diff --git a/xword_dl/downloader/newyorktimesdownloader.py b/xword_dl/downloader/newyorktimesdownloader.py
index fe1c39d..3910301 100644
--- a/xword_dl/downloader/newyorktimesdownloader.py
+++ b/xword_dl/downloader/newyorktimesdownloader.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def parse_xword(self, xword_data):
                 try:
                     suitable_answer = unidecode(square.get('answer') or 
                                         square['moreAnswers']['valid'][0])
-                except IndexError:
+                except (IndexError, KeyError):
                     raise XWordDLException('Unable to parse puzzle JSON. Possibly something .puz incompatible')
 
                 solution += suitable_answer[0]