Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 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, August 24, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/24/23. 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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- Doubleday who didn't really invent baseball
- ___ Theatres
- Nile reptiles
- They might be checked at a restaurant
- "Je pense, ___ je suis": Descartes
- GPS figs.
- See the world
- Drag race conveyance
- Named, in brief
- Event for a unicorn, perhaps, in brief
- Poker call
- Game with a rhyming name
- Caffeine-containing ingredients once used in soft drinks
- 2016 title role for Auliʻi Cravalho
- Pioneer in color TV broadcasting
- Having just dropped
- Theater section for Statler and Waldorf, on "The Muppet Show"
- Spanish gold
- Crew directive
- Carried away by the tide
- Blacken
- Gridiron stats
- About-face
- Very quick point
- Poet Laureate Limon
- Unidentified, informally
- Figure in a house listing
- Pale in comparison?
- Off-roaders, for short
- Openly proclaim
- Blown away
- Liqueur in some coffee cocktails, familiarly
- Exactamundo
- When one might show one's age, informally
- Like suspicious eyes
- Jimmy Carter's Secret Service code name
- Style of René Lalique's glasswork
- Seven-___ (worst hand in Texas hold 'em)
- Certain sodas, for short
- Fait accompli
- Green booking
- Activities that relieve psychological stress
- Fair-hiring inits.
- Flipping out
- House of reps?
- French military cap
- Black Widow's former org.
- Shapeshifts
- Awards show recognition, informally
- Tribute of a sort
- News-stand
- Green standard
- Org. opposed to "speciesism"
- Key worker?
- Temporary, controlled power shutdown … or a hint to reading four of this puzzle's answers
- Bartender's stock
- Parody
- Rugged dirt track racers
- Spot that's hardly spotless
- Foil, e.g.
- Annual multimedia festival, informally
- A-number-one
- One in a onesie
- Alternative to paper or plastic
- In ___ (completely)
- Extremely informally
- Campaign to increase Election Day participation
- Twitch streamer with a digital avatar, say
- Something that's designed to be buggy?
- Suddenly fell through, as a plan
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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