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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.

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1 Best of the best: FINEST 7 Show advertiser: BARKER 13 Loan shark: USURER 14 U.C. Irvine athlete: ANTEATER 16 Anno ___: DOMINI 17 Worm found in every ecosystem on Earth, even the deepest oceans: NEMATODE 18 Experiment subject: GUINEAPIG 20 Natty dresser: DANDY 21 Some foreigners who have yet to make contact, for short: ETS 22 Dollar, informally: CLAM 23 ID created in 1936: SSN 24 Wharton deg.: MBA 26 Complain (about): CARP 28 Fivers: ABES 32 Smoothie berry: ACAI 34 Literary ___: LION 36 Body spray brand: AXE 37 Image-cultivating group, informally: PRTEAM 40 Religious figure in red: CARDINAL 42 Cupid, e.g.: REINDEER 44 Deal with, as a problem: TACKLE 45 Special ___: OPS 4 Airhead: DODO 47 Section of The New York Times: ARTS 48 Brooklyn ballers: NETS 50 Member of a historically privileged U.S. group: WASP 52 “So, is that ___?”: ANO 53 A public speaking coach might tell you to avoid these: UHS 55 Close tightly: SEAL 57 Sudden loud noise: BAM 60 Kind of acid that forms proteins: AMINO 63World’s largest venomous snake: KINGCOBRA 65 State Read more on digitaltrends.com

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