Our NYT Crossword Hints for June 9, 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, June 9, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 6/9/24. 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. Sacks
- 5A. San Diego winter hrs.
- 8A. Lead-in to bad news
- 12A. "Bennie and the Jets," vis-à-vis "Candle in the Wind"
- 17A. Bar order that's dairy-free, despite its name
- 19A. Hockey fake-out
- 20A. On deck
- 22A. Sweet loaf with a swirl
- 24A. Get real!
- 26A. Like some dive bars and granola bars
- 27A. Tried to get on one's side
- 28A. Q5 maker
- 30A. Pro ___
- 31A. Triple-platinum song from Taylor Swift's debut album
- 35A. Electrical network
- 37A. Western Hemisphere grp. since 1948
- 38A. Global bank headquartered in London
- 39A. Hockey Hall of Famer Cam
- 40A. Block letters?
- 41A. Work diligently at
- 42A. Ice cream brand with brown-and-white striped lids
- 45A. Bear who loves a "pic-a-nic"
- 47A. Colt, for one
- 49A. Potato battery or model volcano, e.g.
- 55A. See 23-Down
- 56A. Lines connected to pumps?
- 57A. Win over
- 58A. Extra source of income, slangily
- 62A. __ chips
- 65A. 'Close call!'
- 66A. Christmas poem opener
- 67A. Big container
- 68A. Pros with IVs
- 70A. Bauhaus artist Paul
- 71A. Prepare to massage, perhaps
- 73A. Part of a Viking funeral
- 76A. Side dish at a summer cookout
- 79A. Yoga positions
- 81A. ___ Gershovitz, birth name of Ira Gershwin
- 83A. Wee, informally
- 84A. Classic game show intro
- 87A. Remove a plug from
- 91A. Ancient region once conquered by Julius Caesar
- 92A. Gobsmacks
- 93A. Old dating inits.
- 94A. Ending with concert
- 95A. Accelerated H.S. science class
- 99A. Priory of ___, guardians of a monumental secret in "The Da Vinci Code"
- 101A. Fashion designer Anna
- 102A. "I feel that!"
- 103A. Pay a backhanded compliment, perhaps
- 109A. Members of a famous boxing family
- 110A. Updo hairstyle
- 111A. Flat's problem
- 112A. Cookie brand named for its signature ingredient
- 115A. Upgrade for a growing family
- 117A. Popular charity event … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters
- 120A. Error message on a Blu-Ray player, maybe
- 121A. List-ending abbr.
- 122A. Got to
- 123A. Actress Witherspoon
- 124A. Gives a ride to the body shop
- 125A. Looney Tunes “devil,” for short
- 126A. Puts in stitches
- 1D. List that only the sender sees
- 2D. Soul singer India.___
- 3D. Field with a pool?
- 4D. Like a proper shuffleboard table
- 5D. Grier of "Foxy Brown"
- 6D. Sleepy time at work
- 7D. Barbershop fixtures
- 8D. One selling space, informally
- 9D. Top city in England, by the sound of it?
- 10D. T'Challa ___ Black Panther
- 11D. Accords, e.g.
- 12D. Genre for "Turner & Hooch" and "21 Jump Street"
- 13D. Bit of rosemary
- 14D. Chemical suffix
- 15D. Baby doll
- 16D. Former friend
- 18D. Early pyramid builders
- 21D. All-encompassing
- 23D. With 55-Across, "Oh, cry me a river!"
- 25D. "Hardly!"
- 29D. "Yeah … I'm gonna go now"
- 32D. Introduce
- 33D. "Hot damn!"
- 34D. Couplings
- 35D. Intervening period
- 36D. One of four for a grand slam
- 41D. Bear who loves honey
- 42D. 'Green' sci.
- 43D. Dreadful
- 44D. "Better ___ …"
- 46D. Test for college srs.
- 48D. Fitting N.B.A. team to go on a hot streak?
- 49D. Waited
- 50D. TV franchise since 2000
- 51D. Wild dogs
- 52D. "Gotta catch ___!" (Pokémon phrase)
- 53D. Chick of jazz
- 54D. Trapped up in the branches
- 58D. Short-tailed weasel
- 59D. 'That would be nice'
- 60D. Start of an Eastern religious title
- 61D. "Yo!"
- 63D. Without a doubt
- 64D. Wheel of Fortune buy
- 69D. Caribbean nation whose capital is Castries
- 72D. Chinese gambling game with dominoes
- 74D. Carnival city
- 75D. Neighbor of Francia
- 76D. Cab charge
- 77D. Cabs, e.g.
- 78D. Opposite side divided by the hypotenuse
- 80D. Agcy for retirees
- 82D. "Tartare"
- 85D. Never, ever again
- 86D. Yale of Yale University
- 88D. History book graphic
- 89D. Fee, in dollars, to run the inaugural N.Y.C. marathon in 1970
- 90D. Give a bad review
- 93D. Mozzarella with a creamy core
- 95D. Leading man?
- 96D. Whom Biden debated in 2008
- 97D. Bach's "Mass in ___"
- 98D. Like the first post position in horse racing
- 100D. Counterbalance
- 101D. Show utter contempt for
- 102D. Presently
- 104D. 'Skip me'
- 105D. Arnold Schwarzenegger, to Chris Pratt
- 106D. Christmas carols
- 107D. Bronzed
- 108D. Early pyramid builders
- 113D. MGM co-founder Marcus
- 114D. 'No ifs, __ or buts!'
- 116D. Go toe-to-toe
- 118D. Judge Lance of the O.J. Simpson trial
- 119D. Potato chip brand
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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