Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 4, 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, February 4, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/4/24. 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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Rich with metaphor
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HBO comedy about a sports agent
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Selling points
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First-stringers
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Salamander named after an Aztec deity
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Hip Hop Awards channel
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___ knife
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Gives a hand
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Bunny ___ (photo prank)
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Subside
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Like many retired professors
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Word after stink or pink
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N.S.A. agents, e.g.
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Liberated
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Superficial, in a way
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___-courtin'
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Kids and nannies
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Hot spot
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Janitor’s ringful
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Person of interest?
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Party line?
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Degrees for C.F.O.s
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Light-headed sorts?
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Spanish bear
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Canadian Tulip Festival location
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What's what in Oaxaca
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Posts in a rage, perhaps
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Bog plant
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Second-year: Abbr.
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Actress Thompson of "Westworld"
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Petty arguments
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Switched
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Kind of clef
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Genealogist's chart
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TLC or Run-D.M.C.
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School name that sounds like a Canadian territory
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Shot in the arm, slangily
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What might lead to a bridge
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Gestational metric
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New Mexican tribe
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Exclamation of amazement
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Passage of rite?
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Dame Edna, for Barry Humphries
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Neighbor of Ctrl
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"There's more to the story, right?"
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"The Shining" prop
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There's a hole in one
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Where a lot of lying happens
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Illegal offering
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Soothe
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It's signed after a break
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Communal housing arrangements
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Moved like a cat burglar
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Brings in
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"Crikey!"
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Hostile State
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World Heritage Site in Sicily
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Otherworldly creatures, for short
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One-named indie singer with the 2007 hit "1234"
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Sense of orientation?
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Subject line?
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One role in a classic interrogation trope
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Alternative to nana
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Volunteer's declaration
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Director Lupino
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Motivator
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Gloater's cry
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Item in a trunk
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Co-founder of the Joining Forces initiative, with Michelle Obama
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Shake slightly
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Capital of Japan until 1868
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Kinks hit that starts "I met her in a club down in old Soho"
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Ground grain
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Groundskeeping equipment
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Peacock parent
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Ukraine's third most populous city
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Two outs left, in baseball
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Volunteer's declaration
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Post-surgery prescription
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/, in math
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Timetable abbr
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Quakes
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Word after dead or data
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Private line?
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Zoomed
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Performed really badly
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"Enough! I get the picture already!"
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Simple card game
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Power line?
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Z, to Zeno
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Thought the world of
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" setting
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Landed
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Acting like
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Nipple rings
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British bottoms
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Target of an inventory scan
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Ladybugs and fireflies
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Match well with
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Pink, purple and blue Pride display, familiarly
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Fine line
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Qualifier for a date
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Processes
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Tittle
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Nickname that drops An
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Olaf's creator in "Frozen"
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___ attachment
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With an eager spirit
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North American fish with toxic roe
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Fault line?
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March ___
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Variety
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Preserves things?
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Kind of opening
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Frontwoman for the Pussycats
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The Green Hornet's assistant
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Permitted
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1970s-’80s Supreme Court justice ___ F. Powell Jr.
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South American grassland
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Currency replaced by the euro
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A gig has a thousand of these
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Catalan artist Joan
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Hound
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Get just right
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Long-running police procedural, for short
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Permitted
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Mediterranean morsel
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Celestial shape
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Shaped like a kiwifruit
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Assembly line?
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First color TV manufacturer
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Scams
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Not down, in a way
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Subway line?
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Fishing line?
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Atomic number of neon
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Boxing stats
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Anatomical stabilizer
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Some sports car features
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Flying formations
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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