Our NYT Crossword Hints for September 10, 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, September 10, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 9/10/23. 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.
- Lambert or Levine of pop
- Inability to recall the names of everyday things
- Code of the world's busiest airport
- Leave High and Dry
- Iraqi city near the Tigris and Euphrates
- Snoozefest
- Five-time winner of the Copa do Mundo
- Not easily accessed
- Many '90s music purchases
- Stain, maybe
- Enlighten
- Slippery sort
- William Phelps ___, inventor of the stop sign and the crosswalk
- Sin that sounds like two letters
- Series segments, informally
- Amazon's domain
- Goal that sends a game into overtime
- Elle or Dakota of Hollywood
- Some hair products
- Henrik Ibsen play
- Small towns
- "Love It or List It" airer
- Bite-size Tex-Mex snack
- "Calvin and Hobbes" character based on "every jerk I've ever known," per Bill Watterson
- Conventions
- Restriction on some wedding invites
- Bit of cereal
- Busy time at a cafeteria
- Peripheral
- Resolution units
- CVS competitor
- Literary character who transforms into an insect
- Backyard toy that attaches to a hose
- Running kicks?
- Express some intense emotion
- Make more powerful, with "up"
- "___ Maria"
- Flashcard words
- Motion-sensing Microsoft gaming devices
- "Ooh, that's bad"
- Puts together
- Meeting spot for a union
- Studio Ghibli genre
- Photographer's setting
- In check
- Golden
- Embargo
- Cells are covered in it, in brief
- Hunt-and-peck types?
- What some emails, checks and balls do
- Michael who was knighted in 2000
- "Come On ___" (1982 hit)
- Feature of some sweatpants DETOUR: Well-known musical group with a place name
- Diamond imperfection?
- Early victim of identity theft?
- Neighbor of Djibouti: Abbr.
- Jane who says "I need not sell my soul to buy bliss"
- Chewed (on)
- Jumble
- Bird embodied by the Egyptian god Thoth
- Access points
- Wholesale
- Brown, for one
- Vaccinated, to Brits
- Fermented drink from Russia
- Titration station
- Lead-in to delivery
- DETOUR #4
- Stuffs with bacon fat, say
- Classic game of bluffing
- Caustic cleaner
- Company that owns Bloomingdale's
- Component of a beekeeper's suit
- Israel's Dayan
- N.A.A.C.P. and A.C.L.U., for two
- Noggin
- Something typically found in a barnyard
- “Wowza!”
- Then
- Containing graphic content, say
- Parts of drinking or reading glasses
- Seethed
- Reggae forerunner
- Trickster
- "And, uh, that's what happened"
- Suddenly appears, with "up"
- Substitute
- DETOUR #5
- Related thing
- Face ___
- Inits. associated with accessibility
- Big name in health care
- Cry stressed on its second syllable
- ___ Stadium, venue with a cushioned acrylic surface that is the largest of its type in the world
- Formidable-but-awesome behavior
- Things settled over drinks
- Get out!
- Less than one's best, in sports lingo
- Present-day auto inits.
- Dickens clerk DETOUR: Theatrical success
- Common first word for an infant
- Shakespearean verb
- DETOUR #2
- Boosler who was the first woman to have an hour-long comedy special on cable TV
- ___ cloth (sandpaper alternative)
- They're laid in Australia DETOUR: They feel your pain
- Photographer's setting DETOUR: Come in handy
- Lose one's balance
- Family name in folk music
- Texted shrug
- Submitted after the deadline
- "It's a thumbs down from me"
- Composer Strauss, the brother of Johann
- It comes out on top
- Chat chuckle
- Wholesale
- "O patria ___" (Verdi aria)
- Metropolis with a Little Havana neighborhood
- Mums' mums
- What a sleepy head might do
- Major ref.
- Dentist's command
- ___ research, source of "dirt" on a political rival
- DETOUR #3
- A head
- Purpose
- Grps. that liaise with superintendents
- Pharaoh who founded Egypt's 19th dynasty
- Stagger
- Bygone auto inits.
- “Glass Onion” director Johnson
- Parts of some choral arrangements?
- DETOUR #1
- Hebrew greeting
- Mineral used in glass production
- Taxpayer’s ID
- Some ring finishes, for short
- "That sucks"
- Homeland Security concerns DETOUR: Computer port inserts
- Gas whose name comes from the Greek word for "foreigner"
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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