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.
1 Cause of a Richter scale blip : SEISM
6 Fixed look : GAZE
10 Curved sword : SABER
15 One referring to “Jehovah” as “Jah” : RASTA
16 Place for a pizza : OVEN
17 “Make You Feel My Love” singer, 2008 : ADELE
18 Around 70% of the earth’s surface : OCEAN
19 Rule for kids before homework is done, perhaps : NOTV
20 What makes ryes rise : YEAST
21 Straightforward and unadorned, as literary prose : HEMINGWAYESQUE
24 Close the tab : PAY
25 Baton Rouge sch. : LSU
26 Corporate management group : EXECUTIVEBOARD
34 Celebrant in May or June : GRAD
35 First name in 2024 political headlines : KAMALA
36 Overflow (with) : TEEM
38 Shot down, as an idea : NIXED
40 San ___ Obispo, Calif. : LUIS
41 “Get your paws off me!” : LETGO
42 Highest kicker in Texas hold’em : ACE
43 Philadelphia landmark named for the 35th president, in brief : JFKPLAZA
46 Lamb’s dad : RAM
47 Green sushi condiment : WASABI
49 Spanish wife : ESPOSA
51 Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across : CONSONANTS
56 “Fake it ’til you make it” or “No pain, no gain” : MOTTO
59 Candy bar with caramel and shortbread : TWIX
60 Gunslinger Earp : WYATT
64 Give or take : ABOUT
65 Pro’s counterpart : ANTI
66 Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology : ICHOR
67 Holy scroll : TORAH
68 Plant with fronds : FERN
69 “Have you no ___?!” : SHAME
70 Pumps and wedges : HEELS
71 Animal that absorbs water directly through its skin : FROG
72 Beekeeping or baking, e.g. : HOBBY
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