NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, January 5

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 Turmoil: STRIFE 7 Protagonist of Arabian folk tales: ALIBABA 14 /: SLASH 19 They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor: HAIREXTENSIONS 21 Mustangs sometimes race with them: CAMAROS 22 Many a Quentin Tarantino film role: CAMEO 23 Classic Chevys: IMPALAS 24 Vanity fare?: EGOTRIP 25 Super-excited: HYPER 26 Donkey Kong, e.g.: APE 27 Some chords: TRIADS 29 Trash: PAN 30 Unhappy spectators: BOOERS 31 Live interview shout-out: HIMOM 32 Common sales promotion: BUYONEGETONEFREE 34 End of fall?: SAFETYNET 38 Increases: UPS 39 Made less effective, in gamer slang: NERFED 40 Like some picture frames: OVAL 41 Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached: SNELL 43 Characters from Homer and Herodotus?: ETAS 44 Goes higher, at an auction: REBIDS 47 Part of a modern assembly line: ROBOTARM 50 Some works of Pablo Neruda: ODES 54 Landmark featured in “Roman Holiday”: TREVIFOUNTAIN 57 Reveals everything: BARESITALL 59 Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck’s “East of Eden”: CAIN 60 Landscaper’s roll-out: SOD 61 Jason of “Aquaman”: MOMOA 62 Sign on a tray at a cash register … or Read more on digitaltrends.com