Our NYT Crossword Hints for April 3, 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 3, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 4/3/24. 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. Lot unit
- 5A. ___ acid, essential component of vinegar
- 11A. Piece of an edible "rack"
- 14A. Things hung upside down in some toolsheds
- 15A. House of cards?
- 16A. Animal opposite a kangaroo on Australia's coat of arms
- 17A. Lip_on produc_s
- 19A. Traveler's aid, in brief
- 20A. Stately country homes
- 21A. Traveler's aid
- 23A. Do some work as a teaching assistant, maybe
- 24A. About half of the books of the New Testament are attributed to him
- 26A. Ho-ho-holiday time?
- 27A. Auto takeback
- 28A. _lum-colored _lants
- 30A. Longtime residents around the Great Salt Lake
- 31A. Lean (on)
- 32A. "Count your ___ by friends, not years" (greeting card sentiment)
- 33A. Recuperative recommendation
- 35A. Company that merged with Sprint in 2020
- 39A. Granola grain
- 40A. Nincompoop, in Nottingham
- 41A. Thanksgiving meal choice
- 42A. _usy _uzzers
- 46A. "Around the World in 80 Days" traveler Phileas
- 47A. Crushed ingredient in "dirt cake"
- 48A. Lacking manners
- 49A. VCR successors
- 50A. Aids in wrongdoing
- 52A. Brews made with heavily roasted malt
- 54A. Hit hard
- 55A. Fr_endly fac_al tra_t
- 58A. Paternity proof, in brief
- 59A. Christianity's ___ Creed
- 60A. Big name in bidets
- 61A. String together?
- 62A. Demolition hammer
- 63A. Figure (out)
- 1D. Poke menu option
- 2D. Second-most-used substance in the world, after water
- 3D. Gave a new form
- 4D. Nueva York, por ejemplo
- 5D. Cutaneous condition
- 6D. Onetime threat to a castle's walls
- 7D. Chesapeake Bay is one
- 8D. Evens, as the score
- 9D. Celebrity chef Garten
- 10D. La ___ Nostra
- 11D. Fix, as a sneaker's sole
- 12D. Savanna grazer
- 13D. Clears the dishes
- 18D. Cleared the dishes?
- 22D. Like laid-back personalities
- 23D. Chow
- 25D. Relatives of vicuñas and guanacos
- 28D. Bug
- 29D. Showbiz award quadfecta
- 31D. Not fantastic
- 34D. Metal worker
- 35D. Annual growth indicator
- 36D. Valentine line
- 37D. Purchases that are assembled brick by brick
- 38D. Animal crackers?
- 40D. Powered a unicycle, e.g.
- 42D. Medical licensing exams
- 43D. Debonair
- 44D. Granny, in Southern dialect
- 45D. Anheuser-Busch product whose ads once featured a penguin
- 46D. Choice cuts
- 49D. Spot for a bar code, maybe
- 51D. IDs with multiple hyphens
- 53D. A proposal might be done on one
- 56D. 1,000 G's
- 57D. Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-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 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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