Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 24, 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, August 24, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/24/24. 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. Part of a Mideast capital's name
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4A. Twinkletoes they're not
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8A. Nuts and bolts
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14A. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red"
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16A. Second slide of many a meeting deck
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17A. Put in a similar part
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18A. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman
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19A. Legs it
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20A. Prominent feature of a jacket
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22A. Fooled
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23A. Many a rescue
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24A. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog"
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25A. ___ fries (South American side)
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26A. Dope!
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27A. Dried meat product with a rhyming name
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29A. Digital agreements?
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30A. "Pleeeease?"
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31A. Spiteful, as a comment
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32A. Hoped-for deadlines
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34A. They often roll around in the snow
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35A. Habitat for sphagnum moss
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38A. Book between Joel and Obadiah
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39A. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA"
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40A. Start of a Spanish cheer
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41A. Bus. driver?
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42A. — tizzy
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43A. Hardly open
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44A. Nephrologist's specialty
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46A. Affectionate way to walk
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48A. What "e" might mean
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49A. Vulnerable part of one's personality
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50A. Perfumery assortment
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51A. River in the name of a Best Picture winner
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52A. Pop artist ___ English
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1D. What Flovent can treat
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2D. Sights along the Gulf Coast
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3D. Prepares for transplanting
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4D. Creatures often depicted with green skin
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5D. Strong, as a bond
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6D. Candidate for a "forever home"
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7D. Full of gimmicks
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8D. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects
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9D. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941
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10D. Singers do this
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11D. Rushing
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12D. Obsolescent means of music storage
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13D. Down time?
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15D. Skillful
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21D. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask
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24D. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted"
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25D. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men"
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27D. Small hint
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28D. Leaps on stage
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29D. Head lines?
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30D. — spoon
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32D. Original parent co. of Fortune and People
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33D. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice
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34D. Kooks
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35D. Olympic snowboarding event
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36D. Take too far
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37D. Many Grindr users
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40D. Campers, e.g.
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42D. "Shut up!"
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43D. Commercial lead-in to bank
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45D. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer"
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47D. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School
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.
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.
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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