Our NYT Crossword Hints for October 29, 2023 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, October 29, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 10/29/23. 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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Goodbyes
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"It must be exhausting always rooting for the ___" (Taylor Swift lyric)
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Ship that may have inspired Homer's "Odyssey"
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Some hotel lobbies
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Grin with a glow
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Baguette topper
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Car model whose name comes from the Japanese word for "crown"
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Masticate
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How everything appears in hindsight
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Part of a Yahtzee set
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Pharmacy giant
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Visual arts style
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Bear's home
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Painter Rivera
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Soaps, e.g.
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Carbon levy, for instance
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Extrema
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Trick-taking card game
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Mr. Whipple of old commercials, e.g.
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Towel word
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Towel word
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A red one is sweeter than a green one
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Thumbs (through)
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___ United, English soccer team
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Filipino spring roll
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Dark plain on the moon's surface
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"Hip Hop Is Dead" musical artist
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TV ratings name
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"WandaVision" actress Elizabeth
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It's found next to mercurio on the periodic table
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Type of quasiparticle
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Who said "Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance"
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Energy sanctions measure
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Rainbow creator
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Kind of comb
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Old car inits.
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Something that may be cast
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Take care of
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Common Father's Day gift
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'As It ___' (Harry Styles hit)
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Skirt style
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12-month rentals, often: Abbr.
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'___ we all?'
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Grabbing distance (CASHMERE)
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Did a great job, in Gen Z lingo
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Bugaboos
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What vampires don't turn into, in "Twilight"
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Voting groups
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Toy with verbal commands
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Lancaster of old Hollywood
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Formula 1 event
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Country that's more than 2,600 miles long
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Philadelphia specialty (CASHMERE)
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Broken-down
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Weed gummy, e.g.
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Understand someone else's side
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List ender
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Pride : lions :: business : ___
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Carnival performer
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____ conjecture, one of math's Millennium Prize Problems
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"Weapon" in a backyard water fight
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Components of a mind map
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"Pop ___," British show that launched Simon Cowell's TV career
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Ready for battle, say
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Like most running shoes
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Young fellow
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Away
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"Love, Reign ___ Me" (song by the Who)
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Unrepeated instances
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Galette fruit
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Kind of moss
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Big ask
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Ornate garden features
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Easily shockable sort
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TRUE
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Grand
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Dungeons & Dragons and others, for short
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Gave in
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Altman who's the C.E.O. of OpenAI
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Understood
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Get seriously conked
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Super-big fans
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Recipe verb
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Reacts to a grand gesture, maybe
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Try out
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Sole protector?
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Jamaican tangelo
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Visits, as a restroom
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Got close to, with "on"
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Famed New York City deli
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Got comfortable with
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Floors
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Chocolate brand with a mountain logo
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What integrals calculate
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The Diamondbacks, on scoreboards
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Thumbs-up (SATEEN)
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Slangy term of endearment
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Severe punishment
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Stay up all night finishing a book, maybe (GABARDINE)
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CAPTCHA target
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Nev. neighbor
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Shift neighbor
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Having similar qualities ... or what four pairs of answers in this puzzle are?
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Mongolian word in an honorary title
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French film director Claire
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Location for a tragus piercing
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Latin behold
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Character who lives on the "tippy-top floor" of the Plaza Hotel
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Liable to make mistakes (NEOPRENE)
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Pay attention
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Object of wishful thinking?
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Holiday building material (GABARDINE)
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Clog in a bathtub drain, maybe
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Mother __
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"Siddhartha" author
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Follower of sit or stand
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Lighter alternative to a laptop
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Part of an old-age plan, for short
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Site with a "Culturally Jewish" option
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Without
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Monkeys (around)
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Lead-in to wife or life
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Calvin and Hobbes bully
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Fare that's filled and folded
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Precursor to the main act (NEOPRENE)
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Makes a decision
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Like some language exams
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Hawkins who wrote "The Girl on the Train" (2015)
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In itself
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Brooklyn art school
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Makes some stitches
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You __!
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OutKast or Black Star
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Washington post (SATEEN)
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James of The Blacklist
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Where Six Flags theme parks originated
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Elixir
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Rapper who popularized Auto-Tune
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Fends (off)
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Striped minnow used in drug development
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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