NYT Crossword Hints June 10 2024

Our NYT Crossword Hints for June 10, 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, June 10, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 6/10/24. 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.


  • 1A. Theater backdrop

  • 4A. Regarding

  • 8A. Simple trade

  • 12A. General __ chicken

  • 14A. Irksome, like a fly

  • 16A. Therefore

  • 17A. Gemstone with a “fire” variety

  • 18A. Theater centerpiece

  • 19A. Where the rubber meets the road?

  • 20A. Like much ’90s music and video games

  • 22A. Novelist Jaffe

  • 24A. Put down

  • 25A. Cleaning implement for bunnies?

  • 27A. Significant

  • 29A. Like feet after a race, perhaps

  • 30A. Grooming option for a pampered pooch

  • 31A. Prepare, as the dinner table

  • 34A. Draft beer receptacles

  • 36A. Detox centers

  • 38A. Banish

  • 40A. Written in stone

  • 42A. Soup server’s spoon

  • 43A. Alert about a crime, say

  • 45A. Surf’s partner on a menu

  • 47A. Unit for a comedian or musician

  • 48A. Mushroom’s reproductive cells

  • 50A. ___ and switch

  • 52A. Put into a Word document, say

  • 53A. Cheat sheet info

  • 57A. Like hard plaster

  • 58A. Home of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

  • 60A. Contribute a little

  • 61A. Years, in Portuguese

  • 63A. Overflowing (with)

  • 65A. Make over

  • 66A. Colorful slushy drink

  • 67A. Rhyme for “Chevy” in Don McLean’s “American Pie”

  • 68A. Painful toy to step on

  • 69A. In case

  • 70A. Counterparts of dahs

  • 71A. Guinness world record holder for “English word with the most meanings”

  • 1D. Got up

  • 2D. College sports channel

  • 3D. Frogs’ wartier cousins

  • 4D. H.S. test result that can translate into college credit

  • 5D. Part of a tennis match

  • 6D. Bygone Russian ruler

  • 7D. “All right, that’s fine”

  • 8D. Sink, as the sun

  • 9D. Cushions in front of a computer keyboard

  • 10D. Pleasant and accommodating

  • 11D. Philip Larkin or Patricia Lockwood

  • 13D. Vent openings

  • 15D. Strongly desire

  • 21D. Like areas where cigarettes are not permitted

  • 23D. Striped swimmer named for a heavenly being

  • 26D. Things to hang one’s hat on

  • 28D. Agcy. that monitors workplace hazards

  • 31D. Mathematical grouping using curly brackets

  • 32D. Being

  • 33D. You might stand on them to reach something

  • 35D. Having everything one needs

  • 37D. Volleyball move before a spike

  • 39D. “Bunny ear” made while tying a shoelace

  • 41D. Deep brass instrument

  • 44D. Like England between the ninth and 15th centuries

  • 46D. Cattle farms

  • 49D. Shot out, as lava

  • 51D. Spin around

  • 54D. Fencing swords

  • 55D. Mountain spine

  • 56D. Stuck-up sort

  • 57D. Mast attachment

  • 59D. Blue race in “Avatar”

  • 62D. Complete collection

  • 64D. Adjust, as a watch

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 15×15 grids on weekdays to larger 21×21 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.


NYT Crossword (Main Grid)
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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.