Our NYT Crossword Hints for April 14, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, April 14, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 4/14/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. First name in 1990s alternative rock
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7A. Hall-of-Fame QB John
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12A. Showing embarrassment
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18A. Enormous
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20A. Target competitor
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21A. Results of an iron deficiency?
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22A. Buck, in slang
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23A. A.P. Stylebook entry that lost its hyphen in 2011
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24A. Like Constantinople from 1453 to 1922
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25A. Under the counter, say
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27A. One on the links?
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28A. Carpenter's curve cutter
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29A. Hagen who wrote "Respect for Acting"
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30A. Lydic of 'The Daily Show'
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31A. Group of connected PCs
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32A. Nashville attraction, with "the"
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33A. Dust-up
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35A. Something you might break into
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37A. FedEx alternative
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38A. John Denver's "Thank God ___ Country Boy"
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39A. "Succession" family name
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40A. App used to track fertility
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41A. Joins a pot
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43A. Response to "Are we there yet?"
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46A. With sickly pallor
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47A. Enjoys a home-cooked meal
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49A. Psychoanalyst Alfred
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50A. Submitted with TurboTax
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52A. When "golden goals" are scored, for short
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53A. Bel ___ cheese
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54A. Covering for a pomegranate seed
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55A. Capone adversary, informally
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58A. Substance originally made with animal fat and wood ash
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60A. Without much thought
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62A. Wraps up
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66A. Dirty water inside a ship
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68A. Home to Millennium Park
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72A. Swamp creature, informally
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73A. Brew
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74A. A bull market it is not!
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76A. "Bond. James Bond," e.g.
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77A. First-and-second bet
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79A. Existential threat in 2021's "Don't Look Up"
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80A. Spoke at length
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82A. Martini & ___ (beverage brand)
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84A. Mythical bird
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85A. Stop on a major tour
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86A. Gas station convenience
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89A. Mozart's "Così fan __"
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91A. Conked out
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92A. Biden's signature 2022 legislation addressing rising prices, for short
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95A. Once-popular rug style
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97A. Outstanding
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101A. With ___ to (acknowledging)
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102A. Bowed
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104A. Disappear ... like the circled creatures might do, if not for the 112-/114-Across
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106A. Dishes
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107A. Tiny "canvas" on which to paint
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109A. Shows signs of disuse
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110A. Mission honored by the "Fallen Astronaut" lunar memorial
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112A. With 114-Across, conservation law that celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 2023
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114A. See 112-Across
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116A. Before now
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117A. Not fine
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118A. New ___
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119A. Sushi garnish
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120A. Web portal with a butterfly logo
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121A. Senator Joni of Iowa
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122A. Screens, say
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123A. Some U.K. Lords
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1D. Social media symbols
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2D. BEFORE: Coupon stipulation
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3D. Greek heroine tempted by golden apples
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4D. Salt, symbolically
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5D. Signed
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6D. Like Troy in the "Iliad"
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7D. Pull (out), as a win
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8D. City in San Bernardino County
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9D. BEFORE: Game with annoying pop-ups?
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10D. Turns off
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11D. High-fashion inits.
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12D. Cardiac conduit
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13D. Smith who wrote "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
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14D. Country whose national animal is the elephant
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15D. Member of an elite fighting force
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16D. BEFORE: Theme park chain
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17D. QVC alternative
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19D. BEFORE: Rear-end, e.g.
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21D. BEFORE: Having physical form
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26D. Bouncy melody
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28D. Meeting places
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29D. Basic cable channel
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34D. Route
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36D. BEFORE: Begin operating effectively
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40D. BEFORE: December temp worker
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42D. I.R.S. ID
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44D. Like some ancient Greek poetry
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45D. Cargo
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46D. Game console that debuted in 2006
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48D. Mobile platform
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51D. Loose item at the bottom of a fast-food bag
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55D. Basic cable channel
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56D. AFTER: Tiny amount
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57D. Soccer star ___ Morgan
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59D. Scoff in Offenbach
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61D. Scat syllable
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63D. Suffix with Paul or marion
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64D. AFTER: Slangy "Amen"
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65D. Broadway letters of success
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67D. Theme park known for its international food
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69D. Are you ___ out?
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70D. AFTER: Military pattern
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71D. Two shakes
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72D. Brobdingnagian
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74D. AFTER: Like some statues
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75D. AFTER: Target of a facial cleanser
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78D. Houston sch.
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81D. Back, in a way
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83D. Langston Hughes poem about racial inequality
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85D. Baldwin who was the first to play Jack Ryan
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86D. All together
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87D. Hordes
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88D. Philip II of ___, father of Alexander the Great
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90D. Pinnacle achievement, metaphorically
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91D. Solar phenomenon
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92D. How one might bolt upright
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93D. "The Future of Law Enforcement," according to a 1987 movie
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94D. Pop-ups can lead to them
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96D. AFTER: Actress Rowlands
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98D. Ooze
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99D. Some linemen: Abbr
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100D. Scatterbrained
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101D. AFTER: Shakespearean title starter
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103D. Get down, so to speak
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104D. Extract
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105D. Sails in a zigzag way
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106D. Cape Colony settlers
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108D. Assistant of classic film
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111D. Painter Mondrian
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113D. Monopoly set, for short
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115D. Before to Shakespeare
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.
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