NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, July 14

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.

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.

NYT Crossword answers today

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1 J.Lo or J-Law: ALISTER
8 Brief: INFORM
14 Target of a seasonal shot: FLU
17 Harmful algal blooms: REDTIDES
19 Liqueur sharing its name with an island: CURACAO
21 Actor Somerhalder: IAN
22 Rock group clashes over album art?: CDCASEDIVIDESACDC
25 Common allergen: NUT
26 Possessive in the Lord’s Prayer: THY
27 Picked up on: NOTICED
28 Cartoonist Chast: ROZ
29 Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally: ARO
30 “Veni, vidi, ___”: VICI
32 Kind of sauce at a sushi bar: EEL
33 “So cute!”: ADORABLE
36 Humble postgame summary from an Indiana basketball player?: PACERSSELFLESSRECAP
42 Celebration whose name literally means “taro leaf”: LUAU
43 Salve targets: SORES
44 You might go for a spin in one: TUTU
45 Doohickey: ITEM
48 “Secret Celebrity Renovation” airer: CBS
50 Word with high or secret: SOCIETY
54 Top score in a dunk contest: TEN
55 Director Burton: TIM
56 Doohickey: THINGY
59 Its sound is mimicked with coconut shells in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”: STEED
61 Buffalo hockey player: SABRE
63 Slangy request to a German to play it cool?: KLAUSACTCASUALK
70 Big brand in the frozen aisle: OREIDA
72 Greta of “Grand Hotel”: GARBO
73 Brisket cooker: SMOKER
74 What happened when the bust went sideways?: Read more on digitaltrends.com