Our NYT Crossword Hints for July 3, 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, July 3, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 7/3/24. 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.
- 1A. Org. formerly called the Bureau of Labor Standards
- 5A. Japanese rice cake often filled with ice cream
- 10A. "___ to your knitting" ("Mind your own beeswax")
- 14A. Related
- 15A. Pottery supplies
- 16A. Plant harvested for its gel
- 17A. Observation deck?
- 19A. Marked, as a box
- 20A. Multispeaker system
- 21A. Most suggestive
- 23A. ___ Thompson, U.S. soccer star who made her World Cup debut at 18
- 26A. A lot of farm yards?
- 27A. In a frenzy
- 30A. Much of Greenland
- 32A. "The Marvels" director DaCosta
- 33A. Glass eye?
- 38A. Feature of high heels popularized in the 1920s
- 40A. Muslim place of worship
- 41A. Metal detectors?
- 45A. Founding NATO member
- 46A. Take a turn for the worse
- 47A. Number cruncher's skill
- 48A. Nordic toast
- 51A. Inventor Tesla
- 54A. Ones splitting the billing
- 56A. Pass up, using a less common spelling
- 60A. With the bow, musically
- 61A. Predictive text?
- 64A. Word after golden or before Girls
- 65A. The Hobbit dragon
- 66A. Roman poet who said "Ah me! Love cannot be cured by herbs"
- 67A. Delhi wrap
- 68A. Matchmaker in "Fiddler on the Roof"
- 69A. Takes in
- 1D. Foal fodder
- 2D. Three-player trick-taking game
- 3D. Employ
- 4D. Thick hooded jacket
- 5D. Real ___ (genuine article)
- 6D. São Paulo salutation
- 7D. Pixar's Lightning McQueen, for one
- 8D. Curbside water source
- 9D. Rae of Barbie
- 10D. Vehicles with a redundant name
- 11D. Someone to respect
- 12D. Whiz or bang
- 13D. Significant impacts, so to speak
- 18D. No. on a résumé
- 22D. Rocker Santana
- 24D. Where hogs go wild
- 25D. Shady, in modern slang
- 27D. Set (against)
- 28D. This and that: Abbr.
- 29D. Courtroom profession?
- 31D. Word with "straight" or "right"
- 33D. Kind of cooking oil
- 34D. Activities that might require 20-sided dice, for short
- 35D. Water shade
- 36D. Common element in romance novels
- 37D. Biblical mother of Dinah
- 39D. Totally tubular pasta
- 42D. Eat
- 43D. Not non
- 44D. Bother
- 47D. Leave stranded
- 48D. Fraudulent gambits
- 49D. Peninsula east of the Yellow Sea
- 50D. "Sesame Street" curmudgeon
- 52D. Old enough
- 53D. Hit up
- 55D. Optimistic
- 57D. Provider of shade for a sidewalk cafe
- 58D. Determination
- 59D. Casino calculations
- 62D. Janis ___, "At Seventeen" singer
- 63D. Stick out
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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