Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 21, 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 21, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/21/24. 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.
- What some workout videos promise
- Long, long times
- Some pub brews
- First M.L.B. team to use artificial turf in its stadium
- Fortune tell
- Investigate persistently
- ___ Raducanu, 2021 U.S. Open women's tennis champion
- “Have fun!”
- Therefore
- Persian language
- Fellow
- What all good children do, in a nursery rhyme
- Freezes (over)
- Take a lighter to
- "That's sufficient, I guess"
- Eye-opening experience?
- Penguins great Lemieux
- It's just an illusion
- Get on
- Loch ___
- How ballerinas often perform
- International oil grp.
- Bobby of Bruins lore
- Thin cut
- Little brats
- Ape's weapon in "Planet of the Apes"
- Do, as hair
- Scale button
- Cook with a long history at Apple
- They might be guided
- Cry out
- Commonly torn band, for short
- Commercial spaces in an app
- Author of "The Eagle and the Fox" and "The Fox and the Lion"
- Together (with)
- Where to watch the Lightning and Hurricanes
- Arthur of the court
- Grain in some hearty soup
- Dramatis personae portrayers
- Something a student may cut
- Playground retort
- Nation that shares an island with part of Indonesia [Indonesian]
- Official language of Ghana and Botswana: Abbr.
- Prior to, in poetry
- Is French?
- Actor McGregor
- Certain mattress material
- Fencing option
- Team V.I.P.s
- Look away from
- Excited about
- Addams family cousin
- Mud
- Fellows
- Fall behind
- Body of water bordering Nevada and California [Washoe]
- Actress and documentarian Remini
- Doesnt bother
- Shakespearean fairy queen
- Some downtown street liners
- Landmark on which most U.S. radio stations base the starts of their call signs, with "W" on the east and "K" on the west [Algonquin]
- Takes home
- Porridge grain
- Beatles compilation album made up entirely of their No. ___ hits
- Start over
- Biological molecule
- Governor DeSantis
- Region that spans about 8% of the earth's land area [Arabic]
- "My Gal ___"
- Clay targets, informally
- Sly sort
- Be absorbed, as a marinade
- Pole that extends a sail
- Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40- and 50- Across vis-à-vis the bracketed languages
- ___ Virtue, three-time world ice dancing champion
- Rodin sculpture featuring a couple whose lips don't quite touch
- Attempt
- Electricity bill datum
- Wombs
- Days past
- Big fashion inits.
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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