Our NYT Crossword Hints for November 28, 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, November 28, 2023

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 11/28/23. 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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  • Make millions, say

  • Departed on a flight

  • Opening in a pet carrier

  • Tiny country in the Pyrenees

  • Colorful rhyme for gloomy weather

  • Colorful rhyme for a “ginger”

  • Harmful reaction to an infection

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  • Surveillance org.

  • ___ José, Costa Rica

  • Colorful rhyme for a filming background

  • Copied

  • Church council

  • Lyra’s brightest star

  • Go bananas

  • What a street musician may use to collect tips

  • Domain

  • “___ the season …”

  • Sign seen at an S.P.C.A. center, perhaps

  • Outdo

  • With 46-Across, colorful rhyme for a 1966 Donovan hit

  • See 44-Across

  • Hoppin’, as a party

  • Soccer star Hamm

  • Hot and spicy, as salsa

  • Sticky notes

  • Colorful (albeit rare!) rhyme for an item at a hardware store

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  • Finland joined it in 2023

  • Big name in tractors

  • Ruckus

  • Grandson of Adam

  • Pages that point to other pages

  • Benjamin who wrote “The Tao of Pooh”

  • Reacts to an awful smell, maybe

  • Dublin’s land, to Dubliners

  • “Piehole”

  • Matthew ___ of “The Americans”

  • I, on the periodic table

  • College catalog assortment

  • “Watch it!”

  • Road goo

  • What an Uno player has in hand upon crying “Uno!”

  • Quirky person

  • Helmut ___, 1980s-’90s German chancellor

  • Cookie often dipped in milk

  • ___ Drescher, leader of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike

  • Passing crazes

  • “Be that as it may …”

  • “Beam me up, ___!” (“Star Trek” misquotation)

  • Birds in a gaggle

  • Multivitamin stat, for short

  • Cakewalk

  • Night before

  • “Swell!”

  • Back, to a boatswain

  • Overly proper

  • What fireflies and happy faces do

  • Bit of band equipment

  • Mindy of “The Mindy Project”

  • Hot dog topping

  • Partner of a crossed “t”

  • Big name in cassette tapes, once

  • South American grasslands

  • Not quite on time

  • Corn cake

  • Tehran’s land

  • Roman senator who insisted “Carthage must be destroyed”

  • Heaven on earth

  • Look carefully (over)

  • Hooked on

  • What you might say as you crack open a beer

  • Medieval worker

  • Massive ref.

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)
Image via NYT Crossword

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.