NYT Crossword: answers for Friday, November 22

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.

NYT Crossword answers today
New York Times
Across

1 One with an “accept all cookies” policy? : SANTA

6 Ladies’ night attendee : GALPAL

12 Bunch of Daisies : TROOP

13 Language written with runes : OLDNORSE

15 Macronutrient grouping? : AEIOU

16 Took advantage of a Saturday, say : SLEPTLATE

17 “You sure about that?” : ISIT

18 Dentist’s directive : SPIT

19 Allied (with) : SIDED

20 Google’s former motto : DONTBEEVIL

23 Makeup brand known for its risqué product names : NARS

24 “Wow, what a thrill!” : SOEXCITING

26 Bêtise : IDIOCY

28 Adroit : ABLE

29 Name that sounds like its first letter : KAY

32 Sauce for a caprese sandwich : PESTO

33 Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass : PRE

34 Tolerate : ABIDE

36 Be in the picture? : ACT

37 Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park : OHIO

39 Beliefs : CREDOS

40 Awkward setups, perhaps : BLINDDATES

42 Irritation treated with a warm compress : STYE

45 Ordinary person, idiomatically : MEREMORTAL

48 Puts on the back burner, say : HEATS

50 ___ lesson : LIFE

51 One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne’s logo : HALO

52 Field of stars? : ASTROLOGY

54 Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often : TABOO

55 “You should leave” : PLEASEGO

56 Divvy up : ALLOT

57 Understudy opportunities? : EASYAS

58 Staff figures : CLEFS

Down

1 Humorless : STAID

2 Playground comeback : ARESO

3 “Really, allow me!” : NOIINSIST

4 [Hey! The light turned green!] : TOOTTOOT

5 Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon : APU

6 The U.S. has the world’s largest : GDP

7 Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day : ANTS

8 Reacting to a meme, maybe : LOLING

9 Hermès competitor : PRADA

10 Daisylike bloom : ASTER

11 City between York and Manchester : LEEDS

13 Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 : OLIVIARODRIGO

14 Album whose creation is profiled in 2021’s “The Beatles: Get Back” : LETITBE

16 ___ script (screenwriter’s pitch) : SPEC

18 Like many Halloween costumes : SEXY

21 “Don’t embarrass me!” : BECOOL

22 Small small? : LIL

25 Close by : NEARTO

26 “Hazy” beverage : IPA

27 Cal. ender : DEC

29 Where small plates are served? : KIDSTABLE

30 ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony : ADO

31 “May I help you?” : YES

33 Fragrant fire fodder : PINELOG

35 Oktoberfest establishment : BEERHALL

38 “I Don’t Know How to Love ___” (“Jesus Christ Superstar” song) : HIM

39 Made it : CAME

40 Reveal unintentionally : BETRAY

41 Go up against : DEFY

42 Fashion : SHAPE

43 His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia : TESLA

44 English filmmaker David or Peter : YATES

46 Cool : ALOOF

47 Takes badly? : LOOTS

49 Slugger with 609 career home runs : SOSA

53 “___ Fleurs du Mal” (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection) : LES

54 Part of OOO : TAC