NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, January 26

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 weekend is almost here!”: TGIF 5 Pioneers of freeze-drying food: INCAS 10 Share from an illicit endeavor: TAKE 14 Polite term of address: MAAM 18 Lifted one’s spirits?: MADEATOAST 20 Riveting persona of W.W. II: ROSIE 21 Frozen treat with a domed lid: ICEE 22 See 19-Down: CLEARASMUD 23 Place for a white picket fence and a mom-and-pop shop: ANYTOWNUSA 25 Aid for using Bluetooth: EARCLIP 26 Startle: JOLT 27 Flirt with: HITON 28 Feel bad: AIL 29 See 29-Down: EATAWAY 32 Highly capable: ADEPT 33 Passion: ARDENCY 37 Water feature created by rising sea levels: RIA 38 STEM part: Abbr.: SCI 39 Sierra ___: LEONE 40 “What are the ___?”: ODDS 42 See 46-Down: BACKSTAB 47 Awkward people to butt-dial, perhaps: EXES 48 Circuit board device: DIODE 51 Vast, as an operation: LARGESCALE 53 ___ Collins, author of “The Hunger Games”: SUZANNE 55 Helen of “The Queen”: MIRREN 56 Futon component: SLAT 57 Was transfixed by, in a way: STAREDAT 59 Glass ___, spaghettilike fish: EEL 60 Give a darn?: SEW 62 French aperitif: KIR 63 Weapon with wires: TASER 64 See 67-Down: WORKGROUP 68 Justice Read more on digitaltrends.com