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.

Across

1 Over 3,500 feet, for the George Washington Bridge : SPAN

5 Takes care of : SEESTO

11 “As if!” : HAH

14 Change : ALTER

16 Secure, as to a pole : TETHER

17 Nail polish brand with colors like “Berry Fairy Fun” and “Aurora Berry-alis” : OPI

18 : YOUREWELCOME

20 Start to “starter” : NON

21 Caribbean country whose capital is Castries : STLUCIA

22 With it, in old slang : HEP

23 Waited for a customer service representative, say : HELD

24 Work station : DESK

25 : ILOVEYOU

27 :PLEASE

30 Unwritten code? : DNA

31 “___ told …” : ALL

32 Representative’s affirmative : YEA

33 “Shogun,” e.g. : SAGA

35 Major undertaking? : COLLEGE

39 Diana of Motown : ROSS

41 Melancholy : SOMBER

43 Portent : OMEN

44 What “down” means in diner lingo : ONTOAST

46 Future D.A.’s exam : LSAT

48 Multivolume ref. : OED

49 “It’s c-c-c-cold!” : BRR

50 Divide, as a deck of cards : CUT

52 :THANKS

54 With 65-Across, source of this puzzle’s pictorial clues : AMERICAN

57 Rival of Chanel : DIOR

58 “Finding ___” (Pixar sequel) : DORY

59 “Razor-billed” bird : AUK

60 Knock around, say : ROUGHUP

64 Company that purchased Time Warner in 2001 : AOL

65 See 54-Across : SIGNLANGUAGE

67 Greek consonant hidden in the names of two Greek vowels : PSI

68 Prepare to release, as a fish : UNHOOK

69 “___ Kitchen” (cooking show) : HELLS

70 Largest of the three-letter numbers : TEN

71 Stinging plant : NETTLE

72 Feature of some dresses : SLIT

Down

1 Displays, as the time : SAYS

2 It might thicken or be full of holes : PLOT

3 ___ Gawande, author of the 2014 best seller “Being Mortal” : ATUL

4 Poet Pablo : NERUDA

5 For which you might tell a chef “Well done!” : STEAK

6 Caterpillar roll ingredient : EEL

7 Engrave : ETCHIN

8 They often take bows : SHOELACES

9 Allegro or adagio : TEMPO

10 Prospector’s find : ORE

11 Throat-soothing type of tea : HONEYLEMON

12 Olympic gold medalist Ohno : APOLO

13 Like the “Ramayana” : HINDU

15 School break : RECESS

19 Smart aleck : WISEASS

23: HELLO

26 Kilmer of “Top Gun: Maverick” : VAL

27 Burning man? : PYRO

28 R&B singer Bridges : LEON

29 One side of Checkpoint Charlie : EASTBERLIN

30 Reservoir creator : DAM

34 Was apprehended : GOTCAUGHT

36 Podium delivery : ORATION

37 ___ Squad (tech support group) : GEEK

38 Wraps up : ENDS

40 : SORRY

42 Sandwich whose “California” version contains avocado : BLT

45 Pop star Grande, to fans : ARI

47 Nevertheless : THOUGH

51 Take apart, as 8-Down : UNKNOT

53 Contends : ARGUES

54 Bring to the big screen, perhaps : ADAPT

55 Mammal whose babies can outrun humans at only three days old : MOOSE

56 Michael of “The Dark Knight” : CAINE

57 Male duck : DRAKE

61 Corridor : HALL

62 Fruit named for its unsightly appearance : UGLI

63 Bother : PEST

65 Light source : SUN

66 “What a hoot!,” in brief : LOL

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