Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 2, 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 2, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/2/24. 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.
- Charity
- One way to make cookie dough?
- John or Paul
- Top-tier
- Higher up
- Shade providers at the National Mall
- Actor Bill of "Barry"
- Grave words
- FLOP
- TV tavern whose owner bribes Mayor Quimby to pass a health inspection
- Gore Vidal's "___ Breckinridge"
- Where Midori Ito lit the Olympic cauldron
- "Gonna have to pass"
- Without feeling
- Texting counterpart of "ty"
- Magazine, e.g., for short
- Holiday celebrated by reading the Megillah
- Lomé locale
- Where one may or may not make the cut
- Nation whose currency is the dirham: Abbr.
- Mononymous singer with numerically titled albums
- Tumult
- Lose eligibility for, as Little League
- Thrifty competitor
- Odysseus' faithful dog in the "Odyssey"
- The Black Knights of the N.C.A.A.
- "Just ___ heads-up ..."
- Relished
- Dangerous thing to be inside
- Papal issue
- Bit of energy, for short
- "In-tents" getaways
- Things to keep in check?
- "What an idiot I am!"
- Monk's title
- Footwear with distinctive yellow stitching
- Beats in a photo finish, say
- Isle of ___ (historic region of England)
- Bad blood
- Lead role of a 1979 Broadway hit
- Hews
- Plunder
- ___ society
- Places to see lots of lutzes
- Line from one who's fully fed ... or fully fed up
- Sky-high
- Excites
- Word with aid or pad
- New Delhi's ___ Temple
- Medieval Latin for "great"
- Some Instagram statistics, fittingly?
- Solo act?
- Specks
- 1979 hit whose title is stuttered
- 2019 World Series champs, familiarly
- Its famous chime consists of the three notes G-E-C
- Garden variety?
- Gave 9-Down
- Jumps over, say
- Party add-ons
- Seattle slew?
- Japanese honorific
- Puppet show locale, for short
- Some Olympus offerings, in brief
- Rationale for "throwing good money after bad"
- One in a highchair
- Noted cairn terrier of film
- Southwest city that gets about 350 days of sunshine a year
- N-___ (mathematical sets)
- Nods
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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