Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 12, 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, February 12, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/12/24. 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.
- Got an A+ on
- Contributed to a kitty
- Open-air lobbies
- Keep cool in a pool, perhaps
- Something you might clear to improve memory
- Mideast leaders
- Riddle
- Cover completely
- Commercial lead-in to Pen
- "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda
- Frosts, as a cake
- Hawaiian banquet
- Take-home amount
- Acorn producers
- Fairy tale baddie
- What a good joke never gets
- Surgeon, for short
- Catchall category
- Trails
- Menial workers, dismissively
- Professors' degs.
- Loses traction on the road
- Undergarment for a dress
- Strip of mowed grass
- ___/them pronouns
- Big name in fleecy boots
- EGOT-winning actress Davis
- Tug hard
- Be adjacent to
- As well as
- "Doesn't matter who"
- Relax soldier
- Front's opposite
- Actress Jessica
- Chicken leftover
- Musician's conclusion
- [Get my innuendo?]
- Membership fees
- Painter Degas
- Winter hours in N.Y.C.
- When a plane is due, for short
- Engrave
- Currency that replaced the mark and peseta
- Beyond big
- [Get my innuendo?]
- Message on a candy heart
- Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs
- Kind of bond in chemistry
- Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition
- Beer barrel
- Bridal veil fabric
- Classic pie crust ingredient
- Chop (off)
- Show hosts, in brief
- Close by
- Dozes off
- Response to the Little Red Hen
- Exploding stars
- [Get my innuendo?]
- Long, cylindrical instrument
- "That hurts!"
- Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need
- "Later, dudes"
- What gives Scotch an earthy flavor
- Baked things that might get people baked
- "Hey, you!"
- Takes in what someone wrote
- Younger Obama daughter
- Big public argument
- That's all ___ wrote
- "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit)
- "That's what people tell me, anyway"
- Some male deer
- Worked
- Mess up, as hair
- Beech or birch
- Moderate gait for a horse
- [Get my innuendo?]
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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