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,

In case you missed Friday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for November 16's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for

But the puzzle for Nov. 14 had one answer that completely threw me, and maybe you too. Spoilers, here come the

The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR,