NYT Crossword: answers for Monday, October 7

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

1 Blueprint detail : SPEC5 Carne ___ (grilled beef dish) : ASADA10 Put up with : ABIDE15 Italian currency before the euro : LIRA16 ___ Jackson, N.F.L. M.V.P. in 2019 and 2023 : LAMAR17 Century 21 rival : REMAX18 Big name in car rentals : AVIS19 For which 7-7-7 might be a jackpot : SLOTMACHINE21 Chocolate/coffee mix : MOCHA23 "A Boy Named ___," Johnny Cash's highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 : SUE24 Golf gaffes : SHANKS25 Something a loyal customer may redeem for a free drink : STAMPCARD27 Contact list no. : TEL28 Grandson of Adam and Eve : ENOS29 What adequate ventilation provides : AIRFLOW33 Fancy party : SOIREE36 Boxer who lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympics : ALI38 ___-Wan Kenobi : OBI39 Repeatedly ... or what can precede both halves of the answers to 19-, 25-, 53- and 63-Across? : our de France peak : ALP45 Strike caller : UMP46 Forgery and perjury, for two : CRIMES47 Gov. Kathy Hochul's domain : NYSTATE51 The Gaels of the N.C.A.A. : IONA52Not let go to waste : USE53 Taboo : OFFLIMITS58 Political position : STANCE61 1,002, in Roman numerals : MII62 "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin ___" : EATER63 Historical drama, e.g. : PERIODPIECE66 Sugar servings: Abbr. : TSPS67 Ain't how it should be? : ARENT68 Gillette razors : ATRAS69 Work endless hours : TOIL70 Hosiery mishaps : SNAGS71 "Bye Bye Bye" band : NSYNC72 Fictional archaeologist with a fear of snakes, informally :

1 Closes loudly, as a door : SLAMS2 Try a different tack : PIVOT3 Woman's name that anagrams to I CARE : ERICA4 Supersoft sweater material : CASHMERE5 Gore and Green : ALS6 Tex-Mex dips : SALSAS7 Love, in Lyon : AMOUR8 Like the slang "totally tubular" and "da bomb" : DATED9 Sleeve filler : ARM10 Zodiac symbol for Sagittarius : ARCHER11 On ___ of (representing) : BEHALF12 "Let's do it!" : IMIN13 Like a damp cellar : DANK14 Former lovers : EXES20 Sparkling wine region : ASTI22 Sleep disorder : APNEA26 Filmmaker Ethan or Joel : COEN29 Good attribute for a darts player : AIM30 Rich soil : LOAM31 New York theater award : OBIE32 Comes out on top : WINS33 Superhero creator Lee : STAN34 Like unwashed hair, perhaps : OILY35 Little rascals : IMPS36 Fixture at many a cash bar : ATM37 ChapStick target : LIP40 Expected, as a baby : DUE41 Environmental subj. : ECOL42 Golfer Palmer with an "army," informally : ARNIE43 Actor Paul of 2023's "The Holdovers" : GIAMATTI48 Some piano maintenance : TUNING49 Fancy scarves : ASCOTS50 Miffed, with "off" : TEED51 "Sure, but no guarantees" : IFICAN53 Leaves out : OMITS54 Intensely passionate : FIERY55 "Them's fightin' words!" : ITSON56 Lukewarm : TEPID57 "r u 4 real?" : SRSLY58 Vacation rejuvenation destinations : SPAS59 Beach bird : TERN60 Carpet store calculation : AREA64 Sweeping camera movement : PAN65 "Close this window" key : am Hill is a journalist and the gaming guides editor at Digital Trends. He's also written tech guides for Input and has...