The New York Times offers a variety of word games to challenge your brain, but the classic crossword puzzle remains a standout favorite. With its mix of trivia and problem-solving, it’s both fun and a great way to keep your mind sharp. If today’s crossword feels particularly tough, don’t worry—crossword-solving is a skill that improves with practice.
If you’re stuck on today’s NYT Crossword, we’ve got you covered. Here are the answers to help you complete the puzzle:
NYT Crossword Answers for Today
Across:
- Major purchase when furnishing a dining room: TABLE
- Reprimanding sounds: TSKS
- ___ de gallo (salsa variety): PICO
- White wetland wader: EGRET
- Company name aptly found in “The bookcase came together like a charm!”: IKEA
- Broadway’s “Dear ___ Hansen”: EVAN
- One leaving money under a pillow: TOOTHFAIRY
- Southern cornbread: PONE
- Noisy bedmate: SNORER
- Sean who played Rudy in “Rudy”: ASTIN
- Hobbes, vis-à-vis Calvin: IMAGINARYFRIEND
- Submission to a record label in the 1990s: DEMOCD
- “Humble” home: ABODE
- Narcissist’s flaw: EGO
- Toe woe: BUNION
- “Seriously?!” … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle?: AREYOUFORREAL
- One on maternity leave: NEWMOM
- California’s Monterey ___ Aquarium: BAY
- Indian yogurt drink: LASSI
- Frozen ocean water: SEAICE
- Cryptid in the Scottish Highlands: LOCHNESSMONSTER
- Prefix with -naut: ASTRO
- Period of one’s prime: HEYDAY
- Arnaz who loved Lucy: DESI
- ”Ho, ho, ho!” hollerer: SANTACLAUS
- British boarding school: ETON
- “Keep it down!”: HUSH
- Rwandan minority: TUTSI
- 0%: NONE
- Dollar bills: ONES
- Finger-painting smudge: SMEAR
Down:
- Vietnamese New Year: TET
- “A long time ___ …”: AGO
- Sis’s sibling: BRO
- “What are you waiting for?!”: LETSGO
- Pertaining to a cultural group: ETHNIC
- Princess’s headwear: TIARA
- Person who might need a lift?: SKIER
- Actress Washington of “Scandal”: KERRY
- Speak aloud: SAY
- Discontinued competitor of Coke Zero: PEPSIONE
- Words on an Election Day sticker: IVOTED
- Bluey or Snoopy: CANINE
- Upright, as hair: ONEND
- A fan (of): FOND
- ___ Day, occasion for planting trees: ARBOR
- Ending with sulf- or fluor-: IDE
- Lead-in to Man or mansion: MEGA
- Love, in Spanish: AMOR
- One might have farm animals, fried food, and a Ferris wheel: FAIR
- Backside: BUM
- Sci-fi ship: UFO
- When repeated, sound effect for Cookie Monster: NOM
- Induct into a Hall of Fame, perhaps: ENSHRINE
- Like the questions asked in 20 Questions: YESNO
- Baby’s boo-boo: OWIE
- Ever so slightly: ABIT
- Tie, as shoes: LACE
- “___ out!” (ump’s shout): YER
- Finish behind: LOSETO
- Follows, as a hunch: ACTSON
- Vending machine drink: SODA
- Puts into law: ENACTS
- Arkham ___, institution for many Batman foes: ASYLUM
- Filled with cargo: LADEN
- Olympic snowboarder White: SHAUN
- Have a feeling: SENSE
- The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they?: MYTHS
- “Billions” airer, for short: SHOW
- Chowed down: ATE
- Summer Olympics powerhouse: USA
- Knight’s title: SIR
Enjoy solving the puzzle, and remember—each challenge is a step towards crossword mastery!