NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, December 29

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 “The Soul ___ Itself” (Emily Dickinson poem): UNTO 5 Conceal: CLOAK 10 Gamer’s annoyance: LAG 13 Wail, blubber, etc.: BAWL 17 One of six in garden croquet: HOOP 18 Emmy-winning drama series set in the Midwest: FARGO 19 Disney C.E.O. Bob: IGER 21 Early phase of software development: ALPHA 22 Electrician who might put in overtime after a bad storm: LINEWORKER 24 Politico Buttigieg: PETE 25 Partner of dreams: HOPES 26 Anesthetized: UNDER 27 Have a banquet: DINE 28 Graphics that show trends: LINECHARTS 30 Like cobras and some jackets: HOODED 32 Doc that ensures secrecy: NDA 33 Rapscallion: ROGUE 34 Dog with “small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose”: TOTO 35 Prepared: SET 37 Lion’s prey: ANTELOPE 39 Preceding times: EVES 40 Loud whistlers: KETTLES 44 Unnecessarily lengthen, as an essay: PAD 45 Brought aboard: LADED 47 Language from which “curry” comes: TAMIL 48 Increased suddenly: SURGED 51 “No time to lose!”: CMON 53 Without help: ALONE 54 Step (on): TREAD 55 Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam: PHU 56 Dough dispenser: ATM 59 Read more on digitaltrends.com