2424 Sat Aug 24, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Part of a Mideast capital's name, 4. Twinkletoes they're not, 8. Nuts and bolts, 14. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red", 16. Second slide of many a meeting deck, 17. Put in a similar part, 18. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman, 19. Legs (it), 20. Prominent feature of a jacket, 22. Fooled, 23. Many a rescue, 24. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog", 25. ___ fries (South American side), 26. Dope, 27. Dried meat product with a rhyming name, 29. Digital agreements?, 30. "Pleeeease?", 31. Spiteful, as a comment, 32. Hoped-for deadlines, 34. They often roll around in the snow, 35. Habitat for sphagnum moss, 38. Book between Joel and Obadiah, 39. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA", 40. Start of a Spanish cheer, 41. Bus. driver?, 42. Tizzy, 43. Hardly open, 44. Nephrologist's specialty, 46. Affectionate way to walk, 48. What "e" might mean, 49. Vulnerable part of one's personality, 50. Perfumery assortment, 51. River in the name of a Best Picture winner, 52. Pop artist ___ English

Down Clues :

1. What Flovent can treat, 2. Sights along the Gulf Coast, 3. Prepares for transplanting, 4. Creatures often depicted with green skin, 5. Strong, as a bond, 6. Candidate for a "forever home", 7. Full of gimmicks, 8. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects, 9. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941, 10. Singers do this, 11. Rushing, 12. Obsolescent means of music storage, 13. Down time?, 15. Skillful, 21. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask, 24. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted", 25. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men", 27. Small hint, 28. Leaps on stage, 29. Head lines?, 30. Spoon, 32. Original parent co. of Fortune and People, 33. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice, 34. Kooks, 35. Olympic snowboarding event, 36. Take too far, 37. Many Grindr users, 40. Campers, e.g., 42. Shut (up), 43. Commercial lead-in to bank, 45. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer", 47. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School

Sat Aug 24, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 24, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Part of a Mideast capital's name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ABU




• The clue is 4. Twinkletoes they're not. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OAFS

  Possible Answer : clod, lout, lubber, lummox, stumblebum, oaf, lump, gawk, goon




• The clue is 8. Nuts and bolts. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BASICS

  Possible Answer : basic, bedrock, staple, rudiments, basics, fundamental_principle, basic_principle, fundamentals, BASIC




• The clue is 14. Actress who voiced Mei Lee's strict mother in Pixar's "Turning Red". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SANDRAOH




• The clue is 16. Second slide of many a meeting deck. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer : docket, order_of_business, agenda, schedule, agendum




• The clue is 17. Put in a similar part. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: TYPECAST

  Possible Answer : type, typecast




• The clue is 18. "The ___ of suffering is experience": Harry Truman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: REWARD

  Possible Answer : honour, payoff, reinforcement, repay, reward, advantage, honor, reinforce, wages, pay_back

  Possible Opposite Answer : dishonor, penalty




• The clue is 19. Legs (it). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HOOFS

  Possible Answer : hoof_it, hoof, foot, leg_it




• The clue is 20. Prominent feature of a jacket. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TITLE

  Possible Answer : deed_of_conveyance, style, claim, form_of_address, entitle, deed, title, championship, rubric, title_of_respect, statute_title




• The clue is 22. Fooled. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: HAD

  Possible Answer : consume, possess, cause, give_birth, birth, give, feature, throw, have, deliver, have_got, induce, experience, own, sustain, hold, let, make, suffer, accept, take, stimulate, receive, take_in, bear, ingest, get

  Possible Opposite Answer : lack, refuse, abstain




• The clue is 23. Many a rescue. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MUTT

  Possible Answer : mongrel, mutt, cur




• The clue is 24. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HECHE




• The clue is 25. ___ fries (South American side). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YUCA




• The clue is 26. Dope. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : behind, hind_end, hindquarters, screwing, roll_in_the_hay, AS, backside, As, shag, posterior, tooshie, nookie, butt, nates, seat, derriere, piece_of_ass, atomic_number_33, arsenic, rear, can, rump, fanny, buttocks, bum, stern, tail, tail_end, tush, nooky, prat, shtup, screw, fucking, Eastern_Samoa, fundament, ass, rear_end, buns, arse, keister, bottom, American_Samoa, piece_of_tail, fuck




• The clue is 27. Dried meat product with a rhyming name. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TURKEYJERKY




• The clue is 29. Digital agreements?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PINKYSWEARS




• The clue is 30. "Pleeeease?". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CANTI




• The clue is 31. Spiteful, as a comment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer : catty, bitchy, cattish, cattie




• The clue is 32. Hoped-for deadlines. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TARGETDATES




• The clue is 34. They often roll around in the snow. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: WINTERTIRES




• The clue is 35. Habitat for sphagnum moss. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: BOG

  Possible Answer : bog, bog_down, peat_bog




• The clue is 38. Book between Joel and Obadiah. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AMOS

  Possible Answer : Amos, Book_of_Amos




• The clue is 39. Sian ___, director of the Best Picture winner "CODA". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HEDER




• The clue is 40. Start of a Spanish cheer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VIVA

  Possible Answer : oral_exam, viva_voce, viva, oral_examination, oral




• The clue is 41. Bus. driver?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CEO

  Possible Answer : chief_operating_officer, CEO, chief_executive_officer




• The clue is 42. Tizzy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PANIC

  Possible Answer : terror, scare, panic, affright




• The clue is 43. Hardly open. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CAGEY

  Possible Answer : cagey, chary, cagy, canny, clever




• The clue is 44. Nephrologist's specialty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: KIDNEY

  Possible Answer : kidney




• The clue is 46. Affectionate way to walk. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ARMINARM




• The clue is 48. What "e" might mean. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONLINE

  Possible Answer : online, on-line

  Possible Opposite Answer : off-line




• The clue is 49. Vulnerable part of one's personality. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SOFTSIDE




• The clue is 50. Perfumery assortment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SCENTS

  Possible Answer : odor, scent, fragrance, olfactory_property, odourise, wind, nose, aroma, odorize, odour, perfume, smell

  Possible Opposite Answer : deodorize, deodourise




• The clue is 51. River in the name of a Best Picture winner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: KWAI

  Possible Answer : kwai, yuan




• The clue is 52. Pop artist ___ English. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RON

  Possible Answer : Bokkos, Daffo, Ron

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. What Flovent can treat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ASTHMA

  Possible Answer: asthma_attack, bronchial_asthma, asthma

• The clue is 2. Sights along the Gulf Coast. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BAYOUS

  Possible Answer: bayou

• The clue is 3. Prepares for transplanting. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UNPOTS

• The clue is 4. Creatures often depicted with green skin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ORCS

• The clue is 5. Strong, as a bond. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 6. Candidate for a "forever home". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FOSTERKITTEN

• The clue is 7. Full of gimmicks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: SHTICKY

• The clue is 8. Drink of boiled grains with purported detoxifying effects. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: BARLEYWATER

• The clue is 9. "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" writer, 1941. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer: James_Agee, Agee

• The clue is 10. Singers do this. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer: sew, tailor, sew_together, run_up, tailor-make, stitch

• The clue is 11. Rushing. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: INAHURRY

• The clue is 12. Obsolescent means of music storage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: CDRACKS

• The clue is 13. Down time?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SADDAY

• The clue is 15. Skillful. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DEFT

  Possible Answer: dextrous, deft, dexterous

• The clue is 21. Batman adversary with a stitched burlap mask. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: THESCARECROW

• The clue is 24. Country singer with the 2012 hit "Wanted". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HUNTERHAYES

• The clue is 25. Poet who first penned the phrase "no country for old men". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: YEATS

  Possible Answer: W._B._Yeats, William_Butler_Yeats, Yeats

• The clue is 27. Small hint. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TINGE

  Possible Answer: soupcon, colour, tinct, mite, touch, tint, pinch, jot, hint, undertone, speck, tinge, color, distort

• The clue is 28. Leaps on stage. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: JETES

  Possible Answer: jet, gush

• The clue is 29. Head lines?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PARTS

  Possible Answer: constituent, contribution, division, separate, parts, theatrical_role, office, break_up, disunite, part, persona, start, depart, set_forth, break, split, component_part, section, start_out, component, portion, parting, split_up, share, set_off, take_off, divide, role, voice, percentage, function, set_out, character, region, piece

• The clue is 30. Spoon. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: CANOODLE

  Possible Answer: canoodle

• The clue is 32. Original parent co. of Fortune and People. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: TIMEINC

• The clue is 33. Snarky reply to some unsolicited advice. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: DIDIASK

• The clue is 34. Kooks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: WACKOS

  Possible Answer: nutter, wacko, whacko

• The clue is 35. Olympic snowboarding event. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: BIGAIR

• The clue is 36. Take too far. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: OVERDO

  Possible Answer: overdo, exaggerate

• The clue is 37. Many Grindr users. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: GAYMEN

• The clue is 40. Campers, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VANS

  Possible Answer: caravan, new_wave, vanguard, avant-garde, van

• The clue is 42. Shut (up). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PENT

  Possible Answer: write, compose, indite, pen, pent, shut_up

• The clue is 43. Commercial lead-in to bank. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CITI

• The clue is 45. Diarist who helped edit Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NIN

• The clue is 47. Deg. from Yale's Geffen School. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: Master_of_Fine_Arts, MFA