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 Cry in a pool game: MARCO 6 They might be jam-packed: JARS 10 Stimulate, as an appetite: WHET 14 Incendiary crime: ARSON 15 Nobelist Wiesel: ELIE 16 Dance with hand gestures that can represent ocean waves: HULA 17 Bank of New Orleans?: LEVEE 18 Lecture series with “Ideas worth spreading”: TEDX 19 Kind of theater: IMAX 20 ”: PRICEESTIMATE 23 Speak gently: COO 24 Multivolume ref. work: OED 25 Connecticut governor Lamont: NED 26.: STRETCHOFTIME 32 You might pick one to get gold: ORE 33 One-named singer featured on the 2013 hit “Play Hard”: AKON 34 Steels (oneself): GIRDS 37 Problem for a homeowner or government worker: LEAK 39 Major muddle: SNAFU 42 Word with history or surgery: ORAL 43 Purveyors of roast beef and Reubens: DELIS 45 Gran Canaria, por ejemplo: ISLA 47 Experimental musician whose name sounds like a cry: ONO 48 –: MAKEARUNFORIT 52 TV regulatory grp.: FCC 54 Sounds from a stumbler: ERS 55 Biblical boat: ARK 56 /: ROCKGUITARIST 61 Ever’s partner: ANON 62 Jack who hosted “The Morning
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