The New York Times offers a plethora of engaging word games — from the fast-paced Wordle and the mind-bending Connections to the intricate Strands and the quick Mini Crossword. But the classic daily crossword puzzle still holds the top spot for many. Packed with intriguing trivia, it’s a great exercise for your mental agility and offers serious bragging rights if you manage to solve it every day.
Crossword puzzles can sometimes feel like daunting tasks, but don’t worry. Solving them is a skill that improves with practice. If today’s puzzle has you stumped, here are the answers to help you out.
NYT Crossword Answers Today
Across
- Sound from a kid : MAA
- Condo no-nos, at times : PETS
- Member of a historic trio : PINTA
- Islam’s feast of sacrifice : EIDALADHA
- “I need to speak with you” : AWORD
- Something that’s made lying down : SNOWANGEL
- Lugged : TOTED
- Down during difficult times? : STRESSEAT
- Titular character in the best-selling DVD of all time : NEMO
- No longer surprised : USEDTOIT
- Noted “Jeopardy!” contestant of 2011 : WATSON
- Exploding part of a touch-me-not : POD
- Women’s gymnastics event : UNEVENBARS
- Online chatter? : BOT
- Chewy barbecue bits : RIBTIPS
- Really stand out : POP
- 1990 civil rights legislation, for short : ADA
- Brand seen at AutoZone : STP
- “In case it’s of interest …” : JUSTFYI
- Solution for many cleaning problems : LYE
- Red plant? : RUSSIANSPY
- Marble, e.g. : ORB
- Readily available : ONHAND
- Magazine with a “Skater of the Year” award : THRASHER
- Singer whose name becomes a place in Hawaii if the first letter moves to the end : AKON
- What a speaker might do if nobody is listening to them : TRAILAWAY
- Relish : SAVOR
- Operator of Maple Leaf Lounges : AIRCANADA
- Touristy district of Rome : TREVI
- Sight in suburbia : MCMANSION
- Band for guitarists : STRAP
- Citation abbreviation : ETAL
- Something seen in a demo, for short : TNT
Down
- Bungle : MESSUP
- “You’re lyin’!” : AINTSO
- Ate up : ADORED
- Goes as planned : PANSOUT
- Enter hesitantly : EDGEIN
- Play area : THEATERDISTRICT
- Kitchen staple that’s gone missing in the song “Margaritaville” : SALT
- Rehearsed, say : PAT
- “Don’t worry, you can come closer …” : IWONTBITE
- Modern medium for jotting things down : NOTESAPP
- Some seismic activity : TREMORS
- Sprinkles and fudge at an ice cream parlor, e.g. : ADDONS
- Overcome, in a way : AWED
- Have legs : LAST
- Liar’s concoction : WEB
- Like many kids on the night before Christmas : ANTSY
- Word on Italian street signs : VIA
- Music style whose name literally means “new trend” : BOSSANOVA
- Accept cookies, say : OPTIN
- One who’s unlikely to negotiate well : PUSHOVER
- Robbins who co-wrote the “Rocky” theme “Gonna Fly Now” : AYN
- Creative use for recyclable materials : JUNKART
- It won’t be around for long : FAD
- Like some poetry : LYRICAL
- Does a takedown of : ROASTS
- Big ___ : PHARMA
- “Hang on …” : OHWAIT
- Turn the page, say : READON
- “Saturday Night Live” cast member from 2012 to 2022 : BRYANT
- Parsons who worked on “Abbey Road” and “The Dark Side of the Moon” : ALAN
- Lacking : SANS
- Suitable for family movie night, in a way : TAME
- Make rent : RIP
With these answers in hand, you’re ready to tackle today’s NYT Crossword!
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