NYT Crossword: answers for Sunday, September 29

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.

1 Chocolate source : CACAO

2 Decks out : ADORNS

3 Clay pigeon, for one : TARGET

4 Supergroup that performed at Woodstock, familiarly : CSNY

5 Leaning : ATILT

6 Library amenity : FREEWIFI

7 Popular piercing site : EAR

8 Hwy. that includes a Lake Michigan ferry crossing : USTEN

9 Virtual animal companion : NEOPET

10 On which you might play I Spy : CARTRIP

11 “___ said …” : ASI

12 Movie ending? : GOER

13 Followed : ENSUED

14 Madcap : ZANY

15 Nav. rank : ENS

16 Let the situation play out : SEEWHATHAPPENS

17 Goes places : TRAVELS

18 Menu items that McDonald’s no longer offers in America, as of 2020 : SALADS

21 Popular news source : PUBLICRADIO

23 Prepare for the stand : SWEARIN

28 “Well, I’ll be!” : GEE

32 Wax-coated cheese : EDAM

33 Sign of a hit : SRO

35 Spanish title : SENORA

37 Campaign of mind games, in brief : PSYOP

40 Brand for Buddy : ALPO

41 Antitraffic org. : DEA

43 Beasts of burden : ASSES

44 Latin name for ancient Troy : ILIUM

47 Splashy gambler, in lingo : WHALE

48 Sea between Italy and Greece : IONIAN

49 Gershwin composition that opens with a famous clarinet glissando : RHAPSODYINBLUE

50 Go bad : EXPIRE

52 Ship’s body : HULL

53 Comparatively low : ASSAD

56 Fruity dessert : SORBET

58 “Seinfeld” curmudgeon : GEORGE

60 Certain premarital festivities : STAGPARTIES

61 Prepare : TEEUP

63 Land’s end? : DEE

66 Script specifications : DOSES

69 Diva’s time to shine : ARIA

70 200 milligrams, to a jeweler : CARAT

71 Gas brand : MOBIL

74 Everglades denizens : EGRETS

78 Sporty Mazda model : MIATA

81 Cranky mood : SNIT

83 Giving off : EXUDING

86 Mozart’s “Adagio ___ for Violin and Orchestra” : INE

88 “My time to shine!” : IMON

89 Complete in a tidy manner : BUTTONUP

90 Commercial transport of goods : HAULAGE

92 Really enjoy : DIG

93 Jalapeño’s hotter cousin : SERRANO

95 Hypothetical : WHATIF

96 No ___ May (pollinator-friendly movement) : MOW

97 Source of a lifesaving shot : EPIPEN

98 Control : REININ

101 Cool, calm and collected : POISED

102 Largest of the citrus fruits : POMELO

106 Light units : WATTS

107 Put forward : OPINE

109 Observes Yom Kippur : FASTS

111 Foil-wrapped treat : KISS

112 Totally crush it : SLAY

115 Lipstick container : TUBE

117 Kenan’s co-star on ’90s TV : KEL

119 Not online, online : IRL

120 Thi_ clue’_ mi_ _ing letter : ESS