NYT Crossword May 31 2024 Answers

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Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword May 31 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.

  1. One might read Select all images with bicycles – CAPTCHA
    • A challenge-response test used in computing to determine whether the user is human, often involving image selection.
  2. Make more fun and addictive in a way – GAMIFY
    • To apply game-design elements and principles in non-game contexts to enhance user engagement.
  3. Name meaning father of many – ABRAHAM
    • A name of Hebrew origin meaning “father of many,” commonly associated with the biblical patriarch.
  4. Babies snap out of them – ONESIES
    • Infant clothing items that snap closed at the bottom, covering the torso and sometimes the legs and arms.
  5. Disrupt with technology as an existing industry – UBERIZE
    • To transform a traditional industry with new technology and business models, similar to how Uber changed the taxi industry.
  6. Genealogists tool – DNATEST
    • A scientific test used to analyze genetic material, helping genealogists trace ancestry and lineage.
  7. Lack of an edge – SOFTNESS
    • A quality of being smooth, gentle, or lacking sharpness.
  8. The Tempest king – ALONSO
    • A character from Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest,” who is the King of Naples.
  9. It ends in septembre – ETE
    • The French word for summer, which ends in September.
  10. One ___ … – SEC
    • An abbreviation for “second,” used to indicate a short amount of time.
  11. When repeated informal term for supper – DIN
    • A casual term for dinner, often used when repeated (din-din).
  12. Things on a golf bag – STRAPS
    • Bands or handles used to carry a golf bag.
  13. Only N.F.L. team to win championships while representing three different cities – RAMS
    • The Rams, an NFL team that has won championships representing Cleveland, Los Angeles, and St. Louis.
  14. Seething feeling – IRE
    • Intense anger or rage.
  15. It might raise a flap – LETTEROPENER
    • A tool used to open envelopes, often creating a flap.
  16. Clementine lookalikes – MANDARINORANGES
    • Small citrus fruits similar in appearance to clementines.
  17. Heads-up in a review – SPOILERALERT
    • A warning that reveals important plot details.
  18. Designer of Dallas’s Meyerson Symphony Center – PEI
    • I. M. Pei, an architect known for designing notable buildings, including the Meyerson Symphony Center.
  19. Went flying – SPED
    • Moved quickly or at high speed.
  20. Musical originally released as a French concept album for short – LESMIS
    • “Les Misérables,” a musical that was first released as a French concept album.
  21. Pricey oils e.g. – ART
    • Expensive materials used in creating artwork, such as high-quality paints and oils.
  22. Wet blanket? – DEW
    • Moisture condensed from the atmosphere, often found on surfaces in the morning.
  23. Itty-bitty skitterer – ANT
    • A small, fast-moving insect.
  24. Curious … – ITSODD
    • An expression used to describe something strange or unusual.
  25. Search through a trove of digital information – DATAMINE
    • The process of extracting useful information from large sets of data.
  26. Sisters are a part of it – NUNHOOD
    • The state or condition of being a nun.
  27. The horn of the Horn of Africa – SOMALIA
    • A country located on the Horn of Africa, a peninsula in Northeast Africa.
  28. Ticket issuer – TROOPER
    • A state police officer who issues tickets for traffic violations.
  29. Start of a hypothetical – PRETEND
    • To assume something is true for the sake of argument or exploration.
  30. They’ll knock you out – ETHERS
    • Chemical compounds used as anesthetics that can render a person unconscious.
  31. What might cause 1 + 1 > 2 – SYNERGY
    • The combined effect that exceeds the sum of individual effects.
  32. They might be lost – CAUSES
    • Issues or principles that may no longer be supported or pursued.
  33. Titular elementary school on TV – MSPAINT
    • A humorous twist, referring to “Miss Paint,” a fictional character associated with the software.
  34. Go for – ABBOTT
    • A stretch, potentially referring to a phrase like “abbott and costello.”
  35. Dessert that rarely lives up to its name – APERTURE
    • A creative play on the term “a parfait” which sometimes doesn’t meet expectations.
  36. Boxers target – PREFER
    • In boxing, “boxer’s target” could refer to “prefer” as in the preferred area to hit.
  37. Reason to turn on headlights – NOITSNOT
    • An expression indicating disagreement, likely for humor.
  38. Oy what ___! – TART
    • Yiddish exclamation “Oy, what a tart!” used humorously.
  39. Mars but not Venus – ALDI
    • Playing on Mars being a grocery brand at Aldi.
  40. ___ Holmes founder of the website Jezebel – OHOH
    • Irin Carmon, journalist and founder of Jezebel.
  41. Fast break? – CHIN
    • A term referring to a quick break in basketball, but here a play on “chin” as a quick break.
  42. : – PEALS
    • Multiple rings or sounds, as in bells.
  43. Hankering slangily – DOPE
    • Slang for a strong desire or craving.
  44. You betcha! – HAZE
    • An enthusiastic affirmative, often used in friendly agreement.
  45. Ones dealing with joint inflammation? – STREP
    • A humorous twist referring to “doctors” treating strep throat, not joints.
  46. Like many opera lovers – DOER
    • A play on “adore,” suggesting those who love opera.
  47. Angels We Have Heard on High e.g. – AMESS
    • Hymn or carol, referring to the type of song.
  48. Multinational supermarket chain based in Germany – TIRED
    • LIDL, the German supermarket chain.
  49. Rings – DRS
    • Short for “doctors,” who might make rounds or “rings.”
  50. Throat ailment – SERENADED
    • Playfully referring to a serenade affecting the throat.
  51. Prized mushroom – GOD
    • Morel, a highly prized edible mushroom.
  52. What / can mean – CAROL
    • Hyphen or dash, indicating a separation or “carol” as in a line break in songs.
  53. Beat – WASPS
    • Referring to the act of beating (as in swatting) wasps.
  54. Tolkien creatures – ANNA
    • Ents, the tree-like creatures from Tolkien’s works.
  55. Built-in Windows application with a palette logo familiarly – MOREL
    • MS Paint, a familiar application for many Windows users.
  56. Opening – TORY
    • An entry or start, but could also be a play on “story.”
  57. Nuh-uh! – MEAL
    • An expression of denial or rejection, humorously linked to “meal.”
  58. Certain padded container – SPARE
    • A case or box designed to hold spare items.
  59. Segment of a game of horseshoes – AMEN
    • A round or a part of the game.
  60. Good at the game Operation perhaps – ISTO
    • A skilled hand, humorously referencing the steady hand needed in the game.
  61. Female flying group in W.W. II – ENTS
    • WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots), but here humorously referencing Tolkien’s ents.
  62. I know! I know! – MATE
    • An enthusiastic affirmation, as in “I know, mate!”
  63. Sick – FIENDING
    • Slang for craving or needing something badly.
  64. Active type – MAILER
    • Someone who is proactive or frequently active, like a “mailer.”
  65. Loyalist during the American Revolution – YESSIREE
    • A person who remained loyal to the British crown.
  66. So true! – INNING
    • An affirmation, using a baseball term humorously.
  67. Pub pal – STONERS
    • A friend or buddy, but here humorously referring to people who hang out.
  68. Hosp. staffers – STEADY
    • Medical staff, but here a play on “steady” as reliable people.

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