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 ‘The weekend is almost here!” : TGIF
5 Pioneers of freeze-drying food : INCAS
10 Share from an illicit endeavor : TAKE
14 Polite term of address : MAAM
18 Lifted one’s spirits? : MADEATOAST
20 Riveting persona of W.W. II : ROSIE
21 Frozen treat with a domed lid : ICEE
22 See 19-Down : CLEARASMUD
23 Place for a white picket fence and a mom-and-pop shop : ANYTOWNUSA
25 Aid for using Bluetooth : EARCLIP
26 Startle : JOLT
27 Flirt with : HITON
28 Feel bad : AIL
29 See 29-Down : EATAWAY
32 Highly capable : ADEPT
33 Passion : ARDENCY
37 Water feature created by rising sea levels : RIA
38 STEM part: Abbr. : SCI
39 Sierra ___ : LEONE
40 “What are the ___?” : ODDS
42 See 46-Down : BACKSTAB
47 Awkward people to butt-dial, perhaps : EXES
48 Circuit board device : DIODE
51 Vast, as an operation : LARGESCALE
53 ___ Collins, author of “The Hunger Games” : SUZANNE
55 Helen of “The Queen” : MIRREN
56 Futon component : SLAT
57 Was transfixed by, in a way : STAREDAT
59 Glass ___, spaghettilike fish : EEL
60 Give a darn? : SEW
62 French aperitif : KIR
63 Weapon with wires : TASER
64 See 67-Down : WORKGROUP
68 Justice Kagan : ELENA
70 Natural feature between México y Texas : RIO
71 ___Kosh B’gosh : OSH
73 TV journalist Navarro : ANA
74 Annual observance for breast cancer awareness : NOBRADAY
76 Knee parts, in brief : ACLS
78 Auto mechanic’s tool : OILGUN
80 War room briefings, in military shorthand : SITREPS
81 Gold Medal offering : WHITEFLOUR
83 “Au contraire!” : NOTSO
84 Cause of puddles in early spring, say : THAW
87 See 82-Down : SIDESTEP
88 Go a little one way or the other : LEAN
90 Gordon ___, engineer with a “law” predicting a doubling of transistors on microchips every two years : MOORE
91 Record label for the Backstreet Boys : RCA
92 Tech company exec, for short : CIO
93 In a corner : TRAPPED
95 Cause of some sleep issues : APNEA
98 See 101-Down : GIVEOFF
102 “Ten-___!” : HUT
103 Show listlessness : DROOP
104 “See above,” in footnotes : IDEM
105 Got online, say : ORDERED
109 “Conclave” actress Isabella : ROSSELLINI
111 See 107-Down : HAVEEYESON
114 Saber alternative : EPEE
115 Worst time for a double fault : ADOUT
116 Approaches furtively : STEALSUPON
117 “Over here!” : PSST
118 Hydroelectric projects : DAMS
119 “White & ___” (2006 Weird Al Yankovic parody) : NERDY
120 Structure that’s set on fire : PYRE
