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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.

NYT Crossword answers today

New York Times

Across

1 “Adios, ___!” : AMIGO

6 Texter’s “you tell me” : IDK

9 Sweet braided bread : BABKA

14 Source of a pulse : SONAR

15 Modernizing prefix : NEO

16 Ingredient in a Whopper : ONION

17 Home of many champion marathoners : KENYA

18 “And just like THAT!” : BAM

19 Small contribution : ADDIN

20 Blowout victory, metaphorically : BLOODBATH

23 Chichén ___ (Mayan archaeological site) : ITZA

26 Latin “wolf” : LUPUS

27 Hulking brute : OGRE

31 Wild backdrop for “Wuthering Heights” : MOOR

32 Biblical patriarch who begat Methuselah : ENOCH

33 Lead-in to ever : WHOM

34 Device for taking notes? : ATM

35 Verbal facepalm : DOH

36 Message meaning “I can’t be reached right now” : OOO

37 “Welcome Back, Kotter” role of 1970s TV : GABE

39 Yusuf ___, adopted name of singer Cat Stevens : ISLAM

41 Subtle summons : PSST

42 Woman’s name that becomes another woman’s name when an “M” is added to the front : ELISSA

44 Missouri tributary : PLATTE

46 One part of a swimming pool : DEEPEND

48 Beat rapidly, as eggs : WHISKED

49 Center : CORE

50 Something of miner concern? : ORE

52 Commotion : STIR

53 A little cute? : ELFIN

54 Comedy bit : GAG

55 Broadway star LuPone : PATTI

57 Talent : GIFT

58 Big softy, perhaps : CRIER

60 Put through the self-checkout : SCAN

61 Research campus in upstate N.Y. : RPI

62 With 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down : HAUNTED

64 Went underground : HID

65 Exit key : ESC

66 See 62-Across : MANSION

67 Country music’s ___ Young Band : ELI

68 Buttonless shirt : TEE

69 Carry-___ : ONS

70 Airport org. : TSA

71 Intelligence org. : NSA

Down

1 “___, and it shall be given you”: Matthew 7:7 : ASK

2 Recipient of Bart Simpson’s crank calls : MOE

3 New York’s Stonewall, e.g. : INN

4 New York’s Stonewall, e.g. : GAYBAR

5 Mouthy? : ORAL

6 Puts into play, as a basketball : INBOUNDS

7 Marvel superhero portrayed by Ryan Reynolds : DEADPOOL

8 Fermented, sweetened tea drink : KOMBUCHA

9 Dinghy or dory : BOAT

10 “You said it!” : ANDHOW

11 Two hearts, for one : BID

12 Fish in a garden pond : KOI

13 “Raggedy” doll : ANN

21 Cheer for a fútbol team : OLE

22 Fireplace residue : ASH

23 Caught on camera, say : IMAGED

24 1919 event that confirmed the general theory of relativity : TOTALECLIPSE

25 Commercial property left mostly vacant by hybrid work arrangements : ZOMBIEOFFICE

28 Restaurant offering delivery and pickup only : GHOSTKITCHEN

29 Spinning, feathered lures : ROOSTERTAILS

30 Overplayed on stage : EMOTED

38 Clever wit : ESPRIT

39 Actor McKellen : IAN

40 Speedometer fig. : MPH

41 Rotini and bucatini : PASTAS

43 Detected : SEEN

45 Speech therapist’s concern : LISP

47 Off-leash areas : DOGRUNS

48 “You don’t have to explain your joke to us” : WEGETIT

51 Cloudbursts : RAINS

53 Scary sight for a red-bellied marsh mouse : EGRET

56 World’s most populous country as of 2025 : INDIA

58 James of “The Godfather” : CAAN

59 Speed Wagon and Flying Cloud of old autodom : REOS

62 Insurance option, for short : HMO

63 Recombinant ___ : DNA