Our NYT Crossword Hints for December 3, 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, December 3, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 12/3/24. 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. Frame job
- 6A. Joke teller
- 11A. Part of a baseball uniform
- 14A. Without company
- 15A. "That's ___!" ("Don't do it!")
- 16A. Brouhaha
- 17A. Vanilla ice cream with peanut butter cups and fudge
- 19A. The N of NDA
- 20A. Bathed, old-style
- 21A. Adverb that often precedes "possible"
- 23A. Actor Brody of "The Pianist"
- 25A. Classic Sichuan dish made with bean curd
- 26A. What the "Mona Lisa" is painted on
- 27A. Speaker's platform
- 29A. Perched on
- 30A. Sense of self
- 31A. Attorney general before Garland
- 32A. Pickle container
- 34A. What many junk foods contain ... with a hint to the initials of 17-, 25-, 48- and 56-Across
- 39A. Father of a mule
- 40A. When doubled a Hawaiian fish
- 41A. Was up on points
- 43A. Place of bliss
- 46A. Manicured stretch of grass
- 47A. Frat party offering
- 48A. Bite-size Mars candy, familiarly
- 51A. Like waters during a storm
- 53A. Place to store cocktail-making equipment
- 54A. Librarian's reprimand
- 55A. 2001 boxing biopic
- 56A. Fictional burrito on "Parks and Recreation" that "literally killed a guy last year"
- 60A. Director Jean-__ Godard
- 61A. Violet variety
- 62A. Operating system whose logo features a penguin
- 63A. Dashboard fig.
- 64A. Video chat service owned by Microsoft
- 65A. Watched without intervening
- 1D. America's Uncle
- 2D. Chess rating system
- 3D. Hammer's home
- 4D. Not mentioned
- 5D. Irk
- 6D. One might be red or yellow in soccer
- 7D. ___ whim
- 8D. Chocolaty coffee orders
- 9D. Tattoo, colloquially
- 10D. Pink vodka drink
- 11D. Lacks the ability to
- 12D. ___ Suárez, former prime minister who lends his name to Spain's largest airport
- 13D. Fork over the cash
- 18D. Amount of time for Kate Hudson to "Lose a Guy," in a 2003 film
- 22D. Pong company
- 23D. Dazzle
- 24D. Venetian magistrate of old
- 25D. "Pulp Fiction" studio
- 28D. Curve
- 31D. First K-pop band to perform at the American Music Awards
- 32D. Actor who plays Lieutenant Sulu in the rebooted "Star Trek" films
- 33D. The N.F.L.'s Cardinals, on scoreboards
- 35D. Totally stress out
- 36D. What a bill may become
- 37D. Animal that is unable to fly with its ears, regrettably
- 38D. Slowly leak
- 42D. Not sweet, as wine
- 43D. Mummify, e.g.
- 44D. Way of getting online that might sound like "beep beep beeHAW beeHAW beeeeeep SHRHRHRHRH"
- 45D. Fortify with nutrients
- 46D. Pileup, as of complaints
- 47D. Neighbor of Croatia
- 49D. Packs down
- 50D. Cause, as havoc
- 52D. Chucks
- 54D. Eye sore
- 57D. Baking amt.
- 58D. Bestow knighthood on
- 59D. Lead-in to -tocin
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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