The New York Times has plenty of word games in its repertoire today – with Wordle, Connections, Strands and Mini Crossword offering something for everyone – but the newspaper’s standard crossword still reigns supreme. The Daily Crossword is full of intriguing trivia, helps improve your mental flexibility and of course gives you something to brag about if you manage to complete it every day.
While sometimes the NYT puzzle may seem like an impossible task, solving a crossword is a skill and takes practice – don’t get discouraged if you don’t manage to understand every word in the puzzle.
If you’re having trouble completing today’s NYT crossword, we’re here to facilitate. Below you will find the answers to all of today’s tips.
NYT crossword answers today
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1 An indispensable skill for a paramedic – CPR
4 T-shirt specifications – SIZE
8 ___ song (final act) – SWAN
12 Ice Charge – ORE
13 Invader of Gaul in 451 – ATTILA
15 An athlete recognized by Brazil as a national treasure after the 1958 World Cup – PELE
16 Parking lot – LOT
17 Sloppily kissing, in slang – SUCKINGFACE
19 Mild Dutch cheese – GOUDA
21 “___ view, baby!” – UNTIL
22 Curtain hanger needed – ROD
23 House with a steep roof – FRAME
25 A pioneering computer game, originally titled Micropolis – SIMCITY
27 Jewelry consisting of a single line of diamonds – TENNIS BRACELET
thirty Newsroom VIPs – EDS
31 Dolphins on the scoreboards – MIA
32 “Do ___ children learn?” (Bushism) – OURS
33 A card game where winning hands can be found hidden in 17-, 27-, 42- and 54-Across – TWENTYONE
37 “___ the real question is…” – THE
38 Vinaigrette ingredient – OIL
39 “How cool!” – RAD
42 A wild flower with a royal name – QUEENANNESLACE
47 Paying attention – TUNEDIN
48 Vanilla and chocolate ice cream combinations, e.g. – SWIRLS
49 Confirming vote – YES
50 Ensure, like ability – ENDUE
53 He cooperates as a criminal with ABETS
54 Elegant leather outerwear – RACERJACKET
57 “I see!” – GAY
58 The ones in Spanish – ESAS
59 Bowling – ALLEJE
60 Part of an African elephant in the shape of Africa – Ear
61 Match like two devices – SYNC
62 Riley’s Life – EASY
63 Actor who was cast in ‘Rocky III’ after winning ‘America’s Toughest Bouncer’ competition – MRT
Down
1 A university that shares its name with the oral hygiene brand – COLGATE
2 I checked for errors – PROOFREAD
3 Taxation of tasks? – RETURNS
4 An apt name for a worrier – STU
5 Strong thirst – Itching
6 Mosquito-borne virus in the news in 2016 – ZIKE
7 Michigan Congresswoman Slotkin – ELISA
8 Specifications for some moisturizers – SPF
9 More exhausted – WEARIER
10 Author of “Little Women” – ALCOTT
11 Constant search for confirmation, let’s say – NEEDED
13 “Same here” – ASAMI
14 Stunt – ANTIQUE
18 “Let’s do it!” – GRAON
20 Actor Aykroyd – AND
24 Salinger’s title character – ESME
26 Perhaps a fingerprint or footprint – HINT
28 Suspended storage space in the plane – BIN
29 Cheating through gibberish – RATON
33 Megan rap ___ Stallion – YOU
34 Gardener’s device – AGAIN
35 Yang’s equivalent – YIN
36 He cries at some football games – OLES
37 A can in the cat owner’s pantry – TUNACAN
39 A one in a million find – RAREGEM
40 The most common knee injuries in athletes – ACLTEAR
41 You can leave room for this – DESSERT
42 Let’s say seasickness – QUESSY
43 The one who hasn’t worn ANDALE in the past
45 Strikes – SWATTS
46 Ad-___ (go off script) – LIB
47 Truck wheels – TIRES
51 Admitted more first-year applicants than any other US university in 2023 (145,910) – UCLA
52 Squeaks (by) – EESC
55 Exit key – ESC
56 “Good ___!” (compliment to the batter) – EYE
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