Our NYT Crossword Hints for April 29, 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, April 29, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 4/29/24. 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. Computer suffix with soft or hard
- 5A. Dancing Queen band
- 9A. Boots from office
- 14A. Online alternative to a garage sale
- 15A. Fly high
- 16A. German sub in W.W. II fighting
- 17A. Marine creature that can weigh over 400,000 pounds
- 19A. City that's home to Arizona State University
- 20A. Picture taken with an outstretched arm, perhaps
- 21A. Product from Milk-Bone or Pup-Peroni
- 23A. Forearm bone.
- 25A. Meadow, in poetry
- 26A. Soft mineral powder
- 28A. Bar from joining a private club, e.g.
- 34A. Make a wager
- 35A. Shrek, e.g.
- 37A. ___ aware (paying close attention)
- 38A. Caboose's location
- 40A. Pi is one, for the circumference of a circle to its diameter
- 42A. It might be open and shut
- 43A. Big online brokerage
- 45A. Teeny-tiny
- 47A. Purchase for purple hair
- 48A. Chardonnay or pinot grigio, e.g.
- 50A. Had to pay back
- 52A. Parking area
- 53A. Closest island to the Big Island
- 55A. What Nielsen ratings measure
- 60A. Point at an off-target spot
- 64A. Impact that one might "bear"
- 65A. Public uproar … or a phonetic hint to the two words in 17-, 28- and 48-Across?
- 67A. Way in which a word is employed
- 68A. Cupid's Greek counterpart
- 69A. Fail to include
- 70A. "Tall" stories
- 71A. Mama's boys?
- 72A. Fit well together
- 1D. Some Halloween decorations
- 2D. Ready, willing and ___
- 3D. One of Cuba's Castros
- 4D. Quite a sight to behold
- 5D. Pale as a ghost
- 6D. Snake that constricts
- 7D. Hairless
- 8D. Ring surrounding a nipple
- 9D. Scene that doesn't make it into the movie
- 10D. Lyft competitor
- 11D. A few
- 12D. Spanish appetizer
- 13D. "Ignore that change," to a proofreader
- 18D. Radio reply after "Roger"
- 22D. Lizards with sticky toe pads
- 24D. Start of a magic spell
- 26D. Canines, e.g.
- 27D. Pioneering video game company
- 29D. Admit
- 30D. Unorthodox spot from which to take a meeting while working from home
- 31D. One end of a battery
- 32D. Architect Frank ___ Wright
- 33D. Bard's instrument
- 34D. Make as coffee
- 36D. Slowly became appealing to
- 39D. One who snitches
- 41D. Tabloid twosome
- 44D. Backspaces over
- 46D. Dealer's "Wanna play?"
- 49D. Reasons to scratch one's head, say
- 51D. "Conventional ___ says …"
- 54D. Accumulate
- 55D. Be up against
- 56D. Bear, in constellation names
- 57D. Two-part
- 58D. Picnic playwright William
- 59D. Multinational currency
- 61D. High point
- 62D. Colored part of the eye
- 63D. "We only use 10% of our brain," e.g.
- 66D. Long stretch of time
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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