NYT Crossword: solutions for Tuesday, March 11

      The New York Times offers a variety of word games today, including Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, ensuring there’s something for everyone. However, the traditional crossword puzzle remains the crown jewel of the newspaper. This daily crossword is filled with intriguing trivia, enhances mental agility, and, of course, provides some bragging rights if you complete it every day.

      Though the NYT puzzle may seem daunting at times, remember that solving crosswords is a skill that develops with practice. Don’t feel discouraged if you can’t fill in every word in a puzzle.

      If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to assist. Below are the answers to today’s clues.

      

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       NYT Crossword answers for today

      New York Times

      Across

      1 U.S.’s oldest continuous women’s professional sports organization: LPGA

      5 Sample sake, for instance: SIP

      8 ___ salmon: SMOKED

      14 They’re mined, indeed: ORES

      15 Kissing on a park bench, for example, briefly: PDA

      16 “Fingers crossed!”: HOPESO

      17 Gives a thumbs-up: VOTESYES

      19 Take to the air: AVIATE

      20 Annoy: EATAT

      21 Pollen producer: STAMEN

      23 A texter’s expression of disbelief: SMH

      24 Caused a scene?: ACTED

      26 “I cannot ___ anybody anything; I can only make them think”: Socrates: TEACH

      30 “Hijack” actor Idris: ELBA

      32 “No way!”: UHUH

      34 Average score: CEE

      35 Successfully recruit a hesitant participant: ROPEIN

      37 Indicators of spring: ROSEBUDS

      39 Currently: ASOFNOW

      41 Finger foods possibly served on a toothpick: CANAPES

      42 “Taste the rainbow” candy brand: SKITTLES

      44 Confound: BEMUSE

      45 Objective of a sunbather: TAN

      46 First-person shooter video game series: HALO

      47 99% fat-free, for example: LEAN

      48 Jazz icon Shaw: ARTIE

      50 Made an attempt: TRIED

      52 Informal term for a surveillance device: CAM

      55 Followed the leader: OBEYED

      57 A lot of: LOTSA

      59 Road sign featuring a one-way arrow: ONEWAY

      62 Praise for a good putt: NICEPUTT

      64 The Blenheim in England, for instance: PALACE

      65 “___ soon?”: TOO

      66 Eerie-sounding lake: ERIE

      67 Smells: STINKS

      68 “Wow!”: OMG

      69 Bears’ habitats: DENS

      Down

      1 Is enamored with: LOVES

      2 Type of event hosted by the 1-Across: PROAM

      3 Understand a central concept: GETTHEPOINT

      4 Sailing, perhaps: ASEA

      5 Ian Fleming character: SPY

      6 “I.e.,” explained: IDEST

      7 French scientist who created an anthrax vaccine: PASTEUR

      8 Ornamental pillow cover: SHAM

      9 Achieve noticeable advancement: MOVETHENEEDLE

      10 Present a viewpoint: OPINE

      11 Hawaii’s Mauna ___: KEA

      12 Abbreviation in a body shop: EST

      13 A female deer: DOE

      18 Betrayal: STABINTHEBACK

      22 Like certain temporary committees: ADHOC

      25 Common culinary oil: CANOLA

      27 Element of traditional Chinese medicine … in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?: ACUPUNCTURE

      28 Surrenders: CEDES

      29 Author Hermann of “Siddhartha”: HESSE

      31 One side of the political divide, with “the”: LEFT

      33 Functional: USABLE

      35 Follower of Jah, informally: RASTA

      36 Herr Schindler from “Schindler’s List”: OSKAR

      38 “Roll Tide!” school, in short: BAMA

      40 Eudora ___, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Optimist’s Daughter”: WELTY

      43 Kia SUV model: SORENTO

      49 Native of Sioux City: IOWAN

      51 “A pain in the neck," for example: IDIOM

      53 Actor Sean from “Stranger Things”: ASTIN

      54 Australian friends: MATES

      56 So-called “windows to the soul”: EYES

      58 Take in the news?: OPED

      59 Photography ___: OPS

      60 Revolutionary figure Turner: NAT

      61 Horror filmmaker Roth: ELI

      63 Gear tooth: COG