The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today — with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there’s something for everyone — but the newspaper’s standard crossword puzzle still reigns supreme. The daily crossword is full of interesting trivia, helps improve mental flexibility, and, of course, gives you some bragging rights if you manage to finish it every day.

While the NYT puzzle might feel like an impossible task some days, solving a crossword is a skill and it takes practice — don’t get discouraged if you can’t get every single word in a puzzle.

If you’re having trouble completing today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to help. We’ve got all the answers for today’s clues down below.

NYT Crossword answers today

Across

  1. Liquid found in some pens : VAPEJUICE
  2. [I can’t hear you!] : LALA
  3. The old man? : CROMAGNON
  4. #1 choices : FAVES
  5. Fast-food order that comes in four shapes: bells, balls, boots, and bow ties : MCNUGGETS
  6. Origin : ROOTS
  7. Like some supplements, for short : OTC
  8. 10-point play : ZTILE
  9. Franchise that moved back to Vegas in 2021 : CSI
  10. Ex ___ (out of nothing) : NIHILO
  11. They’re on their own time : ALASKANS
  12. “Coach” : ECONOMY
  13. Smallish smart device from Amazon : ECHODOT
  14. Modern words of encouragement : YASQUEEN
  15. Covers in a black powder : SOOTS
  16. Forced : UNNATURAL
  17. Enjoys widespread success : ISBIG
  18. Reach for the cars? : HAILACAB
  19. Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. president : WARRENG
  20. Request to keep in touch : EMAILME
  21. “Uh … did I hear that right?!” : OKAYWHAT
  22. Extras : ADDINS
  23. Spurt : JET
  24. Aunt ___ of “Oklahoma!” : ELLER
  25. Cue preceder : PEE
  26. Island known for its nightlife : IBIZA
  27. Line outside a box office : ONEPLEASE
  28. House of lords? : MANOR
  29. Childish? : PEDIATRIC
  30. Best Picture-winning film adapted from the 1999 memoir “The Master of Disguise” : ARGO
  31. It’s pressed for time : STOPWATCH

Down

  1. Some start-up funding, in brief : VCMONEY
  2. Ancient continent that included present-day Siberia : ARCTICA
  3. Wet weather wear : PONCHOS
  4. This will not fly! : EMU
  5. Bender : JAG
  6. Big name in comfy footwear : UGG
  7. Name that’s another form of Agnes : INEZ
  8. Panna ___ (Italian dessert) : COTTA
  9. Store, as grain : ENSILE
  10. Many a Theravada Buddhist : LAO
  11. The Mexican state of Michoacán produces 5.5+ billion pounds of this annually : AVOCADO
  12. “Oh, please, give it a rest” : LETSNOT
  13. Passing measures : ASSISTS
  14. Leaves just in time for dinner? : FRESHSALAD
  15. Ontario, e.g., to the Québécois : LAC
  16. Fact-finding mission : INQUIRY
  17. Joggers and such : LOUNGEWEAR
  18. Singular noun that, when a “w” is added to the front, becomes a plural noun : OMEN
  19. Drink once sold as Fruit Smack : KOOLAID
  20. For word : YEA
  21. Certain power : NTH
  22. One party to 2020’s Abraham Accords: Abbr. : UAE
  23. Ottava ___ (verse form) : RIMA
  24. Where “uncommon valor was a common virtue,” per Admiral Chester Nimitz : IWOJIMA
  25. Establishment serving hot shots : SAKEBAR
  26. Risky bond designation : BRATING
  27. Graphic designer’s shortcut : CLIPART
  28. Like Gregory Peck’s character in Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” : AMNESIC
  29. Implore : BESEECH
  30. Kraken’s home, for short : NHL
  31. Dances in duple time : GALOPS
  32. Pillar, of a sort : TENET
  33. Teacher’s handwritten note by an awkward sentence : REDO
  34. Chaotic scene : ZOO
  35. Spot at a casino table : PIP
  36. “It’s the ___!” : LAW
  37. It moves with traffic, in brief : ETA
TOPICS: NYT Crossword