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.
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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.
NYT Crossword answers today Across 1 Lab evidence, perhaps : PAWPRINTS 10 Illustrations in many fantasy novels : MAPS 14 Some tabloid fodder : UFOREPORTS 16 Kinda : ABIT 17 Comes to terms : MAKESADEAL 18 Source of a South American herbal tea : COCA 19 "Anything goes" period in early Hollywood history : PRECODEERA 20 View of the moon? : BUTT 21 Beyoncé's 2009-10 ___ Tour : IAM 22 Pumpkin substitute : SWEETIE 24 Block for "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" : PBSKIDS 28 Was painted by, say : SATFOR 29 Carpet fiber or human hair, maybe : CLUE 30 Greenland's capital : NUUK 32 Title for 10-Down : THANE 33 Half of LV : LAS 34 Roomy Toyotas : SIENNAS 36 Put a restriction on : CAP 37 Actress Day of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" : ANDRA 39 Made a case against? : SUED 40 Half of a matching pair : HERS 41 Six-time U.S. Open champion, familiarly : SERENA 43 Annual media award : PEABODY 45 Grip improver : STICKUM 47 C.V. listing: Abbr. : TEL 48 Dialect in the Black community, in brief : AAVE 49 Vehicle for criminal activity : GETAWAYCAR 55 Indie ___ : CRED 56 Plant matter? : URANIUMORE 57 Rim attachment : TIRE 58 "Travel as a Political Act" author, 2009 : RICKSTEVES 59 Freshness : SASS 60 "Cool trick" : THATSNEAT Down 1 Premium outlet? : PUMP 2 Really out there : AFAR 3 "Stay ___" : WOKE 4 Meticulous : PRECISE 5 Hit with another water balloon : RESOAK 6 Apple debut of 2012 : IPADMINI 7 Branching point : NODE 8 Branching point? : TREE 9 Plays a big role : STARS 10 Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day" : MACBETH 11 Did a 180 : ABOUTFACED 12 Game that involves drawing lots? : PICTIONARY 13 Local legislation passers : STATEREPS 15Sides of a summer cookout : SLAWS 23 Sustenance, slangily : EATS 24 Parts of many science museums : PLANETARIA 25 They may open doors for you : BUSDRIVERS 26 Some yearly payments : DUES 27 Vampire's bedtime : SUNUP 29 Impressively respectful types : CLASSACTS 31 Support for a proposal : KNEE 34 Hit bottom, maybe : SANK 35 Titular scientist in a 2016 children's book by Andrea Beaty : ADATWIST 38 Moves away : RECEDES 40 Priors, e.g. : HOLYMEN 42 Portend : AUGUR 44 Real wowers : BEAUTS 46 "Charms strike the sight, but ___ wins the soul": Alexander Pope : MERIT 50 Dash device : TACH 51 "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959 : ANKA 52 Quiet place to lay anchor : COVE 53 See 54-Down : AREA 54 With 53-Down, spot for picnic tables : REST