Helpful hint Crossword Clue

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Helpful hint Crossword Answer

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CLUE

(4 letters)

THREEPOINTER

(12 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a V shape
2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
(verb)
1. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on
2. give insider information or advise to

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

HELPFUL (adjective)
1. providing assistance or serving a useful function
HINT (noun)
1. a slight indication
2. a just detectable amount
HINT (verb)
1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CLUE
(4 letters)
THREEPOINTER
(12 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
PIT

More NYT Crossword (3/23/2026) Answers

Across

1. Mark of an old injury

5. Some Egyptian reptiles

9. Sleep in the great outdoors, say

13. "The ___ Game" (song that begins "Shirley Shirley bo-berley, bonana fanna fo-ferley"

14. Smell really bad

15. Reef around a lagoon

17. Popular character actor in both "The Godfather" and "Barney Miller"

19. Expression of proportion

20. Gold seeker's tool

21. Guided visit

22. They save the day

23. Viscous goo

25. Avian metaphor for a romantic couple

27. Short-term employee, informally

29. Anger

30. Two of a kind

32. Waffle House alternative

35. Diva's big moments

40. Part of the federal government that includes the presidency

43. Amber or myrrh

44. ___ a soul (nobody at all)

45. Slushy frozen treat brand

46. Bummed out

48. Comfort

50. Cinema lover

56. Partners for ladies, informally

59. Works of Rossini and Bellini

60. Running behind schedule

63. Move with swagger

64. Off-putting aura ... or what 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across each have?

66. Move with stealth

67. Farmland area unit

68. Satanic

69. Must-have

70. Kind of terrier named after a Scottish island

71. Shade of green named after a duck

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Down

1. Sounds made with the fingers (quick!)

2. Shadowy plotting group

3. Offerings on a hotel list

4. Race as an engine

5. Best Picture Oscar winner set partially in Iran

6. Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics

7. Pascal of The Mandalorian

8. Reggae-adjacent genre

9. Faddish 1980s plush toy

10. Company behind the game Centipede

11. ___ Trend (magazine that chooses a Car of the Year annually)

12. Worked at, as a trade

16. Profit's counterpart

18. Tabloid twosome

22. That lady

24. Thanks, en français

26. Onetime Dodge sports car … or a creature to be dodged

28. Poe's "The ___ and the Pendulum"

30. The "p" of r.p.m.

31. Lumberjack's tool

33. Like about 80% of Indians, religiously

34. Some reproductive cells

36. Poker player's option

37. Carrot on a stick, metaphorically

38. Expert pilot

39. That lady

41. Voted out of office

42. Pass on a tournament schedule

47. Muscles in a six-pack

49. Got older

50. Carpet on a forest floor

51. Agree to accept marketing emails, say

52. Salsa ___ (condiment that might include tomatillos and cilantro)

53. Gloating winner's proclamation

54. Tiny particle

55. Tinker Bell, for one

57. Lower leg bone

58. Compete in a bee

61. Home for a nest

64. Used to be

65. Animal doc

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