Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 18, 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 18, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/18/24. 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.
- More open to the elements
- Wax figures?
- President who campaigned on the slogan "Our best days still lie ahead"
- Sees red?
- Lake house rental
- Place to pamper pets that purr
- Some rivers have them
- Turndowns
- 1994 single by Hole whose cover art depicts a miniature wedding dress and veil
- Mushroom added to ramen
- Info you might send someone when you're running late
- One dropping amorous hints
- Stashed away
- Dance at a luau
- Real-time PC exchanges
- Lithium-___ battery
- Org. with the phone number 1-800-TAX-FORM
- "Am I mistaken?"
- Unnerves
- Game with big prizes
- B-baller in Big D
- Variety that shares its name with a Mideast capital
- Man, woman and child, e.g.
- "I'm not working right now," in email shorthand
- Sea hawks
- Golf tournament division
- Liven (up)
- Cornmeal cake
- "Don't ___ me …"
- Trigonometry units
- Believer in Jah
- Fit for a king
- Lyft request
- Hot herbal brew
- Snore loudly
- Real pickle
- Word before dating or skating
- Little lifter
- See 13-Down
- So … or a word following "so"
- Delivery that can't be returned
- Feigns indignation
- ___-de-camp
- Goals
- Much like
- Seat in the London Stock Exchange?
- At the earliest chance
- Thunderous sounds
- Barbecue grill fill
- Demographic group
- Variety commonly found in jellies and pies
- Camp bed
- First Nations people
- Piece of info
- ___-conscious
- Trains above street level
- Like a bathroom directly connected to a bedroom
- Joins those on the stage
- Modern ___
- Winter house-warming option
- Tiny member of a swarm
- "Well, don't wait out here!"
- Clenched, as teeth
- With 61-Down, like some gossip ... as represented phonetically by each set of shaded squares?
- 'My concern is . . .'
- "That's my goal"
- Variety used to make Bordeaux wine
- Record holder for most games played in the FIFA World Cup (26)
- Counterparts of eves
- Musical artist Yoko
- Keister
- Big Ten school that plays home football games at Beaver Stadium
- Bug
- Dot on a die
- Putting together
- Best Melodic ___ Performance (Grammy category)
- Proceeds
- Summer Olympics host between London and Tokyo
- Marine predator often seen near shorelines
- What hits the ground running?
- 'Address?'
- Powerlifter's helper
- ID whose first five digits are sometimes ignored
- Flight segment
- They get high by the beach
- Hardly worth mentioning
- Airport screening inits.
- Sun shield
- Body of water adjoining Korea Bay
- Comics sound when something is snatched
- Really hurt
- Texas A&M athlete
- The "A" of the ACT UP organization
- "Naw, no way!"
- Comedy character who once asked the U.N. secretary general if Disneyland was part of the U.N.
- Olympic gymnast Raisman
- Home screen array
- Eschewed pork and shellfish, say
- Perfume ingredient
- Oktoberfest purchase
- Port container
- Only U.S. coin that does not explicitly indicate how many cents it's worth
- "Whoop-de-___!"
- Involves
- Charge (with)
- Picture taker?
- Mess hall patrons, in brief
- Some kennel personnel
- Boos-y drink?
- Disorganized stack
- Hindu wedding adornment that's said to get darker the more the newlyweds love each other
- 'Gross!'
- Its panhandle abuts British Columbia
- Absolutely devour
- Clean hands, so to speak
- Home to the Great Ziggurat of Ur
- Checkout unit
- Prudent
- Subject of 1960s-‘70s addiction research
- Sound in "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
- Like Loki
- Org. whose initials are aptly hidden in "foreign satellite interception"
- Strict sales limit, informally
- Eyeballs, e.g.
- Orders more of than necessary
- "Clifford the Big Red Dog" airer
- Stressful work?
- Slow-cooked entrees
- Windy part of a kite?
- One fast-tracked in an interview pool
- Lifesaving mission, for short
- Purges
- Common jeans feature
- Theater backdrop
- Spill over
- Fitting a little tight
- Arena seating sections
- Excessively
- Civil wrong
- Things that perceptive people might pick up
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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