However, tackling the NYT Crossword can sometimes feel like a daunting challenge. Remember, solving a crossword is a skill that improves with practice—so don’t be disheartened if you can’t fill in every square on your first try.

If today’s NYT Crossword has you stumped, we’re here to lend a hand. Below, you’ll find all the answers to today’s clues, helping you complete the puzzle and continue honing your skills.

Today’s NYT Crossword Answers:

Across:

1. Square dance venue : BARN
2. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico : JUAN
3. The “I” of T.G.I.F. : ITS
4. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems) : ALEAK
5. Popular dance fitness program : ZUMBA
6. Backwoods denial : NAW
7. Abba hit of 1979 : GIMMEGIMMEGIMME
8. Like some smartphone purchases : INAPP
9. What a three-way intersection can form : TSHAPE
10. ‘N Sync hit of 2000 : BYEBYEBYE
11. Situated on : ATOP
12. Adore, informally : LUV
13. Olympic gold medalist Raisman : ALY
14. Things stuck on snowman “arms” : MITTENS
15. Rocks that may contain precious metals : ORES
16. Arouse, as interest : PIQUE
17. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987 : GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS
18. Start of Caesar’s boast : ICAME
19. Loudly praise : TOUT
20. Pennsylvania governor Josh : SHAPIRO
21. Opposite of NNE : SSW
22. Lisbon greeting : OLA
23. Boat propellers : OARS
24. Beach Boys hit of 1964 : FUNFUNFUN
25. Religious ceremony : RITUAL
26. Italy’s Isle of ___ : CAPRI
27. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across? : TRIPLEWORDSCORE
28. Beethoven’s “___ to Joy” : ODE
29. State that’s home to one end of the Appalachian Trail : MAINE
30. Where “all my ex’s live,” in song : TEXAS
31. In favor of : FOR
32. Present in a favorable light : SPIN
33. City surrounding Vatican City : ROME

Down:

1. Something checked at an airport counter : BAG
2. Oscar winner Mahershala : ALI
3. Sleep stage, for short : REM
4. Coastal African desert : NAMIB
5. Skittish : JUMPY
6. “Errr … I mean …” : UMM
7. Assist with a crime : ABET
8. Pesters : NAGS
9. Jail cell occupant : INMATE
10. Maxi pad alternative : TAMPON
11. Uses a broom : SWEEPS
12. Its capital is Nairobi : KENYA
13. Quickly fly past : ZIPBY
14. Scottish Highlander : GAEL
15. “Zero stars from me!” : IHATEIT
16. Outlet for an internet commentator : BLOG
17. ___ Gagarin, first man in space : YURI
18. At any point : EVER
19. Man’s name that’s a fruit spelled backward : EMIL
20. Brainpower measures, for short : IQS
21. Pull : TUG
22. Makes a mistake : SLIPSUP
23. Lead-in to law or launch : PRE
24. Bio. or chem. : SCI
25. Needlefish : GAR
26. “___ two minds on this …” : IMOF
27. Spot for a satellite dish : ROOF
28. Athleisure lead-in to “lemon” : LULU
29. Lee of Marvel Comics : STAN
30. In a sense : SORTOF
31. Beehive or bob : HAIRDO
32. More hipsterish : ARTIER
33. Entrap : SNARE
34. Bay Area enforcement org. : SFPD
35. German sausage : WURST
36. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A. : UCONN
37. Not as mean : NICER
38. Some church donations : ALMS
39. Spring : LEAP
40. Motion-sensing Nintendo console : WII
41. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name : OXO
42. Head-butt : RAM
43. Suffix with Sudan or Japan : ESE