NYT Crossword August 9 2024 Answers (8/9/24)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for August 9 2024 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword August 9, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword August 9, 2024 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/9/24, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

Looking for answers to another NYT Crossword puzzle? Check out our archive of NYT Crossword Answers. Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 9, 2024 are also available if you prefer not to be immediately spoiled.

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# Clue
1A Listing on a résumé
6A Bad news from a maître d'
10A Ocean spray
14A The Black Keys and the White Stripes, e.g.
16A "Why would you ever think that?!"
17A Retire while successful
18A Music magazine since 1985
19A Short elevations?
20A T, for one
21A Sparkly collectible
22A Early stage
23A Top marks
25A Goes easy on
28A Sub groups
29A Email ancestor
30A Taps one's foot, maybe
33A Where you can find ME
34A Nonstandard: Abbr.
35A Unlit?
36A Subway fare
38A City once home to Black Wall Street
39A Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees
40A Unlawful coercion
41A Sources of some political gaffes
43A Middle word of a Stowe title
44A Introduce to the mix
45A What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally
47A "Les ___"
50A Japanese noodles
51A Rodeo event
53A Camp sight
54A "It's been too long!"
55A You are, on the Yucatán
56A Helpful how-to
57A "Why don't sheep shrink when it ___?": George Carlin
1D Something to heave
2D Wedding planning website, with "the"
3D Wedding exchange
4D Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang)
5D "Don't get mad yet …"
6D Marvel's Maximoff
7D Entry fee for some clubs?
8D Blind worshipers
9D Alternative to a pinch: Abbr.
10D Journeys into the past?
11D Out of the question
12D Nasty, as a remark
13D Busy signals, e.g.
15D Kicks (out)
21D Cocktail vessel
22D Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM, minus an E
24D Dynamism
25D Double ___ (cookie descriptor)
26D Replacement for the Spanish colonial real
27D "One more minute!"
28D They might fall off a shelf
30D Stigmatize sexual preferences, in modern lingo
31D Fiasco
32D Meiji and Taisho, in Japanese history
37D Middle-earth menace
40D Heads, slangily
41D ___ cuisine
42D Less expected
43D Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman
46D Part of a hat
47D Question that's often a directive to step aside
48D Taskbar image
49D A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
51D Prospective Olympic city's campaign
52D Vitamin qty.

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

Christine Mielke has been an avid fan of word games and puzzles for over two decades. She loves to unscramble words, challenge herself to crossword puzzles and try out the latest word games. As a published author and database architect, it was natural for her to take her love for all things word games to the next level!

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