Our NYT Crossword Hints for October 22, 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 22, 2024

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 10/22/24. 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. Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars)
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• 5A. Vegetarian's protein source
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• 9A. So-called "Las Vegas of the East"
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• 14A. Lead-in to present or science
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• 15A. [Cough cough]
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• 16A. Hard core exercise?
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• 17A. Bottoms decorated with characters from the "Odyssey"?
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• 20A. Prophet
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• 21A. Originally named
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• 22A. "Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song)
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• 23A. Instrument played by Sheila Bromberg on the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home"
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• 25A. Guitarist, informally
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• 27A. Close-fitting pajamas?
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• 31A. Shaming sound
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• 34A. Something a window shopper might purchase?
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• 35A. '__ the fields we go . . .'
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• 36A. Extract, as information
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• 38A. Lends a hand to
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• 39A. Jogs
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• 42A. Not deceived by
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• 43A. Oil container
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• 45A. [OMG!]
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• 46A. One who only goes to the *best* restaurants, maybe
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• 47A. "Ability" for Johnny Carson's Carnac the Magnificent
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• 48A. Offering in Eilish's clothing brand?
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• 52A. Earth tone
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• 54A. Country that gained its independence from France in 1953
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• 55A. Messenger molecule
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• 56A. Texter's qualifier
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• 58A. Turn down
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• 62A. Request to a custom tailor?
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• 65A. Smaller cousins of English horns
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• 66A. Place for grape nuts?
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• 67A. Prepare to use, as a coupon
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• 68A. End of the line, maybe
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• 69A. Hissy fit
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• 70A. Like taking candy from a baby, it's said
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• 1D. All by oneself
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• 2D. Love, for Rafael Nadal
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• 3D. Pulitzer-winning journalist and novelist Quindlen
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• 4D. Head honcho
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• 5D. Cylindrical alternative to a French fry
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• 6D. Would you look at that!
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• 7D. Plant in a stegosaurus's diet
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• 8D. 'Well, duh!'
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• 9D. Going rate?
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• 10D. Island greeting
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• 11D. Rod on the road
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• 12D. Animals that use pheromones to communicate
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• 13D. Gives a thumbs-up
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• 18D. Smack
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• 19D. NSFW message
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• 24D. Place to dock
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• 26D. Flavor enhancer in Doritos, for short
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• 27D. *'The final frontier'
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• 28D. Dens
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• 29D. Ultimately triumph
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• 30D. Warning sound
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• 32D. Used as a chair
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• 33D. Line adjusters on an Etch A Sketch
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• 37D. Suffers embarrassment
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• 40D. Labor
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• 41D. Curses out
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• 44D. "Frankly," in a text
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• 49D. Body part that may be green
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• 50D. They can cause sour experiences for car owners
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• 51D. Director Coen
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• 53D. Small part
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• 55D. Cartoonist Goldberg who never actually built the machines he drew
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• 57D. Neighbor of the United Arab Emirates
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• 59D. Sch. west of Beverly Hills
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• 60D. Rentals that come with poles
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• 61D. Athletic award
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• 62D. Fish-and-chips fish, typically
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• 63D. Ballpark guess (Abbr.)
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• 64D. ___Pen
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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.

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