The New York Times offers a veritable smorgasbord of word games today—Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword cater to every taste—but the true crown jewel remains the classic crossword puzzle. This daily brain teaser is not only packed with fascinating trivia but also helps sharpen your mental agility, giving you bragging rights if you manage to complete it every day.

Don’t let the NYT crossword intimidate you; it’s a skill that improves with practice. Missing a few words here and there is par for the course, so don’t get discouraged if you can’t fill in every blank.

Struggling with today’s NYT Crossword? Fear not, we’ve got the solutions to all today’s clues right below.

NYT Crossword Answers Today

Across

  1. Activity at a company retreat: TRUSTFALL
  2. Inspiration for Old Major in Orwell’s “Animal Farm”: LENIN
  3. Crossed arms or yawning, e.g.: SOCIALCUE
  4. Like Superman in his Fortress of Solitude: ALONE
  5. Training announcement?: ALLABOARD
  6. Dark shade of brown: UMBER
  7. Mens ___: REA
  8. Historical region of France that lent its name to a food: BRIE
  9. Kept one’s partner awake, say: SNORED
  10. “My Love Is Like … Wo” singer, 2003: MYA
  11. Ocasek of the Cars: RIC
  12. They fill a break: ADS
  13. Savory jelly: ASPIC
  14. Big success: SMASHHIT
  15. It connects to one of the heart’s four valves: AORTA
  16. Cutesy farewell: TATA
  17. Character in Genesis and “The Dukes of Hazzard”: ENOS
  18. Request for assistance: ALITTLEHELPHERE
  19. Nigerian-born pop singer: SADE
  20. Was behind: OWED
  21. “What can I tell you?” gesture: SHRUG
  22. Festival with a throwback theme, briefly: RENFAIRE
  23. Like some dichotomous questions: YESNO
  24. Burn letters?: SPF
  25. What 0! equals: ONE
  26. Beethoven’s cry: ACH
  27. Chapter and verse separators: COLONS
  28. Will Hunting’s expertise in “Good Will Hunting”: MATH
  29. Poor mark: DEE
  30. Confer upon: AWARD
  31. Hard fall?: HAILSTORM
  32. High and mighty, perhaps: REGAL
  33. To an annoying degree: ADNAUSEAM
  34. Texter’s “For real?”: SRSLY
  35. “Time to light it up!”: LETSPARTY

Down

  1. Autocrat of old: TSAR
  2. Billing matter: ROLE
  3. Its film school alums include Francis Ford Coppola and Carol Burnett: UCLA
  4. Australian-born pop singer: SIA
  5. Tom sporting a striped coat, say: TABBYCAT
  6. Biota component: FLORA
  7. ___ bowl: ACAI
  8. Draw: LURE
  9. Ran point for: LED
  10. Send up: LAUNCH
  11. Protector of sailors, by tradition: ELMO
  12. They’re a snap to get: NOBRAINERS
  13. “Catch you later!”: INEEDTORUN
  14. Passionate hobbyists: NERDS
  15. Rope fiber: SISAL
  16. Accessory for a snowman: MITTEN
  17. Like the FIFA and Madden video games: RATEDE
  18. Tiny cells: AAAS
  19. Green juice?: SOLARPOWER
  20. Certain symbols of solidarity: PRIDEFLAGS
  21. “Family Guy” baby: STEWIE
  22. Bill with the 2024 book “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You”: MAHER
  23. Devious snicker: HEHHEH
  24. Bell-shaped lily: SEGO
  25. They’re sometimes forgiven: LOANS
  26. Gets excited: PSYCHSUP
  27. Great way to be remembered: FONDLY
  28. Lingering emotional damage: SCARS
  29. Road ___: ATLAS
  30. Like a dissertation defense: ORAL
  31. Officially inducted, in mob lingo: MADE
  32. Dylan’s “It ___ Me Babe”: AINT
  33. Take-charge type: DOER
  34. Part of Q.E.D.: ERAT
  35. Part of EGOT: EMMY
  36. March who hosted “The $64,000 Question”: HAL
  37. Air force?: TSA

So there you have it, all the answers to keep your crossword streak going strong. Happy puzzling!

TOPICS: NYT Crossword