NYT Crossword Hints August 27 2024 – Try Hard Guides

Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 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, August 27, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/27/24. 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.

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  1A. Campy rock subgenre of the early 1970s
  
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  5A. Dance in single file
  
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  10A. Totally smitten
  
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  14A. Social activity that one tries to get out of?
  
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  16A. Super-
  
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  17A. Mathematician Benoit ___, coiner of the word “fractal”
  
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  18A. Shelter that’s pitched
  
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  19A. Take the wheel:
  
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  20A. Conscript
  
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  22A. “You’re the One That I Want,” for one
  
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  25A. Rank above viscount
  
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  26A. Philosophically noncommittal
  
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  30A. Former capital of Japan
  
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  33A. Lead-in to algebra or calculus
  
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  34A. ___ nous (between us)
  
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  36A. Cornmeal cake in Colombian cuisine
  
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  38A. Epigram or elegy
  
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  40A. Set straight
  
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  42A. Opposed to
  
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  43A. Fizzy drinks
  
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  45A. Incorporate, as a hyperlink
  
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  47A. Sitcom narrator Mosby
  
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  48A. “I tip ___ to you!”
  
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  50A. Fashion designer in “The Incredibles”
  
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  52A. Start of a texter’s two cents
  
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  54A. Storm relief org.
  
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  55A. Give one’s two cents
  
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  58A. Nobel Peace Prize winner Sadat
  
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  62A. Covid-19, slangily
  
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  63A. Copywriter’s handbook
  
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  67A. Hankering
  
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  68A. Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle’s shaded squares
  
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  69A. Asian cuisine choice
  
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  70A. ___ salts
  
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  71A. Slander
  
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  1D. Precious stones
  
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  2D. Future J.D.’s exam
  
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  3D. Skin affliction
  
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  4D. Worked with what’s available
  
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  5D. Animation frame
  
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  6D. Celestial body
  
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  7D. “Water, water, every where, / ___ any drop to drink”: “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
  
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  8D. Johnny B. of song
  
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  9D. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, familiarly
  
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  10D. Micro-organisms in the digestive tract
  
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  11D. Aid’s partner
  
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  12D. Apt name for a DNA expert?
  
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  13D. Commedia dell’__
  
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  15D. Read carefully … or leisurely
  
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  21D. Stark daughter on “Game of Thrones”
  
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  23D. Europe’s tallest active volcano
  
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  24D. Museum placard info
  
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  26D. Phone screen array
  
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  27D. Bachelor party V.I.P.
  
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  28D. Down-and-out
  
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  29D. True ___ (podcast genre)
  
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  31D. Fifty minutes past the hour
  
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  32D. Made a choice
  
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  35D. Musical staff letters
  
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  37D. Capitol Hill staffer
  
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  39D. Hawaiian fish
  
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  41D. Hawaiian goose
  
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  44D. Word before day or difference
  
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  46D. Fallout
  
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  49D. Pyramus’ beloved, in myth
  
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  51D. Not automatic
  
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  53D. Ready for use
  
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  55D. Feedback session in art school, for short
  
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  56D. Ice planet in “The Empire Strikes Back”
  
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  57D. Largest empire in pre-Columbian America
  
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  59D. Reference site, familiarly
  
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  60D. Together, in music
  
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  61D. Workout units
  
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  64D. Gridiron gains: Abbr.
  
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  65D. Wall St. acquisition
  
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  66D. Indecisive sound
  

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 15×15 grids on weekdays to larger 21×21 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.