Skip to puzzleABOUT THE GAME
NYT CROSSWORDThe New York Times
NYT Crossword clues & answers.
A little help, at your pace. Choose only the reveals you need.
A LITTLE NUDGE
A clue. A little clarity.
Find the clue you’re working on. Each clue opens its own page, where you can reveal the answer.
No clues match your search. Try another word.
Across
1 Jokes (around)View answer 5 Not very spicyView answer 9 Super 8 or Red Roof InnView answer 14 Paper cut?View answer 15 Big name in laptopsView answer 16 Public relations concernView answer 17 Steamy segment in a movieView answer 19 Fruit that makes your lips puckerView answer 20 Tennis skirt featureView answer 21 Lack of lightView answer 23 Locale for a plastic flamingoView answer 26 Yoga studio essentialView answer 27 De-tension center?View answer 30 Variety of chili that can reach a Scoville score of 1+ millionView answer 36 European ski destinationView answer 38 Volcanic spewView answer 39 Sample collected by Ancestry.comView answer 40 Daily Planet reporter LoisView answer 41 Show the ropesView answer 43 "___ sesame!"View answer 44 ComfortableView answer 46 AnguishView answer 47 Manage, as a barView answer 48 California national park known for its drynessView answer 51 Pigs' digsView answer 52 Number starting a countdownView answer 53 Sitting onView answer 55 Bring dishonor uponView answer 60 "I'm sleepy" signalsView answer 64 Ancient Mexican empireView answer 65 1980s hit with the lyric "Me mind on fire, me soul on fire" ... or how one might describe 17-, 30- and 48-Across?View answer 68 Back of a car or front of an elephantView answer 69 Orchestral woodwindView answer 70 Place of buzziness?View answer 71 Most watches have three of theseView answer 72 Japanese electronics giantView answer 73 An estimated 25% of modern phone callsView answerDown
1 Seaweed in an underwater forestView answer 2 Revered figureView answer 3 Go off the deep end?View answer 4 Incredible bargainView answer 5 Kraft ___ & CheeseView answer 6 Lead-in to maker or breakerView answer 7 Give, but expect backView answer 8 Experienced during sleepView answer 9 Frothy drink often served with bobaView answer 10 A ladybug landing on you is considered a good oneView answer 11 Opposite of wildView answer 12 Alter ___ (other selves)View answer 13 Camera shop purchaseView answer 18 Adult male deerView answer 22 A hardened criminal might have a long oneView answer 24 "Yeah, yeah"View answer 25 Missing part of the Great Sphinx of GizaView answer 27 Leafy lunch orderView answer 28 Piece of armadillo armorView answer 29 Common sleep disorderView answer 31 Item worn over the shouldersView answer 32 "The ___ thickens ..."View answer 33 Vocal cords, informallyView answer 34 HappeningView answer 35 Singer Newman with the hit "You've Got a Friend in Me"View answer 37 Chair or pewView answer 42 Coke or PepsiView answer 45 Gimmicky routinesView answer 49 Dried poblanos used in mole sauceView answer 50 Toy on a stringView answer 54 TrailsView answer 55 Relaxing soakView answer 56 Book just after Ezekiel, alphabeticallyView answer 57 FlabbergastView answer 58 Patch upView answer 59 Drifter in search of workView answer 61 What to do with egg whites when making meringueView answer 62 Luminous stellar explosionView answer 63 Women in ___ (educational advocacy group)View answer 66 Colossal quantityView answer 67 "Yoo-hoo!"View answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
A daily dose of discovery.
The New York Times Crossword is a daily grid of Across and Down clues. The puzzle offers a fresh challenge with each edition.