NYT Crossword: answers for Wednesday, February 5

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NYT Crossword: answers for Wednesday, February 5

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.

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NYT Crossword answers today

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Across

1 Distance traversed by an arrow : BOWSHOT

8 Cocksure : BRASH

13 Not the same : UNALIKE

14 “You got me there!” : TOUCHE

15 Obstacle in achieving one’s goal? : DEFENSE

16 Something acquired in a salon bed, perhaps : BASETAN

17 Added fuel to : FED

18 Opens, as a menu … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? : DROPSDOWN

20 Bang the drum for : TALKUP

23 Iridescent stone : OPAL

24 Cellular messenger : RNA

25 Verb often abbreviated to a letter : ARE

26 Oz., e.g. : AMT

28 Brief bit of time : SEC

30 Analytical thinker? : LEFTBRAIN

34 Old standard of tape : VHS

36 Doesn’t really matter : CARRIESNOWEIGHT

40 Himalayan ox : YAK

41 Steamed beverage with spices from the Indian subcontinent : CHAILATTE

42 Up to now : YET

44 One trained in CPR : EMT

45 Educational support grp. : PTA

46 Notes or Messages : APP

49 Place for a cooling pie : SILL

51 Is out : SLEEPS

54 Common assignment for editorial assistants … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? : SLUSHPILE

57 Judger of pitches : UMP

58 Furry wetlands growth : CATTAIL

59 Console device with triggers and thumbsticks : GAMEPAD

63 Summer hire, perhaps : INTERN

64 Tennis ******* since 1968 : OPENERA

65 Common reply to “Who’s there?” : ITSME

66 Appendage for a morning glory : TENDRIL

Down

1 Pardner : BUD

2 Four quarters : ONE

3 Starchy food item named for a food it resembles : WAFFLEFRY

4 Smooth and glossy : SLEEK

5 One who practices bhakti and puja : HINDU

6 Gives the thumbs up : OKS

7 Up for a drive? : TEED

8 Climax in many a video game : BOSSLEVEL

9 Regretted : RUED

10 Hawke or Crowe : ACTOR

11 William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker : SHAWN

12 Dye in some body art : HENNA

14 Chopitos and croquetas, e.g. : TAPAS

16 Knock on the noggin : BOP

19 “Damn you!” : ROTINHELL

20 Soft rock : TALC

21 Vicinity : AREA

22 Trim (down) : PARE

27 Like the French words for every weekday and month: Abbr. : MASC

29 Kind of seed : CHIA

31 Base for some lunches : TRAY

32 Modern transport service : BIKESHARE

33 Linguist Chomsky : NOAM

35 Fictional bandleader of the 1960s : SGTPEPPER

37 Good things to have about you : WITS

38 URL starter : HTTP

39 Oolong and rooibos, for two : TEAS

43 Easy basket : TIPIN

46 Character set for electronic communication : ASCII

47 Audience member who might be in on the trick : PLANT

48 Gentle strokes : PUTTS

50 Qualifier for many a rapper : LIL

52 Measure of brightness : LUMEN

53 Fix, as text : EMEND

55 Academic acronym : STEM

56 Showbiz quartet : EGOT

60 Central figure in a classic sci-fi series : APE

61 Filmmaker Aster : ARI

62 Indian lentil dish : DAL

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