NYT Crossword Hints September 24 2023

Our NYT Crossword Hints for September 24, 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, September 24, 2023

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 9/24/23. 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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  • Reaction to the 1950s culture of commercial consumerism

  • “We are not ___”

  • Chill dude

  • Path

  • Penultimate letter in the NATO alphabet

  • See 15-Down

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we sell tiny tongs!

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  • Pumpkin, for one

  • River forming the Swiss/Liechtenstein border

  • German “you”

  • 100 öre

  • ___ usual

  • Crypto unit

  • Takes in

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we run an advice column on friendship!

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we sell ivy!

  • Let out

  • “America’s Got Talent” segment

  • Dutch explorer Tasman for whom an island is named

  • Fell

  • Key board players

  • Merit

  • Apt rhyme of “Achoo!”

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we sell doughnuts and bagels!

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we help write breakup letters!

  • What a metronome sets

  • Sign for a speaker to wrap things up

  • Sudden burst of speed

  • Not strict

  • Product once marketed with dancing silhouettes

  • Contests

  • Yule ball?

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we do genealogy for the U.S.’s rich and famous!

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  • Lover boy

  • Some T.S.A. no-nos

  • Make oneself heard, in a way

  • Something to pull on a highway, informally

  • 1300

  • Troubles

  • Online business

  • We’ve rebranded! Now, with 86-Across, we operate a test-taking facility/casino!

  • See 84-Across

  • Hosp. section

  • “To have another language is to possess a second ___”: Charlemagne

  • Littlest teams

  • Org. at the front of a phone book

  • Bygone autocrat

  • Fan setting

  • Farmer’s hope, maybe

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we produce a “Beauty and the Beast”-themed podcast!

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we sell only pens and pencils!

  • Like only some mushrooms

  • Short Instagram video

  • “Yikes!”

  • 8.5″ x 14″

  • The Sixties, e.g.

  • Is revolting

  • What lions use to hunt

  • We’ve rebranded! Now we sell candy to diplomats!

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  • Literally, “three teeth”

  • “Beats me”

  • Desert “I” land?

  • In a manner of speaking

  • Execrate

  • Certain employee of a game company or perfumery

  • Amigo

  • Egg: Prefix

  • Major export of Venezuela

  • Locale of tiny tunnels

  • One may be 5-4

  • Louis Braille, when he invented Braille

  • All-vowel avowal

  • French house

  • Drops like flies?

  • Sport with clay disks

  • What’s always in poems?

  • Word with front or help

  • Weak excuse

  • Continuously

  • With 22-Across, world capital selected by Queen Victoria

  • PC-to-PC connection

  • Places where dough is made from rolls?

  • Singer/songwriter Mann

  • It’s human, it’s said

  • Marine creature whose name has four consecutive vowels

  • Some baseball stats

  • Streaming competitor

  • ___, Cheatem and Howe (classic fake law firm)

  • Starting point

  • Rapper who co-starred in 1991’s “New Jack City”

  • Float through the air

  • ρ

  • First plant on Earth, it’s thought

  • “S.N.L.” characters who coined the term “parental units”

  • Coogler who co-wrote and directed “Black Panther”

  • On deck

  • “That would stink”

  • ___ bean

  • In debt

  • Powerfully built

  • “Dance Myself to Sleep” singer on “Sesame Street” (watch the video on YouTube!)

  • Marvel-ous guy?

  • Cotton variety

  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s team: Abbr.

  • University of Maine town

  • Scuba ___

  • Bud of baseball

  • Become liquidy

  • Whence the line “O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man’s eyes!”

  • Place for a feather

  • Cuba, por ejemplo

  • Starbucks stack

  • Lead-in to space

  • Destination for migrating humpback whales

  • 12 ounces, often, for a drink

  • What C or D might indicate

  • Dreaded words to a bluffer

  • Draw

  • Thicken, as cream

  • Multiple choice option

  • Whisk-y business?

  • Language in which “hello” is ສະບາຍດີ

  • Early word for a baby

  • Isn’t steady

  • Director Orson

  • Not a southpaw

  • Rant

  • Puts down

  • See the sites?

  • Some bridge positions

  • Nostalgic style

  • Insurance company with a purple heart logo

  • Kind of card

  • Give, but not as a gift

  • “Yeah?”

  • Excitement

  • ___ Berg, baseball player turned spy

  • Took the bench

  • Informal shirt

  • Camera type, for short

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.


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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.