NYT0903 Tuesday Sep 03, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Fanged menaces, 5. Word with League or Spring, 9. "What's the big ___?", 13. Clown role in Chinese opera, 14. Crayon choice, 16. Dallas hoopers, informally, 17. Brand of kitchen storage containers, 19. Pub pints, 20. Mathematical suffix with quin- or sex-, 21. $1,000,000, casually, 22. Alley division, 23. Can. province between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 24. The second "S" of U.S.S.R., 26. Hug, 29. Gender identity prefix, 30. Overly, 31. Strong desire, 34. Fracas, 38. Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across?, 42. Egyptian symbols of life, 43. Parisian pal, 44. Helpful suggestion, 45. "___ who you know" (networking principle), 47. Force of nature?, 50. When the skeletons in one's closet might be brought out, 55. Smidgen, 56. Cain's victim, 57. Feeling crummy, 58. Call off, as a takeoff, 60. Second part of a notable Latin boast, 61. Alexander Hamilton, politically, 64. Upper hand, 65. Small component of an immune response, 66. Pale yellow cheese, 67. Groks, 68. Run-D.M.C. or De La Soul, 69. Actress Hatcher

Down Clues :

1. Play division, 2. Close, 3. Story that jumps off the page?, 4. "Last" thing in a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, 5. Farm measure, 6. Argument, 7. Site of a famous 1836 battle, 8. Kind of acid used to make Silly Putty, 9. "No more for me, thanks", 10. ___ Lama, 11. Some bets in roulette, 12. Flexibility, for a dancer, 15. Archeological find, 18. Director Kazan, 24. Big name in mattresses, 25. Goals, 26. ___ James, 2008 film role for Beyoncé, 27. Like a well-manicured lawn, 28. Junkyard dog, 32. Student-run class?, 33. Digitally endorse, 35. Use one's winnings for the next bet, in casino lingo, 36. Give off, 37. Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g., 39. Baseball franchise with a bell in its logo, 40. "___ your other question ...", 41. Ending for law or saw, 46. "You Belong With Me" singer, 48. "Take a Chance on Me" group, 49. Rainbow hue, 50. Privileged group, 51. Put up with, 52. Shelf, 53. Yard sign word, 54. Grandparent, e.g., 58. Folk singer Guthrie, 59. Ruler at the Winter Palace, 62. Name found in "Yale library," appropriately, 63. "Spare me the deets!"

Tuesdat Sep 03, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 03, 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. Fanged menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASPS

  Possible Answer : Egyptian_cobra, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Naja_haje




• The clue is 5. Word with League or Spring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer : Arabian, Arab




• The clue is 9. "What's the big ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : idea, melodic_theme, estimate, musical_theme, approximation, theme, thought, mind, estimation




• The clue is 13. Clown role in Chinese opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHOU

  Possible Answer : Chow_dynasty, Chow, Zhou_dynasty, Zhou, Chou_dynasty, Chou, cabbage, cream_puff, chou




• The clue is 14. Crayon choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLOR

  Possible Answer : colouring, coloring, coloration, emblazon, vividness, people_of_colour, coloring_material, semblance, colorise, people_of_color, color_in, distort, color, discolor, tinge, colourize, colourise, colouring_material, colour_in, colour, colorize, discolour, gloss, colouration

  Possible Opposite Answer : black-and-white, discolor, colorlessness




• The clue is 16. Dallas hoopers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAVS




• The clue is 17. Brand of kitchen storage containers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TUPPERWARE




• The clue is 19. Pub pints. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 20. Mathematical suffix with quin- or sex-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPLE




• The clue is 21. $1,000,000, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIL

  Possible Answer : Swedish_mile, mil, cubic_centimetre, ml, mile, millilitre, milliliter, cubic_centimeter, cc




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

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

  The answer: LANE

  Possible Answer : lane




• The clue is 23. Can. province between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEI

  Possible Answer : Ieoh_Ming_Pei, Pei, I._M._Pei




• The clue is 24. The second "S" of U.S.S.R.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SOCIALIST

  Possible Answer : socialistic, socialist

  Possible Opposite Answer : capitalistic




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

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

  The answer: EMBRACE

  Possible Answer : embracing, sweep_up, comprehend, cover, embrace, bosom, embracement, adopt, squeeze, hug, espouse, encompass




• The clue is 29. Gender identity prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIS

  Possible Answer : curie, CIS, Ci, Commonwealth_of_Independent_States




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

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

  The answer: TOO

  Possible Answer : besides, too, likewise, to_a_fault, also, as_well, overly, excessively




• The clue is 31. Strong desire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URGE

  Possible Answer : cheer, press, exhort, recommend, inspire, root_on, barrack, urge_on, itch, advocate, impulse, pep_up, urge




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

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

  The answer: MELEE

  Possible Answer : melee, scrimmage, battle_royal




• The clue is 38. Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TWOPARTYSYSTEMS




• The clue is 42. Egyptian symbols of life. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANKHS




• The clue is 43. Parisian pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIE




• The clue is 44. Helpful suggestion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIP

  Possible Answer : bakshish, fee, baksheesh, hint, peak, backsheesh, confidential_information, bakshis, tumble, tip, tip_off, gratuity, steer, tap, bung, topple, crown, tilt, top, angle, tiptoe, lean, point, tippytoe, wind, summit, slant, crest, pourboire, lead




• The clue is 45. "___ who you know" (networking principle). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : information_technology, IT




• The clue is 47. Force of nature?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAVITY

  Possible Answer : soberness, graveness, somberness, sobriety, solemnity, gravitational_attraction, gravitation, sombreness, gravitational_force, gravity

  Possible Opposite Answer : levity




• The clue is 50. When the skeletons in one's closet might be brought out. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HALLOWEEN

  Possible Answer : Halloween, Hallowe'en, Allhallows_Eve




• The clue is 55. Smidgen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIT

  Possible Answer : piece, moment, scrap, turn, snatch, routine, bite, prick, spot, burn, chip, minute, flake, sting, mo, bit, morsel, second, seize_with_teeth, fleck, act, number




• The clue is 56. Cain's victim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer : Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel, Niels_Abel




• The clue is 57. Feeling crummy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILL

  Possible Answer : poorly, sick, complaint, ill, ailment, ominous, badly, inauspicious

  Possible Opposite Answer : well




• The clue is 58. Call off, as a takeoff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABORT

  Possible Answer : abort




• The clue is 60. Second part of a notable Latin boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIDI




• The clue is 61. Alexander Hamilton, politically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: FEDERALIST

  Possible Answer : federalist, Federalist




• The clue is 64. Upper hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : bound, march, edge, inch, adjoin, abut, butt_against, butt_on, border, butt, boundary, sharpness




• The clue is 65. Small component of an immune response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TCELL




• The clue is 66. Pale yellow cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer : Edam




• The clue is 67. Groks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEES

  Possible Answer : visualize, go_steady, fancy, visualise, ascertain, get_word, picture, go_out, visit, hear, examine, project, regard, realize, watch, take_in, determine, attend, pick_up, witness, experience, catch, check, learn, assure, run_into, get_wind, ensure, go_through, understand, meet, take_care, envision, interpret, discover, construe, realise, look, see_to_it, escort, find_out, find, consider, reckon, encounter, come_across, see, date, insure, view, control, get_a_line, image, run_across, figure




• The clue is 68. Run-D.M.C. or De La Soul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

  Possible Answer : 3, tierce, threesome, triplet, leash, triple, trey, ternion, III, trine, triad, tercet, trinity, three, terzetto, troika, trio, deuce-ace, ternary




• The clue is 69. Actress Hatcher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERI

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Play division. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer: human_activity, play, turn, enactment, do, move, routine, playact, human_action, act_as, pretend, work, deed, dissemble, bit, represent, roleplay, behave, act, number

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 2. Close. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHUT

  Possible Answer: shut_out, keep_out, exclude, close, closed, unopen, shut

  Possible Opposite Answer : admit, open

• The clue is 3. Story that jumps off the page?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: POPUPBOOK

• The clue is 4. "Last" thing in a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUPPER

  Possible Answer: supper

• The clue is 5. Farm measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRE

  Possible Answer: Acre, Accho, Akka, Akko, acre

• The clue is 6. Argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer: run-in, rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, course, wrangle, row

• The clue is 7. Site of a famous 1836 battle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer: Alamo

• The clue is 8. Kind of acid used to make Silly Putty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORIC

  Possible Answer: boric, boracic

• The clue is 9. "No more for me, thanks". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMALLSET

• The clue is 10. ___ Lama. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALAI

• The clue is 11. Some bets in roulette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENS

  Possible Answer: evening, eve, flush, level, even, eventide, even_out

• The clue is 12. Flexibility, for a dancer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

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

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

  The answer: RELIC

  Possible Answer: souvenir, token, relic, keepsake

• The clue is 18. Director Kazan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIA

  Possible Answer: Charles_Lamb, Elia, Lamb

• The clue is 24. Big name in mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA

• The clue is 25. Goals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIMS

  Possible Answer: aim, bearing, train, draw_a_bead_on, shoot_for, aspire, intention, take_aim, purpose, objective, target, purport, get, heading, direct, place, object, calculate, propose, drive, intent, point, design, take

• The clue is 26. ___ James, 2008 film role for Beyoncé. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTA

• The clue is 27. Like a well-manicured lawn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOWN

  Possible Answer: cut, mow, mown, cut_down, mop, pout

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmown

• The clue is 28. Junkyard dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUR

  Possible Answer: cur, mutt, mongrel

• The clue is 32. Student-run class?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYM

  Possible Answer: gym, gymnasium

• The clue is 33. Digitally endorse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESIGN

• The clue is 35. Use one's winnings for the next bet, in casino lingo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: LETITRIDE

• The clue is 36. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIT

  Possible Answer: give_off, let_out, breathe, give_out, let_loose, utter, emit, pass_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : absorb

• The clue is 37. Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer: spot, spy, descry, espy

• The clue is 39. Baseball franchise with a bell in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHILLIES

• The clue is 40. "___ your other question ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTO

• The clue is 41. Ending for law or saw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YER

• The clue is 46. "You Belong With Me" singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIFT

  Possible Answer: Jonathan_Swift, western_fence_lizard, swift, Swift, Gustavus_Franklin_Swift, fleet, Sceloporus_occidentalis, Dean_Swift, blue-belly

• The clue is 48. "Take a Chance on Me" group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA

• The clue is 49. Rainbow hue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLET

  Possible Answer: purple, violet, purplish, reddish_blue

• The clue is 50. Privileged group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAVES

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : abstain, lack, refuse

• The clue is 51. Put up with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIDE

  Possible Answer: stay, digest, abide, endure, bide, suffer, tolerate, put_up, support, brook, stand, stick_out, stomach, bear

• The clue is 52. Shelf. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDGE

  Possible Answer: ledge, shelf

• The clue is 53. Yard sign word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer: elite, chosen, elect

• The clue is 54. Grandparent, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELDER

  Possible Answer: senior, older, sr., elder, elderberry_bush

• The clue is 58. Folk singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARLO

• The clue is 59. Ruler at the Winter Palace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer: tsar, czar, tzar

• The clue is 62. Name found in "Yale library," appropriately. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 63. "Spare me the deets!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI

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