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The New York Times offers a variety of engaging word games daily, from Wordle and Connections to Strands and The Mini Crossword. However, the standard NYT Crossword remains a favorite, filled with intriguing trivia and providing a great mental workout. Even though it can be challenging at times, remember that solving crosswords is a skill that improves with practice. Don’t let a few tough clues get you down!
NYT Crossword Answers for Today
Across
- “Yikes!” – EGAD
- Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew – RAGU
- Last word – FINIS
- It can bust one’s bracket – UPSET
- Island west of Komodo National Park – BALI
- Privy to – INON
- Call to mind – EVOKE
- 10th of 24 – KAPPA
- Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for … “Godzilla”? – BIGGIANTMONSTER
- ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey – ELLIS
- Fantasy football fodder – STATS
- Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps – AWARD
- Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr. – OBES
- Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years – MICK
- Hasten, old-style – HIE
- Rival of Forbes – INC
- Futuristic microscopic machine – NANOBOT
- … “E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial”? – WITNESSALIENARRIVAL
- Essen exclamations – ACHS
- Bile – IRE
- Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B – ABBA
- Grave words? – EULOGY
- “While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping” poet – POE
- ___ alai – JAI
- Sam who directed “Spider-Man” – RAIMI
- D-Day craft: Abbr. – LST
- With 112-Down, a small laugh – TEE
- … “Independence Day”? – HANCOCKSIGNSTHEPAPER
- Having had a few bites, say – ITCHY
- What this is – CLUE
- Mediterranean condiment – AIOLI
- “Mon ___!” – DIEU
- Liturgical vestment – STOLE
- Center – MIDST
- At sea – LOST
- Suitor of Christine in “The Phantom of the Opera” – RAOUL
- Kind of shell that’s easily broken – TACO
- Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity – KAFKA
- … “Rush Hour”? – TANGLEDFROZENTRAFFIC
- “Devilish” cartoon character – TAZ
- Publishing V.I.P.s – EDS
- Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States – RARER
- Unsafe? – OUT
- Modern H.R. initiative – DEI
- Bryn Mawr grad, e.g. – ALUMNA
- Nag – PEST
- Connections – INS
- One in a line at a grocery store – CART
- … “Insomnia”? – WIREDSLEEPERSMISERY
- Person with attachment issues, perhaps – EMAILER
- “The Strife is ___, the Battle Done” (hymn) – OER
- Detergent brand – ERA
- Baja resort town, familiarly – CABO
- ___ Sidle, longtime role on “C.S.I.” – SARA
- Moving day leftovers – BOXES
- Overseas refusals – NYETS
- Holding nothing back – ALLIN
- … “Sex and the City”? – MANHATTANHOOKUP
- “Welcome” introduction? – YOURE
- Texas A&M athlete – AGGIE
- Girl’s name that sounds like two adjacent letters – EDIE
- Singer Horne – LENA
- Mount – STEED
- Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels – SEEDS
- Variety – TYPE
- Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction – ADAM
Down
- Subsides – EBBS
- Walk way? – GAIT
- Aquarium growth – ALGA
- “Check it out, man!” – DIGTHIS
- Narrow inlet – RIA
- Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico – ANNA
- Finally saw through a deception – GOTWISE
- Emasculates – UNMANS
- Ward (off) – FEND
- E.R. lines – IVS
- 0% – NOTONEBIT
- Japanese art of flower arrangement – IKEBANA
- Star in Venus’s orbit? – SERENA
- Island strings – UKE
- Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel – PALMOIL
- Cause of a hung jury – SPLITVOTE
- Larger-than-life – EPIC
- Assignment – TASK
- “Really?” – ISIT
- Marine menace – ORCA
- Sensitive subject – SORES
- Pioneering computer – ENIAC
- Harsh – BRUTAL
- From what place – WHENCE
- Actor-turned-policeman Estrada – ERIK
- Jazz singer Cleo – LAINE
- Some old PCs – IBMS
- Ending with teen – AGER
- “That’s a ___!” (chemist’s punny observation) – LYE
- Garden invader – APHID
- Raccoon relative – COATI
- Partner of pride – JOY
- Small brook – RILL
- Illness with chills – AGUE
- Island rings – LEIS
- Roil – CHURN
- Give a lecture, say – SCOLD
- Sported – HADON
- Seasoned rice dish – PILAF
- Listing agent’s condition – SOLDASIS
- Voting day: Abbr. – TUES
- Feature of some English gardens – MAZE
- “Happy Birthday” writer, sometimes – ICER
- Athlete’s out-of-character performance, say – OFFDAY
- Lift ticket purchaser – SKIER
- Unspoken – TACIT
- Word after hidden or political – AGENDA
- Calorie-rich cake – TORTE
- Apt name for a veterinarian – KAT
- Ankle bones – TALI
- Sky shade – AZUREBLUE
- Claim on an egg carton – FREERANGE
- Woodworking tool – RASP
- Tennille of Captain & Tennille – TONI
- Charlotte ___ (dessert) – RUSSE
- Shooting marble – TAW
- Aide-___ (mnemonic device) – MEMOIRE
- Nobility – PEERAGE
- “Let’s do this thing!” – IMREADY
- Creator of colorful crafts – CRAYOLA
- Woolly pack animals – LLAMAS
- Origin – ROOT
- Hexad – SEXET
- Rubik of puzzle cube fame – ERNO
- Coral islets – CAYS
- Quite often – ALOT
- Sweeties, informally – BAES
- Barbershop sound – SNIP
- Barely made, with “out” – EKED
- Poke bowl ingredient – TUNA
- Overcommunicate, say – SPAM
- ___ Low, famed English pirate – NED
- Secreted – HID
- See 53-Across – HEE
If you need more help with specific clues or want tips for improving your crossword skills, just let me know!
