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The New York Times is loaded with word games today, offering something for everyone, from Wordle and Connections to Strands and the Mini Crossword. However, it’s the classic NYT Crossword that continues to stand out as a fan favorite. Packed with fun trivia, it keeps your mind sharp and, let’s face it, gives you a satisfying sense of achievement if you manage to solve it.
Don’t be discouraged if the crossword feels daunting! Puzzle-solving is a skill that improves with practice, so keep at it even if you don’t get every word every time.
If today’s crossword clues have you stumped, we’ve got you covered with all the answers below.
NYT Crossword Solutions for Today
Across
- Alternatives to Ubers : CABS
- Game also called “hoops” : BBALL
- “I’ll drink to ___!” : THAT
- Eleven, in Évian : ONZE
- Stan’s partner in old comedy : OLLIE
- ___ cava (blood line to the heart) : VENA
- Whole bunch at a family reunion? : DOZENS OF COUSINS
- Give for safekeeping : ENTRUST
- Titular film character who lives in a swamp : SHREK
- Parent company of Instagram : META
- Kerfuffle : ADO
- Large array for a desk? : SCORES OF DRAWERS
- Author Horatio : ALGER
- “___ the season!” : TIS
- Customizable Nintendo avatar : MII
- Kind of salad with celery, apples, walnuts, and grapes : WALDORF
- Performing group at a homecoming game : PEP BAND
- Uno + due : TRE
- The sun or the moon : ORB
- You might ask for one at an annual review : RAISE
- Big group in a dog show? : OODLES OF POODLES
- Word before cream or crystals : ICE
- Mattress specification : FIRM
- Lead-in to soprano : MEZZO
- Suddenly started speaking : PIPED UP
- Massive collection for an alchemist? : OCEANS OF POTIONS
- Blacken on the grill : CHAR
- Be behind : TRAIL
- Boring routines : RUTS
- Word after “Going once, going twice!” : SOLD
- Tube-shaped pasta : PENNE
- Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, in brief : EGOT
Down
- With 28-Down, emergency status : CODE
- Unknown writer, for short : ANON
- [Wrong answer!] : BZZT
- Oracle : SEER
- Office heads : BOSSES
- Drunk as a skunk : BLOTTO
- Sitcom extraterrestrial : ALF
- D.M.V. document: Abbr. : LIC
- Virgo preceder : LEO
- “Nashville” or “Atlanta,” e.g. : TV SHOW
- ___ apparent : HEIR
- Name shared by two of King Henry VIII’s wives : ANNE
- Job : TASK
- Uno or due : NUMERO
- Org. that grades meat : USDA
- Fore’s counterpart : AFT
- Rear end, in London’s West End : ARSE
- Took care of : SAW TO
- “Of course!,” in Spanish : CLARO
- Looked at rudely : OGLED
- See 1-Down : RED
- Guacamole or hummus : DIP
- It might be spam : EMAIL
- Lather, ___, repeat : RINSE
- Diner add-ons : SIDES
- Warm pink hue : ROSE
- To and ___ : FRO
- Not tardy : PROMPT
- Misbehaving : BAD
- Very good pal, informally : BFF
- ___ brain (source of our primal instincts, it’s said) : LIZARD
- Supply-and-demand subj. : ECON
- Broadway musical about the son of Charlemagne : PIPPIN
- Baltimore ballplayer : ORIOLE
- Slipperlike shoes, for short : MOCS
- Repeat word for word : ECHO
- Ardent enthusiasm : ZEAL
- Ireland, to the Irish : EIRE
- ___ Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris : DOUG
- “For ___ us a child is born” : UNTO
- Vowelless attention-getter : PSST
- Pit stop brand : STP
- Something crushed during a gold rush : ORE
- Devotee : FAN
