Our NYT Crossword Hints for November 18, 2023 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, November 18, 2023
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 11/18/23. 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.
- Receive.
- The 411
- Gamer's post-purchase add-ons, for short
- Curing technique
- Festivity with mountains of bubbles
- Like a daiquiri vis-à-vis a shot of whiskey, say
- E.T.A. provider
- One might attach to a toddler's backpack
- Bangs, e.g.
- Print sources, maybe
- Contents of some old calendars
- Slice of pie, mathematically
- Apt rhyme for "fit"
- 2014 Winter Olympics locale
- Moves around
- Sharp point on a kite
- Photo of someone holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa, say
- Setting for the film "1917," familiarly
- Brand with three stripes
- On now
- Channel established under a royal charter
- Common bit of knitwear
- Burger burgled by the Hamburglar
- Opens up, in a way
- Keep?
- Arcade fixture with miniature toys and candy as prizes
- Apple core, for short
- One way to stress something that's important
- Radicchio relative
- Writer with good taste?
- Feast for "holiday orphans"
- Certain descriptor after a signature nowadays
- "Did you enjoy yourself?"
- Treatment for someone in transition, in brief
- Flashes of understanding
- Genesis woman
- It may be buried
- Proceed with gusto
- Charybdis, for one
- One decidedly not laissez-faire
- Retreats in the sand
- Charybdis' milieu
- Up-and-coming
- 'my bad'
- ___ Jackson Jr., actor who portrayed his father in "Straight Outta Compton"
- Turn down
- Drove
- Musical intermission?
- Caribbean spirit
- Leaves for lunch, maybe
- Elder Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones"
- Supposed
- ___ Institute, home of the Carl Sagan Center
- Kitchen item for preparing cookies or pizza
- Start on a draft, say
- Mattress support
- Makeup of some wet bars
- Hit song title for Abba or Rihanna
- Try
- Walks and runs, e.g.
- Recipe part
- Brown-y points, for short?
- Shade named for a bird
- Something held in church
- Sessions of congress?
- Athlete's affliction also called "twisties" in gymnastics, with "the"
- Kitchen shavings
- Modern meeting organizer
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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