Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 9, 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 9, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/9/24. 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. Listing on a résumé
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6A. Bad news from a maître d'
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10A. Ocean spray
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14A. The Black Keys and the White Stripes, e.g.
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16A. "Why would you ever think that?!"
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17A. Retire while successful
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18A. Music magazine since 1985
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19A. Short elevations?
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20A. T, for one
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21A. Sparkly collectible
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22A. Early stage
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23A. Top marks
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25A. Goes easy on
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28A. Sub groups
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29A. Email ancestor
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30A. Taps one's foot, maybe
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33A. Where you can find ME
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34A. Nonstandard: Abbr
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35A. Unlit
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36A. Subway fare?
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38A. City once home to Black Wall Street
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39A. Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees
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40A. Unlawful coercion
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41A. Sources of some political gaffes
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43A. Middle word of a Stowe title
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44A. Introduce to the mix
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45A. What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally
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47A. 'Les __'
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50A. Japanese noodles
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51A. Rodeo event
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53A. Camp sight
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54A. "It's been too long!"
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55A. You are, on the Yucatán
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56A. Helpful how-to
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57A. "Why don't sheep shrink when it ___?": George Carlin
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1D. Something to heave
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2D. Wedding planning website, with "the"
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3D. Wedding exchange
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4D. Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang)
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5D. "Don't get mad yet …"
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6D. Marvel's Maximoff
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7D. Entry fee for some clubs?
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8D. Blind worshipers
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9D. Alternative to a pinch: Abbr.
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10D. Journeys into the past?
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11D. Out of the question
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12D. Nasty, as a remark
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13D. Busy signals, e.g.
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15D. Kicks out
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21D. Cocktail vessel
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22D. Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM, minus an E
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24D. Dynamism
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25D. Double ___ (cookie descriptor)
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26D. Replacement for the Spanish colonial real
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27D. "One more minute!"
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28D. They might fall off a shelf
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30D. Stigmatize sexual preferences, in modern lingo
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31D. Fiasco
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32D. Meiji and Taisho, in Japanese history
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37D. Middle-earth menace
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40D. Heads, slangily
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41D. ___ cuisine
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42D. Less expected
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43D. Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman
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46D. Part of a hat
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47D. Question that's often a directive to step aside
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48D. Taskbar image
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49D. A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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51D. Prospective Olympic city's campaign
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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.
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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