Our NYT Crossword Hints for March 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, March 3, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 3/3/24. 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.
- "Flick of the Switch" band
- Three Tall Women playwright
- Government bonds?
- Schedule slot filler: Abbr.
- Grim
- Terra __
- Louisiana cooking style
- Something bent or lent
- Consumer
- This, in Spanish
- - (72 Down)
- - (81 Down)
- Welcome
- "This guy? We're together"
- Cold feet and cold shoulder, for two
- Overnight site
- Language spoken in Luang Prabang
- Some smartphones
- Hush-hush pacts, in brief
- Classic soda brand
- Emperor before the Year of the Four Emperors
- Green-lights
- - (121 Down)
- Aches (for)
- Education orgs.
- Set … or word said before set
- Good name, informally
- Estuary
- Malibu, e.g.
- Trickle (through)
- Curt
- - (61 Down)
- ___-Ball
- One way to go
- Norm (Abbr.)
- Missing work?
- Accounts
- - (109 Down)
- Birch bark and pine cones, e.g.
- - (116 Down)
- One doing the lord's work?
- Exchange words
- Put side by side
- Tree with "eyes" on its bark
- Ambitious sort
- Checks for bugs
- X
- Male swan
- Sonny and Fredo, for two
- What might unfold at camp
- Edward Jenner used it when developing the world's first successful vaccine
- They're all pulling in the same direction
- Relative of a gator
- They can be tapped out
- Lower, as lights
- "Take it easy once in a while!"
- Concern at the end of a space journey
- - (32 Down)
- Classy
- The blonde in "Legally Blonde"
- Their eggs are dark green
- Wrap up by
- You might take them out for a quick spin, informally
- Coding headache
- End of days?
- Distress signal
- Exclamation on April Fools' Day
- Keep it in mind!
- Words of clarification
- #7
- Sigmatism, by another name
- Landed on a licorice space in Candy Land, say
- Require
- ___ Cherry, 1989 Grammy nominee for Best New Artist
- - (25 Down)
- Borough of New Jersey noted for its indoor shopping malls
- H.S. exam
- Put on the air again
- Hwy
- One taking interest in your education?
- Naval engagement
- Rages
- - (48 Down)
- Camera spec
- Heaps at publishing houses
- Mlle., in Madrid
- Letter after sigma
- - (1 Down)
- Brought before a jury
- ___TV (network for "Impractical Jokers")
- Chinese dish eponym
- "Yeah … pass"
- Fundamentals
- Haim of Licorice Pizza
- It might help you keep up with old classmates
- It can be written in scripts known as naskh and ruq'ah
- Contest
- Thor, e.g.
- Alternatives to Pumas
- ___ Rose of Guns N' Roses
- Effects seen on FX, perhaps
- Cavs on a scoreboard
- ___ Equis
- Flair
- Rave
- Nation on the Red Sea
- The "e" of i.e.
- "Right you are!"
- Carrier of goods by rail
- Leb. neighbor
- White Russian ingredient
- Iconic role for Carrie Fisher
- Some Kiwis
- Dish often topped with marinara sauce
- Trivial
- Camelot figure
- X, but not Y
- ___ Paz, 1990 Literature Nobelist
- High times for the petroleum industry
- Playwright Eugene
- Big-eyed baby
- French desserts whose name translates as "small ovens"
- Player of 45s
- Michelangelo masterpiece
- Things packed for a sleepover, informally
- Does some field work
- Dorm décor, often
- Stop on a publicity tour
- ___ Sremmurd (hip-hop duo)
- When repeated, gung-ho
- Certain porter
- TV chef who wrote "Semi-Homemade Cooking"
- Excerpted passage
- Prepare (oneself)
- Chosen name of five popes
- Helmsman on "Star Trek"
- Break for a bit
- Makeup of some sleeves
- Loose-fitting garment
- Ctrl-Z command
- Standings column
- China's Sun ___-sen
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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