Our NYT Crossword Hints for December 23, 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, December 23, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 12/23/23. 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.
- Not what you'd expect
- Words sung on the same notes as "twinkle," in a different nursery rhyme
- Wood for smoking andouille sausage
- Madiba, for Nelson Mandela
- Tangle in an office
- States
- Philosopher who was a major influence on Marx
- One of two Tudor kings
- Loud bird sound
- Division of the Treasury Dept.
- West Coast News inits.
- One whose distance may be measured by the yard?
- Longtime police procedural that ended in 2023, informally
- Black ___
- Branching out from the center
- Expert with figures?
- Hissy
- Capital on the Gulf of Finland
- Auto parts brand owned by GM
- Sierra Nevada offering
- ___ and ran
- Refuses to keep going
- Europe, Asia and America
- Home of the Kingdom of Dahomey, today
- Special coffee shop offerings
- Actress Amanda
- Something large often stored upside down
- See eye to eye
- Goes (for)
- Org. that employs Hank on "Breaking Bad"
- Like a proposal in Congress that has zero chance of passing, in brief
- Like a dirge
- ___ vital (life force, from the French)
- Common cybersecurity measure
- Hearing monitor, for short
- ___ Morgenstern, author of "The Night Circus"
- Balanced
- Handy trick
- Does
- Party leader
- Arrival announcement
- Mediocre at best
- Kind of ray
- Academic who works with many different schools, maybe
- Sign … or signature
- Watercolor, clay and others
- Shiny button material
- Literary domain of Peter the Magnificent and Susan the Gentle
- The low, low price of
- Many a tournament
- Place to let sleeping dogs lie
- Modern-day scrapbooks, of a sort
- Fire-engine ___
- Good __!
- Molecule that can interfere in gene expression
- Some vaccine administrators, in brief
- Rhyming arrangements, e.g.
- Member of an elite force
- Athletic items never purchased individually
- Heavyweight wrestlers
- Aligns
- Successfully strike a delicate balance
- Marketing link
- Piña colada topper
- Sandwich made with a telera roll
- Comic Noah who wrote the autobiographical "Born a Crime"
- Five-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist McCoy ___
- Command after an accidental deletion
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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