NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, July 28

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 Word following “push-up” that anagrams to a word following “pull-up”: BRA 4 Become subject to: INCUR 9 Israeli desert: NEGEV 14 Substance in a bagel-making “bath”: LYE 17 Wedding role … or a description of 114-Across?: RINGBEARER 20 Artist’s diagram … or one of five for 114-Across?: COLORWHEEL 22 Multipiece furniture purchases: OTTOMANSETS 2 $$$: DOLLARSIGNS 25 “Hold up!”: WAIT 26 Get hooked?: TAKETHEBAIT 28 ___ Rizal, national hero of the Philippines: JOSE 29 Cornhole attempts: TOSSES 32 Compete like Sha’Carri Richardson: RUN 33 Snapple competitor: NESTEA 36 Detailed plan of action: BLUEPRINT 38 Malevolent sorcery: BLACKMAGIC 40 Restaurant chain with an avian mascot: REDROBIN 43 Lamb’s lament: BAA 44 M.D. spaces: ERS 46 One way to throw a baseball: SIDEARM 48 Aptly named writers’ association: PEN 49 “Uno ___!”: MAS 51 Resting places: INNS 53 Just scratches the surface?: ETCHES 55 Teletubby with a repetitive name: LAALAA 5 Very *now*: CHIC 58 Musical composition like the Gauri in Sikh tradition: RAGA 59 Obsolescent book: YELLOWPAGES 60 Brand in the frozen food section: GREENGIANT 61 Dance related to the Tongan tau’olunga: HULA 62 Worst of the worst: DREGS 64 Reason to award two gold medals: TIE 65 Cheers, for one: BAR 68 Read more on digitaltrends.com