Our NYT Crossword Hints for October 27, 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, October 27, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 10/27/24. 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. Exams first administered in 1926
- 5A. View from St. Moritz
- 9A. "I thought you were my friend!?"
- 13A. Load of laundry
- 17A. Jeweler’s unit
- 19A. Complete journey … or what 84-Down makes in this puzzle?
- 21A. Woodworker's spinner
- 22A. Like Yeats, but not Keats
- 23A. Aids in car buying
- 24A. Remove from packaging
- 25A. Complete some reps
- 27A. In the Red?
- 28A. "Do"-to-"do" delivery
- 29A. Joan Cusack and Robert Downey Jr. each spent one season on it, for short
- 30A. Certain court documents
- 33A. In which 1 + 1 equals 10
- 36A. (Former senator Kennedy)
- 37A. Completing a cycle, like 84-Down in this puzzle?
- 40A. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," for one
- 42A. Borrower's note
- 43A. Like many verification codes
- 46A. Impressively tough, in slang
- 47A. Crocheting template
- 50A. Re-lease?
- 52A. Nickname for a 2000s Yankee slugger
- 53A. Montreal hockey player, to fans
- 54A. Check scanner, for short
- 56A. A.P.R.-lowering option
- 57A. A.P., Reuters, etc.
- 59A. Hudson Bay or the Caspian
- 63A. Hair-lightening brand
- 64A. Sherlock Holmes, e.g.
- 64A. Sherlock Holmes, e.g.
- 66A. Apt central entry for this puzzle
- 67A. The Lone Ranger, to Tonto
- 67A. The Lone Ranger, to Tonto
- 69A. Gender-neutral possessive
- 71A. Possesses
- 72A. Office message
- 73A. Millimeter-wide photo used for conveying secret messages
- 77A. Pants, informally
- 81A. Roofed porch
- 82A. Late-night sub, say
- 86A. Garfield's predecessor
- 88A. Weary cry
- 88A. Weary cry
- 90A. Company whose name ends in an exclamation point
- 91A. Steak option in northern Canada
- 91A. Steak option in northern Canada
- 93A. Celebrity chef Hussain who won "The Great British Bake Off"
- 94A. 'However . . .'
- 95A. Fit to serve, in a way
- 96A. Ireland, poetically
- 97A. Newlyweds' booking
- 97A. Newlyweds' booking
- 104A. Behind
- 105A. Gives a lot of attention, with "on"
- 107A. Old ___, Conn.
- 108A. Supermodel with a palindromic name
- 109A. ___ Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female head of state
- 110A. What have we here?
- 111A. "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle
- 115A. Every member of the C.I.A.'s K-9 unit
- 116A. "___ Affaire de Femmes" (1988 French classic)
- 117A. It can be quite sappy
- 118A. Half of an exchange
- 119A. Let's do it!
- 120A. Texter's "As I see it"
- 121A. Co. that introduced Dungeons & Dragons
- 122A. Means of getting unstuck
- 123A. Black ___
- 124A. Margaret Thatcher, e.g.
- 125A. Chiding sound
- 1D. Hits a rough patch, perhaps
- 2D. Judge seen on a bench
- 3D. Major ordeal
- 4D. Lip
- 5D. Constellation in the southern sky
- 6D. Reed or Rawls
- 7D. Delay
- 8D. Sledder's outfit
- 9D. Color named for a famed prep school
- 10D. Oh-so-regrettable
- 11D. What's mined in a stannary
- 12D. Big name in shipping
- 13D. Wish list item
- 14D. Time "up"
- 15D. Act rudely in a crowd
- 16D. Did some spelling?
- 18D. Jersey-born rock icon, familiarly
- 20D. Roman numeral that anagrams to part of the eye
- 21D. "Charlie's Angels" actress
- 26D. Charlie's Angels and others
- 28D. Their dorsal fins can reach six feet in height
- 31D. Stopover
- 32D. Vessel for an omelet
- 34D. Diminuendo al ___ ("fade to nothingness," on a score)
- 35D. Slot machine lever
- 37D. Marked
- 38D. Property unit
- 39D. Europe's highest volcano
- 40D. Nintendo antagonist in purple overalls
- 41D. Decorate
- 44D. First name on the Supreme Court
- 45D. Lifesaving device, for short
- 46D. Cry loudly
- 48D. Skilled
- 49D. Symptom of an allergic reaction
- 51D. Fork part
- 53D. Mob enforcer
- 53D. Mob enforcer
- 55D. Add milk to a customer's coffee, in diner lingo
- 55D. Add milk to a customer's coffee, in diner lingo
- 58D. Feature of James Earl Jones's voice
- 58D. Feature of James Earl Jones's voice
- 60D. That hits the spot!
- 61D. Gun lobby org
- 62D. Some N.F.L. linemen, in brief
- 63D. Gave a big kiss
- 63D. Gave a big kiss
- 65D. Big name in experimental music
- 68D. CPR expert
- 70D. Insignificant amount
- 72D. "___ Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel hit)
- 73D. Cookies made with ground almond or coconut
- 74D. Highly agitated
- 75D. Ain't that the tooth!
- 76D. Crime novelist Josephine
- 77D. Sound from beneath a sheet
- 78D. Skywalker portrayer
- 79D. Guesstimate
- 80D. Elite naval groups
- 81D. Nearly succeeded … but there's a catch!
- 83D. Green-light
- 84D. This puzzle's subject
- 84D. This puzzle's subject
- 85D. Places for grilling
- 87D. Horned antelope of southern Africa
- 89D. Cry of frustration
- 92D. "You follow?"
- 98D. Elizabeth of WandaVision
- 99D. A.F.C. East player
- 100D. Bird that's incapable of walking backward
- 101D. Ballpark figure
- 102D. Cry in a laser tag arena
- 103D. Spanish I love you
- 106D. Jedi foe
- 109D. Nonsense word in a playground rhyme
- 112D. Prefix with glyceride
- 113D. Gentle attention-getter
- 114D. Polite term of address
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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