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.
1 Château: France :: ___: Spain – CASTILLO
5 Llama relative with prized wool – ALPACA
8 Steve of “The Office” – CARELL
9 ___ Inn, “flowery” setting for a Nancy Drew mystery LILAC
11 Closely monitor – SURVIEL
12 Parting words – ADIEUS
14 Part of a row that might have a rho – FRATERNITY
16 Secret infatuation – CRUSH
18 Sounds from fans – WHIRS
19 Potential goal for a unicorn, in brief – IPO
20 Lose every last penny – GOBROKE
22 Exude, as charisma – OOZE
23 Thereabouts – ORSO
25 Chop up, as ingredients – PREP
26 Pepperoni, mushroom or green pepper … or what each cluster of black squares represents in this puzzle – PIZZATOPPINGS
31 Jazz singer James – ETTA
32 Certain spa treatment, informally – PEDI
33 “That one’s mine!” – IGOTDIBS
36 Laundry challenge for a mountain biker – MUDSTAIN
39 Pet shampoo target – FLEA
40 Hard to find – RARE
41 Feature of a deluxe pie … and of this puzzle? – STUFFEDCRUST
47 Currency replaced by the euro – LIRA
48 Flavoring in purple bubble tea – TARO
49 Morgenstern who wrote “The Night Circus” – ERIN
50 Rough houses? – STUCCOS
53 “___ Kapital” – DAS
55 Losing water by the minute – LEAKY
56 Pulsate – THROB
57 Sources of gossip – RUMORMILLS
60 Spanish grandmother – ABUELA
62 Made noise after being
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