About NYTCross.com
An independent reference for every NYT Crossword answer — updated within minutes of each new puzzle’s release.
What this site is
NYTCross.com is a reference site for The New York Times Crossword. Every weekday at 10pm ET (and Saturday at 6pm ET for the Sunday puzzle), the NYT publishes a new grid edited by Will Shortz. Within minutes of release, the complete answer key appears here — ready to unlock when you’re stuck on a clue or just want to confirm a tricky letter.
Each puzzle gets a dedicated date page with the filled-in grid, reveal controls, and every Across and Down clue. Click any clue to jump to its own page with the answer broken down letter-by-letter. The cluelist on each date page is also searchable using your browser’s Find function (Cmd+F or Ctrl+F).
How we get the data
Our coverage is sourced from the official NYT Games puzzle data, so what you see here is exactly what shipped in the app that day — same constructor, same editor, same grid layout, same clue text. We currently cover every NYT Crossword from January 1, 2025 through today — over 500 puzzles and more than 40,000 individual clues — and we’re actively backfilling older years.
A note on affiliation
NYTCross.com is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to The New York Times Company. The New York Times Crossword® and all related trademarks are property of The New York Times Company. We’re an independent reference, built by fans for fans.
Why it exists
Crosswords are wonderful, and getting stuck is part of the joy — but sometimes you want to confirm one square so you can keep going, or you want to read about a clue’s answer after you’ve finished. The official NYT app is the place to solve; this is the place to look things up. Fast, ad-light, search-friendly, with deep links to individual clues so you can share or bookmark a specific answer.