Our NYT Crossword Hints for March 31, 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, March 31, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 3/31/24. 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. Let me repeat …
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6A. Musical speeds
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11A. When repeated, a cry of approval
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15A. Like many creatures in modern sci-fi movies, for short
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18A. Light wood
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19A. Cross figure
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20A. New Jersey's Sea ___ City
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21A. Spot for a shot
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22A. Spook some creatures in an aquarium's touch tank?
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24A. Fiery matches?
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26A. Band with the 1994 hit "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
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27A. Some vocal solos
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28A. In the style of
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30A. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" playwright Edward
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31A. Bad material for a silk purse, proverbially
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33A. Deliver a blow to Dracula?
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37A. With "the," a sudden flip from attraction to disgust, in modern parlance
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38A. Brand whose stock price increased 50% in the first six months of 2020
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40A. Blooms named for their shape
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41A. Set of selections
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43A. "You sure?"
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44A. Before
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45A. No. calculated from letters
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47A. References a Vatican Library source?
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49A. Went down a slippery slope
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50A. ___ Palmas, Canary Islands
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51A. Kind of history
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52A. About, on a memo
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53A. Certain Ivy Leaguer
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54A. Support
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55A. "Forget it!"
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57A. Welcomes at the door
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59A. Tender spots
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60A. Referees a Tennessee football game poorly?
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64A. Common pet fish
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67A. Superlative held by the Atacama Desert
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68A. "Barry" or "Ballers"
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72A. Stadium sounds
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73A. Plain
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74A. Cap's place
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76A. It might be a stretch
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77A. Suffix with Manhattan or meteor
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78A. Fortitude
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79A. Write an ode to a caffeinated soda?
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82A. Airport abbr.
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83A. Addresses online
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84A. Sound unit found in many Asian languages
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85A. Nip and tuck, so to speak
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86A. Like some teas
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88A. Kind of edition with bonus tracks, perhaps
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89A. Stadium cheer
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90A. Start preparing borscht?
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92A. Fully commit
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96A. Court cry
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97A. Garnet is its birthstone: Abbr.
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98A. Sculpting stuff
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99A. Super ___ (GameCube predecessor)
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101A. "Bather in the Woods" painter
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104A. Make smash burgers?
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108A. Pretty cool stuff
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109A. Burn a little
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110A. Decides that one will
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111A. Major artery
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112A. ___ cha beef (Chinese dish)
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113A. Jumped over, as a checkers piece
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114A. Michelangelo work whose name translates to "compassion"
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115A. Suddenly think of
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1D. Letter-shaped support piece
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2D. Certain corporate department
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3D. Mission San Antonio de Valero, more familiarly
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4D. Neighbor of Leb
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5D. World's oldest capital city, settled in the third millennium B.C.
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6D. Taylor Swift song that begins "Combat, I'm ready for combat"
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7D. Makes a gaffe
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8D. Mamma ___!
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9D. 'Gangnam Style' rapper
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10D. Comment from someone exiting the mall on Black Friday
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11D. Pedal-operated instrument
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12D. That in Toledo
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13D. Umbrella term for eboys or goth girls
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14D. Struck (out)
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15D. Stealthy criminal
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16D. City feature that's been found to improve mental health
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17D. None for me thanks
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19D. Kind of seeds in a healthful smoothie
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23D. Footslog
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25D. Balm ingredient
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29D. ___ Luthor, nemesis of Superman
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32D. Vintage restaurant items?
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33D. Spoil, with "on"
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34D. Git!
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35D. "Just a little longer!"
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36D. Lauder of cosmetics
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39D. Do some light work on?
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41D. Barcelona museum subject
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42D. H's on some college houses
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43D. "The Lorax" setting
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44D. Actress Cravalho who voiced Moana
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46D. Doesnt just assume
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47D. Swindle
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48D. Wedding cake layer
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49D. Survive
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53D. Chuck, slangily
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54D. Final phase of a video game, perhaps
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56D. Big name in records
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57D. [Actually, don't change that]
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58D. Sounds of doubt
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59D. ___-Caps candy
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61D. Birds known for their loud, complex songs
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62D. Royal title
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63D. Assist in a crime
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64D. Gooey pairing with fig jam
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65D. Economic justice catchphrase
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66D. Its water is nearly 10 times saltier than ocean water
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69D. Animal product
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70D. Foreboding sign
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71D. Impressive
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73D. Who cries "You get a car, you get a car!" in a viral meme
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74D. Toy brand for a budding engineer, maybe
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75D. "I don't like that," in Spanish
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78D. Take away
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79D. Police captain on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
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80D. Burden
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81D. Enthusiastic agreement
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84D. Genre for many a boy band
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87D. GPS suggestions (Abbr.)
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88D. Part of the D.O.J.
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89D. It's a four-letter word, aptly
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90D. Neighbors of the Navajos
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91D. One-named singer born in Reykjavik
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93D. What Ove's name was changed to for the American film adaptation of "A Man Called Ove"
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94D. Like neon
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95D. Groovy!
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98D. Sibilant summons
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100D. 'South Park' boy
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102D. Density symbol, in engineering
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103D. 1990s Indian prime minister
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105D. Sch. in N.Y.
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106D. Quebec's Festival d'___
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107D. "You're accusing me?!"
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.
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