Our NYT Crossword Hints for January 29, 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, January 29, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 1/29/24. 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.
- Purple smoothie fruit
- Nailed the exam
- Something people trip on
- Bonus
- Gore and Green, for two
- Police dept. alerts
- Wonderstruck
- *Platter used to carry glassware
- Relating to the bottom layer
- Family guy
- Hockey Feint
- Dreary
- Home project inits.
- *Repository of genetic material
- Ice cream brand
- Historic period
- Cupid's Greek counterpart
- And so on: Abbr.
- *Impartial court proceeding guaranteed by the Constitution
- First president to appear on television, familiarly
- Hardly any
- *Short-lived store event
- Zsa Zsa or Eva of old Hollywood
- Dog tag wearers, in brief
- Disappear like magic
- Pioneering journalist ___ B. Wells
- Two-way, as doors
- Map enlargement
- St. ___ (skin care brand)
- Numbers game?
- Bauhaus artist Paul
- "___ Weapon" (buddy cop film)
- "A ___ ought to have a good memory": Quintilian
- [I'm cracking up as I type this!]
- Bread at a seder
- Central position
- Sauron's realm in "The Lord of the Rings"
- Christmas
- Source of hardwood
- Poetic tributes
- *"Just a sec!"
- Winning tic-tac-toe line
- Images that give the illusion of movement
- Extend beyond
- Rocket launch site
- Bud
- What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed
- Orange smoothie fruit
- Game that involves covering one's eyes
- *Amorous cartoon skunk
- Summer meteor shower
- What ministers do
- "Gnarly!"
- Dangerous (and thrilling!) part of a river, to canoeists
- Completely enthralled
- Thin, as a voice
- Take five
- Regret
- Lumberjack's tool
- Withdraw formally
- Hershey toffee bar
- Phillipa of Hamilton
- ___ Patch Kids (gummy candy)
- Involuntary muscle contraction
- Secret supply
- It helps a clown stand tall
- Pig's place
- Don't ___ the small stuff
- Towel material
- Cry at the end of the workweek
- 50-50, e.g.
- Boxing ruling, for short
- Fine-tunes
- Bounce one's booty on the dance floor
- Their are too in this clue
- What fun!
- Musical set in Oz, with "The"
- Used a loom
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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