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
- Activity at a company retreat: TRUSTFALL
- Inspiration for Old Major in Orwell’s “Animal Farm”: LENIN
- Crossed arms or yawning, e.g.: SOCIALCUE
- Like Superman in his Fortress of Solitude: ALONE
- Training announcement?: ALLABOARD
- Dark shade of brown: UMBER
- Mens ___: REA
- Historical region of France that lent its name to a food: BRIE
- Kept one’s partner awake, say: SNORED
- “My Love Is Like … Wo” singer, 2003: MYA
- Ocasek of the Cars: RIC
- They fill a break: ADS
- Savory jelly: ASPIC
- Big success: SMASHHIT
- It connects to one of the heart’s four valves: AORTA
- Cutesy farewell: TATA
- Character in Genesis and “The Dukes of Hazzard”: ENOS
- Request for assistance: ALITTLEHELPHERE
- Nigerian-born pop singer: SADE
- Was behind: OWED
- “What can I tell you?” gesture: SHRUG
- Festival with a throwback theme, briefly: RENFAIRE
- Like some dichotomous questions: YESNO
- Burn letters?: SPF
- What 0! equals: ONE
- Beethoven’s cry: ACH
- Chapter and verse separators: COLONS
- Will Hunting’s expertise in “Good Will Hunting”: MATH
- Poor mark: DEE
- Confer upon: AWARD
- Hard fall?: HAILSTORM
- High and mighty, perhaps: REGAL
- To an annoying degree: ADNAUSEAM
- Texter’s “For real?”: SRSLY
- “Time to light it up!”: LETSPARTY
Down
- Autocrat of old: TSAR
- Billing matter: ROLE
- Its film school alums include Francis Ford Coppola and Carol Burnett: UCLA
- Australian-born pop singer: SIA
- Tom sporting a striped coat, say: TABBYCAT
- Biota component: FLORA
- ___ bowl: ACAI
- Draw: LURE
- Ran point for: LED
- Send up: LAUNCH
- Protector of sailors, by tradition: ELMO
- They’re a snap to get: NOBRAINERS
- “Catch you later!”: INEEDTORUN
- Passionate hobbyists: NERDS
- Rope fiber: SISAL
- Accessory for a snowman: MITTEN
- Like the FIFA and Madden video games: RATEDE
- Tiny cells: AAAS
- Green juice?: SOLARPOWER
- Certain symbols of solidarity: PRIDEFLAGS
- “Family Guy” baby: STEWIE
- Bill with the 2024 book “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You”: MAHER
- Devious snicker: HEHHEH
- Bell-shaped lily: SEGO
- They’re sometimes forgiven: LOANS
- Gets excited: PSYCHSUP
- Great way to be remembered: FONDLY
- Lingering emotional damage: SCARS
- Road ___: ATLAS
- Like a dissertation defense: ORAL
- Officially inducted, in mob lingo: MADE
- Dylan’s “It ___ Me Babe”: AINT
- Take-charge type: DOER
- Part of Q.E.D.: ERAT
- Part of EGOT: EMMY
- March who hosted “The $64,000 Question”: HAL
- Air force?: TSA
So there you have it, all the answers to keep your crossword streak going strong. Happy puzzling!