Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 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, January 9, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/9/24. 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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Writer/podcaster Harris
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"Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish)
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Yap from a lap?
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Parts of the "Mona Lisa" that seem to follow you around
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A good time
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Be wide open
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Thousand-dollar bill, slangily
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Elvis hit that was the B-side of "Don't Be Cruel"
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Mountain goat
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Rapper whose name sounds like a beverage
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Once-popular big box stores
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Jazz singer Jones
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Stop in a desert
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Ocean creatures with nearly triple the neural wiring of humans
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Smallest Canadian province, for short
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Before surgery, informally
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Caterer's container
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Big fuss
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Lei man's term?
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Big initials in theaters
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Novelist Brontë
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Pretentiously avant-garde
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Word after kick or bad
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Bully in “Back to the Future”
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Lawn game played with a ball known as a pallino
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Monte ___
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Spicy ramen condiment
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Ballet or ballroom, e.g.
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"The Way," in Chinese Pinyin
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First phase of a home reno
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Finished off
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Dweeb
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New Jersey city named for its most famous former resident
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Omitted, as a syllable
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John who sang "Bennie and the Jets"
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Rank's counterpart, on a chessboard
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Toyed (with)
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Exhibited heliotropism, as a flower
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Dip that might be made in a molcajete, informally
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Construction beam
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Plus-or-minus one?
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Classic Asimov collection
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Formal words of commitment
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___ Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly)
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Joe's co-host on "Morning Joe"
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Futile
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Neighborhood in lower Manhattan
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Bygone phrase for "gone by"
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"Enough! I get it!"
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Part of a Tolkien army
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Home for the artist Edvard Munch
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Leafs (through)
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Poor review
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Overly proper
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Come back
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Fantasy sports scoring standard, informally
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Prepared for an oral exam?
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Went uneaten, as some groceries
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Track-and-field athlete with a strong arm
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Philly basketball player
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What gives a gin fizz its fizz
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Abolitionist who wrote "Twelve Years a Slave"
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Florida's "Sunshine City," for short
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Part of a calendar septet, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme
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Cambridge or Oxford, to a Londoner
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Thin snack
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Exploded
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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