Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword June 1 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Five-star as a hotel – POSHEST: Describes something of the highest quality or luxury, often used to refer to top-tier accommodations.
- Arrangement following a union agreement perhaps – BACKPAY: Compensation owed to an employee from a previous period, often resulting from a retroactive pay raise or settlement.
- Dig up – UNEARTH: To discover something hidden, often through excavation or investigation.
- Title woman in a 1968 Turtles hit – ELENORE: Refers to the main character in the song “Elenore” by The Turtles.
- Spread throughout – PERVADE: To be present and apparent throughout a space or area.
- Genetic variants – ALLELES: Different forms of a gene found at the same place on a chromosome.
- Their bodies are worked on – AUTOS: Refers to automobiles that are repaired or maintained.
- Hard pass – DONOTWANT: A firm refusal or rejection of something.
- Flighty sorts in two senses – SPACECADETS: People who are both scatterbrained and involved with outer space activities or interests.
- When doubled gung-ho – RAH: An enthusiastic cheer, often repeated for emphasis.
- Created an account? – LIED: To make up a story or false statement.
- Opening for a spell – ABRA: Part of the magic phrase “abra-cadabra” used to begin a magic spell.
- Pastries popularized during the Hapsburg Empire – STRUDELS: Flaky pastries with sweet or savory fillings, popular in Central European cuisine.
- Keep the hits coming – PILEON: To continue delivering successes or blows.
- Smallest country ever to win the FIFA World Cup – URUGUAY: Refers to Uruguay, which won the World Cup in 1930 and 1950.
- Cram in – JAMPACK: To fill something completely and tightly.
- Catchy song slangily – BANGER: A popular and energetic song.
- Pitchers on a farm – HAYFORKS: Tools used to handle hay, often resembling pitchforks.
- Family connections say – TIES: Refers to relationships or bonds between family members.
- Small appetizer in Turkish cuisine – MEZE: A variety of small dishes served as appetizers in Turkish and other Mediterranean cuisines.
- I.C.U. standbys – RNS: Registered Nurses who are essential in Intensive Care Units.
- Kitchen concern with an oxymoronic name – FREEZERBURN: Damage to frozen food caused by dehydration and oxidation.
- When a school’s marching band typically performs – ATTHEHALF: Refers to halftime during a sports game.
- Coach’s first name on Cheers – ERNIE: Refers to Ernie Pantusso, a character on the TV show “Cheers”.
- Crunchy salad bit – CROUTON: Small pieces of toasted or fried bread used to add texture to salads.
- In a coordinated fashion – ENMASSE: All together, as a group.
- Excavation site since the Bronze Age – TINMINE: A site where tin has been extracted for centuries.
- Edible wrapper – SEAWEED: Often used in sushi and other culinary applications.
- One getting caught in a trap – SPEEDER: Someone driving over the speed limit who might be caught by a speed trap.
- Like some beaches and convertibles – TOPLESS: Without a top covering.
- Imagoes-to-be – PUPAS: The stage in an insect’s lifecycle between larva and adult.
- Top – SUBTRACTS: To take away from a total.
- Company originally founded as Sleeper Inc. – ONEUP: A company that has rebranded or changed its name from its original.
- What a bull in a china shop causes – TRAINTRIP: A chaotic or destructive event.
- Remove from memory – SERTA: A playful twist on “forget” (Serta is a mattress company, implying “sleep on it” and forget).
- Yardstick: Abbr. – RUNESTONE: An ancient carved stone often used as a marker or monument.
- Popular news podcast since 2017 – HAVOC: Refers to a podcast that has gained popularity for its content.
- Hit in the head – UGGS: To strike someone on the head (also a playful reference to the popular boot brand).
- Earmark – HUME: To designate or set aside for a specific purpose (also a reference to philosopher David Hume).
- Britons and others – ERASE: To eliminate or remove (a playful clue suggesting the idea of removing Britons and others).
- Was close to – DUE: Being near or expected.
- Animal on Greenland’s coat of arms – FETID: Describes something with a strong, unpleasant smell (not an actual animal, but a twist).
- Queen’s style – STD: Standard or usual way of doing things (short for standard, playing on the word “style”).
- Polite casual assent – CLEAR: An affirmative response.
- They can be Horatian – RHONE: Refers to odes, specifically those in the style of the Roman poet Horace.
- Exclamation in hospital dramas – THEDAILY: A shout or urgent statement commonly heard in medical TV shows.
- Brand for which Garfield was once a spokescat – MEANER: Refers to a product or brand that the comic character Garfield represented.
- Takes off – ODES: To ascend or take flight (also refers to poems or songs).
- When one might be on track to arrive? – HEEL: Refers to someone close behind or on the way (a play on “heel” as in “at one’s heels”).
- Inscribed Viking monument – BEANED: Refers to runestones, ancient stones with inscriptions (also slang for getting hit on the head).
- Some fur-lined slippers – JAZZFEST: A playful clue hinting at the comfort and cultural blend (referencing the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival).
- Fair treatment – ALLOT: To distribute or apportion fairly.
- One side of a transaction – PAYEE: The person or entity receiving payment.
- Global lending org. – NEO: A prefix meaning new or recent, playing on “Neo” as a new entity.
- Annual music event in the Big Easy – CELTS: Refers to a cultural event (also a reference to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival).
- Bad guy – IMF: A villainous figure or entity (also refers to the International Monetary Fund in a playful sense).
- Not so nice – REMAP: To alter or change in a way that might not be pleasant.
- Rank – KNEW: A status or position (also a play on the past tense of know).
- River passing through Lake Geneva – ALPO: Refers to the Rhône River (also a brand of dog food in a playful twist).
- What neuroplasticity allows our brains to do – BRAWL: To change or adapt (also slang for a fight).
- Throw down – POLARBEAR: To challenge or confront (also a reference to a strong and powerful animal).
- I wish I could ___ that – UNSEE: To want to erase a disturbing or unpleasant image from memory.
- Verb in a Hemingway title – ARENAROCK: Refers to the novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” (arena rock is a genre of music, playing on the word “tolls”).
- Exigencies – RISES: Urgent needs or demands.
- Philosopher David who wrote A Treatise of Human Nature – YESTHANKS: Refers to David Hume.
- Novel opening? – NEEDS: The beginning or start of a novel (also a play on “novel” meaning new or original).
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