The New York Times has an impressive lineup of word games today — from Wordle, Connections, and Strands, to the Mini Crossword, there’s a game for every word puzzle enthusiast. Yet, the daily crossword remains the undisputed king. Packed with intriguing trivia, it’s great for sharpening your mental agility and gives you bragging rights when you finish it.
Even if the NYT crossword feels daunting at times, remember that solving it is a skill that improves with practice. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t complete every word.
If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to help with the answers.
NYT Crossword Answers Today
Across:
- Château : France :: ___ : Spain – CASTILLO
- Llama relative with prized wool – ALPACA
- Steve of “The Office” – CARELL
- ___ Inn, “flowery” setting for a Nancy Drew mystery – LILAC
- Closely monitor – SURVEIL
- Parting words – ADIEUS
- Part of a row that might have a rho – FRATERNITY
- Secret infatuation – CRUSH
- Sounds from fans – WHIRS
- Potential goal for a unicorn, in brief – IPO
- Lose every last penny – GOBROKE
- Exude, as charisma – OOZE
- Thereabouts – ORSO
- Chop up, as ingredients – PREP
- Pepperoni, mushroom or green pepper … or what each cluster of black squares represents in this puzzle – PIZZATOPPINGS
- Jazz singer James – ETTA
- Certain spa treatment, informally – PEDI
- “That one’s mine!” – IGOTDIBS
- Laundry challenge for a mountain biker – MUDSTAIN
- Pet shampoo target – FLEA
- Hard to find – RARE
- Feature of a deluxe pie … and of this puzzle? – STUFFEDCRUST
- Currency replaced by the euro – LIRA
- Flavoring in purple bubble tea – TARO
- Morgenstern who wrote “The Night Circus” – ERIN
- Rough houses? – STUCCOS
- “ ___ Kapital” – DAS
- Losing water by the minute – LEAKY
- Pulsate – THROB
- Sources of gossip – RUMORMILLS
- Spanish grandmother – ABUELA
- Made noise after being stepped on, perhaps – CREAKED
- First name of three lead actors playing Marvel superheroes – CHRIS
- Gave one’s blessing to – OKAYED
- Outdoes – ONEUPS
- Vixen, e.g. – REINDEER
Down:
- Prepare, as a Thanksgiving turkey – CARVE
- Navigate – STEER
- College team whose name is its home state minus two letters – ILLINI
- Sucker – LOLLIPOP
- Assuage, as fears – ALLAY
- Settled – PAID
- Patchy cat – CALICO
- Supermarket lineup – CARTS
- Biting – ACERB
- Uruguayan soccer star Luis – SUAREZ
- Took by force – USURPED
- Become unruly, as hair – FRIZZ
- Singer Amos – TORI
- One of two heard in “This Kiss” – SHORTI
- “Sister Act” star, familiarly – WHOOPI
- Stare in amazement – GOGGLE
- Closely monitor, with “on” – KEEPTABS
- [Is this still good?] – SNIFF
- Apropos – APT
- Mixed bag? – TEA
- Sappho and others – ODDISTS
- In 1492, it sailed the ocean blue – PINTA
- Set of books once awarded to winners of Britain’s “Countdown” game show, for short – OED
- Washington’s Sea-___ Airport – TAC
- Artist whose work has a wide reach? – MURALIST
- Famed sex therapist, familiarly – DRRUTH
- Prey for a moray eel – SEACRAB
- One of the official languages of Uttar Pradesh – URDU
- Material for some trifold display boards – FOAMCORE
- Reacted to a staggering blow – REELED
- Russian range – URALS
- Foul – STINKY
- Place to veg out – COUCH
- King of the fairies in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – OBERON
- Screenwriter of “Steve Jobs” and “The Social Network” – SORKIN
- Double-tapped on Instagram, e.g. – LIKED
- Coarse files – RASPS
- Duane ___ (pharmacy chain) – READE
- Noted name with an Oscar? – MAYER
- Place – LIEU
Happy puzzling!
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