meaning of a finger wag: NOPE 19 Zip: NONE 20 People to hang out with: PALS 21 Mood: VIBE 22 Fish whose egg casings are called “mermaid’s purses”: SKATE 23 Oslo Accords signatory, for short: PLO 24 Fail to tail: LOSE 25 Not spent anymore: RESTED 26 Two-time Oscar nominee Joan: CUSACK 28 Go no further: HALT 29 “We’ll let ourselves in”: DONTWAITUPFORUS 34 Medical breakthrough of 1954 that yielded a Nobel Prize: ORGANTRANSPLANT 35 Masters of bad impersonations?: IDENTITYTHIEVES 36 Pub fixtures: LOOS 37 Takes root: SETSIN 38 Incite: URGEON 41 Tony winner Judith: IVEY 42 Letters on a Busch Stadium hat: STL 44 She played Julia in 2009’s “Julie & Julia”: MERYL 45 Cut and polish, maybe: EDIT 46 Big bird: RHEA 47 Two shakes: ASEC 48 Spin out on the ice?: AXEL 49 Reasons for some street closures: FAIRS 50 In ___
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