Our NYT Crossword Hints for November 5, 2023 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, November 5, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 11/5/23. 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.
- [purposeful cough]
- Book before Obadiah
- Early ISP
- See in
- Sources of winter strains
- Lead-in to sphere or system
- Everglades bird
- Muse of love poetry
- Ingredient in perfumes
- Flight spec
- Some YouTube content, in short
- Like a leaky pen
- 1040 collector
- Connective tissues in the legs, informally
- Currency unit in Laos
- Home organizing guru Marie
- "Well, aren't you the cat's meow!"
- Like those at the top, it's said
- Infuser contents
- Small problem
- "You've got the wrong guy"
- Column that might lead to a row?
- Real head-turner
- Blue Ribbon beer
- Ketchup container, maybe
- Bear whose porridge was too hot
- Smartphone predecessors, for short
- Salon treatment, for short
- __ dish
- Put on airs
- Word with school or cook
- Sought office
- Trick
- Midday nap
- Manages to acquire, as a table at a popular restaurant
- "___ Girl" (Billy Joel hit)
- Delivery org.
- Focuses of some sonograms
- Using an e-cigarette
- Complains, complains, complains
- Red-faced
- First of five at the Globe Theatre
- Toss in
- "Mmm, I see what you're saying"
- Enterprise alternative
- One praised at the Kaaba
- Impatiently agitated
- Have ambitions
- You might get it for a lot
- Peak once known as Mount McKinley
- Relaxation spots
- Guacamole or tahini
- See 61-Across
- Beethoven wrote a piece "für" her
- Part of a Western herd
- Beethoven work once called the "Bonaparte" Symphony
- And so on
- Air-___ (extra-secure, as a computer)
- Actress Rowlands
- Visit to the Kaaba
- Brainstorms
- Professional connections
- Surface alternative
- Wrathful
- '___ been thinking . . .'
- "Star Wars" Jedi
- We won!
- Term of address that becomes less formal when its middle letter is removed
- Deliver (on), as a promise
- Yoga equipment
- Certain web portal
- First state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms
- Yours and mine
- Memorable part of Rossini's "William Tell"
- Grilled sandwich on Italian bread
- Volkswagen model
- One winging it?
- One of eight in a V8
- Commit a holiday etiquette no-no
- Flew by
- Spoil
- One doing kickflips and ollies, in slang
- Hershey toffee confection
- "How considerate!"
- Scottish toppers
- Exhaust … or something found near the exhaust
- One of its uses is boring
- Lock
- Goes "bottoms up"?
- Loan shark
- Crushed it
- Revenue source for a website
- In the past
- Potato, in Indian cooking
- "Star Wars" queen
- Lhasa ___
- Excitement
- Buffoon
- Air rights
- Totally phat
- Neither crushed it nor got crushed
- With 2-Down, end of the Gettysburg address?
- Lipa who sang "Levitating"
- Text tweaks
- Skip a party, in a way
- Broad key
- Wipe clean
- Output of Michel de Montaigne
- Classic Greek archetype?
- Pulled one's pants up?
- "Cool" that's no longer cool
- "The Glass Bead Game" author
- Pointer
- But wait!
- One of the Wayans brothers
- Psychedelic dose
- She shares a home with Homer
- Small plateau
- Mind-numbing detail
- Word for word, in Paris?
- Nail polish brand
- Coming 'round again
- Bone insert following an accident
- "E pluribus unum" appears on one
- French cosmetics chain
- Really bad
- Pig
- Snoop
- Asian honorific
- To peace!
- Bare feet
- Get ready
- Padre's hermana
- Queen's accessory
- Group of mimes, maybe
- Holy Week
- Place to drop off a package
- Martini ingredient
- Ones who get setters better?
- Go __
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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