Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 17, 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, August 17, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/17/23. 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.
- Its atomic number is this clue's number divided by three
- Inanimate objects with heads and feet
- Chill
- ___ Style gel
- Sargasso Sea spawners
- First woman in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Sweat it
- Something highly sought after
- Is ill with
- Goat group
- Game played on the road
- "I'll give ___ read"
- Grub, e.g.
- "This Is Us" co-star Moore
- Row for a musical group
- "Huh?'
- Things with coils that can be dangerous
- Dorm leaders, in brief
- STEM part: Abbr.
- Inanimate object with a tongue
- Gatekeeping sort
- 157.5 degrees from N
- Bistate metro area: Abbr.
- Later
- Take a Covid precaution
- Family-friendly rating
- App store customer
- Very self-interested
- Modern initialism for Black dialect
- Locale for a shopping cart
- Word after Bernese or Tyrolean
- Bud
- And …
- Tapped in, so to speak
- Baked rigatoni alla Norma, and others?
- New Edition's debut single ("You look so sweet, you're a special treat")
- Question suggested by a door knock
- Chicken and rice, and others?
- Coq au vin, and others?
- "Be for real!"
- Cup of noodles, and others?
- Many a retirement residence
- Watering hole, maybe
- Part of the Hollywood monogram J.E.J.
- Clean up, in a way
- Tips
- High number?
- Boots, water bottle, backpack, etc.
- Chuffed
- Longtime show for Robin Roberts, for short
- Cuba, por ejemplo
- Response to "Don't forget!"
- Participant in a "key to the city" ceremony
- Arizona city
- Something to clean up
- Make out sloppily in the library?
- Wow, that's upside down!
- Covered with bryophytes
- Prefix with liberal
- Team sharing a home arena with the Liberty
- Rebuff in Rostov
- Department of labor?
- Bake-offs have them
- Not liking anymore
- Watering hole, maybe
- Election night list
- Costa __
- Shrimp egg rolls, and others?
- Paradigm movement
- Baking ingredient used multiple times in this puzzle?
- Knock 'em dead
- Fly high
- Porcine "palace"
- Head of une école?
- What __?
- Minuscule
- Some tape players
- "Can I help you with something?"
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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