Our NYT Crossword Hints for February 29, 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, February 29, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 2/29/24. 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.
- Renounce
- Trees in the birch family
- "Once again …"
- Achieve widespread recognition
- ___ anglais (English horn)
- ___ jokes
- List on display at the airport
- More quickly?
- Coated with gold
- Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog"
- Popular song
- Place for soap?
- Unlucky accident
- Cotton material
- Stuck the landing
- Attire for a toddler
- Calls for delivery
- Sweet __
- Baseball stat
- Most common vowel sounds in English
- Certain racing wear
- Sightings of them can be reported on the Enigma app
- Swiss river
- What the 1660s Pascaline machine, named for Blaise Pascal, could do
- Rumpus
- Make bubbly
- Pulitzer-winning author who was also a film critic for Time magazine
- State capital once home to Herman Melville
- ___ discount
- Running shoe brand
- Response to a baby animal picture
- Comics sound
- Ingredient in some batter
- Game island represented by hexagonal tiles
- Romantic infatuation
- Salt, at times
- Testify
- Like a final, desperate attempt
- Measure of print quality: Abbr.
- That: Sp.
- Time for Paris's 2024 Jeux Olympiques
- [aria-label] Asymmetrical crustacean
- Boldly stylish, in slang
- Mideast site of conflict
- Big name in trucks
- [aria-label] Creature whose scientific name translates to "ice-lover from Greenland"
- [aria-label] Zazu from "The Lion King," e.g.
- Store posting: Abbr.
- Place for three men of verse
- Overrun
- Cross my heart!
- Jhumpa ___, Pulitzer-winning author of "Interpreter of Maladies"
- Series of courses
- Nothing doing?
- 'Beats me'
- Like a planet's path
- ___ mater (brain cover)
- Energizing snack
- Pause to play?
- Pastries usually accompanied by chutney
- Reason to take a back road, maybe
- Like many tournaments
- Telegraph, say
- Where many bags of leaves can be found
- ___ wave
- Line just above "total," maybe
- "___ better to have loved and lost ... "
- [aria-label] North America's heaviest flying bird
- Safari pest
- Sch. that once used a live bear as a mascot during football games
- Mistakes in baseball ... or what 18-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across might produce?
- Mideast spice blend
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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