Today, The New York Times offers a delightful selection of word puzzles, including favorites like Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword. Yet, it’s the classic crossword that truly shines. This daily challenge is packed with captivating facts, sharpens your cognitive abilities, and naturally, provides some serious bragging rights when you can complete it.
Although the NYT crossword can sometimes seem daunting, remember that mastering it takes time and experience. Don’t be disheartened if you struggle to fill in every single answer; improving your crossword skills is part of the fun.
Today’s NYT Crossword Answers
Across
1. Labor tactic: LAMAZE
7. Ding-dong: DOOFUS
13. Etymologists’ interests: ORIGINS
15. Out-of-the-blue: ABRUPT
16. Family inheritance?: GENEPOOL
18. Give temporarily: LOANTO
19. Signs up for: JOINS
20. Apologue: FABLE
22. Cool off, in a way: FAN
23. Scores: ALOT
24. How someone might be in love: MADLY
25. Tesla, for one: MAKE
26. “I mean, come on!”: MAN
27. Pain ___ (French toast, in French): PERDU
28. Like soffritto ingredients: DICED
29. Deep fears?: SEASERPENTS
31. Methods for sharing pirated material: BITTORRENTS
32. Details: NITTYGRITTY
33. One of the Goonies: MIKEY
35. Mediocre, in modern slang: MID
38. Whizzes: ACES
39. Common word in two African country names: CONGO
40. Somewhat, musically: POCO
41. Poivre go-with: SEL
42. Videographer’s words before recording: ANDGO
4. Pass it on!: BATON
46. Sporting venue also known as a dohyo: SUMORING
48. Fast-food chain with palm trees on its packaging: INNOUT
49. First word in the “Star Wars: Episode I” crawl: TURMOIL
50. Weak: FEEBLE
51. Where you might say “That’s the spirit!”: SEANCE
Down
1. Impasse: LOGJAM
2. Iris feature: AREOLA
3. Flunky: MINION
4. One possibly running the show: AGENT
5. Whizzes: ZIPS
6. 2024 experimental music documentary: ENO
7. Move slowly: DALLY
8. Relative of a heckelphone: OBOE
9. Primo Levi novel title: ORA
10. Trivia worth learning: FUNFACTS
11. Moments of comprehension: UPTAKES
12. High: STONED
14. “Everything’s coming along great!”: SOFARSOGOOD
17. Corporate levels: LADDERRUNGS
21. Censoring: BLURRINGOUT
24. Like material you can sink your teeth into: MEATY
25. Like mojitos: MINTY
27. Small-minded: PETTY
28. Italian sausage grinder: DENTE
29. Listings on a blogroll: SITES
30. Competitor of Chewy: PETCO
31. Stretch near a shoulder: BIKELANE
32. “Zing!”: NICEONE
33. Mountain group: MASSIF
35. Courtroom request: MOTION
36. Seriously memorable: ICONIC
37. Computer accessory: DONGLE
39. Casual term for big bill: CNOTE
40. City known for its ham and cheese: PARMA
42. Surgeon and writer Gawande: ATUL
43. Drill: BORE
45. Deprive (of): ROB
47. Some fraternity letters: MUS