Our NYT Crossword Hints for May 31, 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, May 31, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 5/31/24. 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. One might read "Select all images with bicycles"
- 8A. Make more fun and addictive, in a way
- 14A. Name meaning "father of many"
- 15A. Babies snap out of them
- 17A. Disrupt with technology, as an existing industry
- 18A. Genealogist’s tool
- 19A. Lack of an edge
- 21A. The Tempest king
- 22A. It ends in septembre
- 23A. "One ___ …"
- 25A. When repeated, informal term for supper
- 26A. Things on a golf bag
- 30A. Only N.F.L. team to win championships while representing three different cities
- 33A. Seething feeling
- 34A. It might raise a flap
- 37A. Clementine lookalikes
- 40A. Heads-up in a review
- 41A. Designer of Dallas's Meyerson Symphony Center
- 42A. Went flying
- 43A. Musical originally released as a French concept album, for short
- 47A. Pricey oils, e.g.
- 48A. Wet blanket
- 50A. Itty-bitty skitterer
- 51A. "Curious …"
- 55A. Search through a trove of digital information
- 59A. Sisters are a part of it
- 61A. The "horn" of the Horn of Africa
- 62A. Ticket issuer
- 63A. Start of a hypothetical
- 64A. They'll knock you out
- 65A. What might cause 1 + 1 > 2
- 1D. They might be lost
- 2D. Titular elementary school on TV
- 3D. Go (for)
- 4D. Dessert that rarely lives up to its name
- 5D. Boxer’s target
- 6D. Reason to turn on headlights
- 7D. "Oy, what ___!"
- 8D. Mars, but not Venus
- 9D. ___ Holmes, founder of the website Jezebel
- 10D. Fast break?
- 11D. :
- 12D. Hankering, slangily
- 13D. 'You betcha!'
- 16D. Ones dealing with joint inflammation?
- 20D. Like many opera lovers
- 24D. "Angels We Have Heard on High," e.g.
- 27D. Multinational supermarket chain based in Germany
- 28D. Rings
- 29D. Throat ailment
- 31D. Prized mushroom
- 32D. What "#" can mean
- 35D. Beat
- 36D. Tolkien creatures
- 37D. Built-in Windows application with a palette logo, familiarly
- 38D. Opening
- 39D. 'Nuh-uh!'
- 44D. Certain padded container
- 45D. Segment of a game of horseshoes
- 46D. Good at the game Operation, perhaps
- 49D. Female flying group in W.W. II
- 52D. I know! I know!
- 53D. Sick
- 54D. Active type
- 56D. Loyalist during the American Revolution
- 57D. 'So true!'
- 58D. Pub pal
- 60D. Hosp. staffers
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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