NYT Crossword Hints January 8 2024

Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 8, 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, January 8, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/8/24. 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.

• Book of maps
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• Tiresome sorts
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• Half-__: rhyming coffee order
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• Lifesaving skill, in brief
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• Prefix with conscious
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• Liquids
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• Estrogen or testosterone
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• Provoked
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• "___ lips sink ships"
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• Island nation south of Sicily
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• One might read "#1 Dad"
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• Frying need
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• Approves
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• Underground metal
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• Take responsibility for
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• Golf standard
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• Banana discard
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• Nonhuman household residents
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• "Let the good times ___!"
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• "Wailing" instrument
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• Entrant in a Westminster Kennel Club event
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• Cokes and Pepsis
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• Scatter, as seeds
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• Source of an extract used in aromatherapy
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• Explosive inits.
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• Use a keyboard
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• Addresses with links, for short
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• "Where do we go from here?"
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• Random ___ of kindness
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• Interruptions in YouTube videos
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• What's more
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• Smartphone download
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• Well-suited
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• Shapes of rainbows
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• Taylor Swift's "We ___ Never Ever Getting Back Together"
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• Spy org
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• Attention seeker at school
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• College head
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• Eating plan
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• Swelled heads
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• Unpredictable
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• Greek salad cheese
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• Improves, as a skill
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• ___-to manual
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• Sign before Virgo
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• Dust ___ (tiny critter)
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• Catch in the act
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• Do a bit better than
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• "I'll do that right away, boss!"
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• Stated a viewpoint
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• Mouth-related
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• Sudden overwhelming fear
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• Loser to scissors, winner over rock
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• Slightest little sound
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• Versin' person?
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• Metaphor for some special-interest government spending
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• Canadian fries-and-gravy dish
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• Hey, you! Over here!
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• Energy drinks that "give you wings"
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• Aretha Franklin hit ranked #1 on a Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list
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• Tim Duncan's longtime N.B.A. team
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• Choose
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• Ladies of Spain
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• Certain risqué message
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• Annoying thing to find unmatched in the laundry pile
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• Future fungus
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• Performed poorly, informally
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• Source of draft beer
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• Stretched tight
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• Titular soccer coach on a hit Apple TV+ series
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• Like professors with job security
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• "I did NOT need to know that!"
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• Little hopper
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• Feminine article in Spanish
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• Doorstop's shape
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• Spins
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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.