Today's clue from the New York Times crossword puzzle is : 'Silence is the ___ that nourishes wisdom': Bacon First let's look and see if we can find any hints in the New York Times crossword puzzle. Then we will gather any relevent information we need in order to find the correct answer to the clue 'Silence is the ___ that nourishes wisdom': Bacon that has been given in the New York Times crossword puzzle. Finally we will list any possible answers here below for the clue 'Silence is the ___ that nourishes wisdom': Bacon.