Our NYT Crossword Hints for June 19, 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, June 19, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 6/19/24. 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. Captain's position
- 5A. Person of the year, for short?
- 9A. Degs. from Northwestern's Kellogg School
- 13A. "Never get involved in a land war in ___" (advice in "The Princess Bride")
- 14A. Common provider of free Wi-Fi
- 15A. Animal life
- 16A. Wait + see
- 18A. Top-flight destination?
- 19A. Title for a crime boss
- 20A. Items often stored in plastic protectors
- 21A. Touch of color
- 23A. Early-age garment
- 25A. Give + take
- 28A. Prudent
- 29A. Sport that takes place in an octagon, for short
- 31A. Abolitionist senator Charles
- 32A. Org. with the Artemis program
- 33A. Where Captain Kirk was born and raised
- 35A. Moves gingerly
- 36A. Kiss + tell
- 39A. Evening stroll, from the Spanish
- 42A. Drummers' collections
- 43A. Blows it
- 47A. Symbols of humble beginnings
- 49A. Dropped behind?
- 50A. Gather
- 51A. Hit + run
- 53A. "Fiddler on the Roof" setting
- 55A. Actor Reeves
- 56A. Miranda rights reader
- 57A. What a fixer-upper home needs, casually
- 58A. Like Rudolph's nose
- 60A. Cut + paste
- 63A. Big name in ketchup
- 64A. Gorilla who was said to have developed the vocabulary level of a three-year-old human
- 65A. Ultrafastidious
- 66A. No-no for vegans
- 67A. "No ___" (airplane wing warning)
- 68A. Enemy of Hop-o'-My-Thumb
- 1D. Knows by heart
- 2D. What's opposite Finland on the Gulf of Finland
- 3D. Cubs manager?
- 4D. Common encyclopedia graphic
- 5D. Professor's realm
- 6D. Targets of pull-down exercises, in brief
- 7D. 29-Across org.
- 8D. Conductor Zubin
- 9D. Fixer-uppers, of a sort
- 10D. Remote possibilities?
- 11D. Good guess for a single letter in a cryptogram
- 12D. Alveolus, e.g.
- 15D. Big name in sports betting
- 17D. Console with a sensor bar
- 22D. Entrees
- 24D. Creatures that kill Laocoön in the "Aeneid"
- 25D. Aggressively pro-war
- 26D. "To Kill a Mockingbird" writer
- 27D. Rx writers: Abbr.
- 30D. Imitation
- 34D. "___ boy!"
- 37D. Times to get back to work
- 38D. Rocket-shaped frozen treat
- 39D. Faux ___
- 40D. Wounded knee site, for short
- 41D. Very wet
- 44D. Not in motion
- 45D. Caboose e.g.
- 46D. Gap filler
- 48D. The "S" of U.C.S.D.
- 52D. Uses a straw
- 54D. FedEx competitor
- 56D. Popular pop
- 58D. 'Steady as __ goes'
- 59D. Keep close to
- 61D. Between 90 and 100, say
- 62D. Confucian philosophy
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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