Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword June 26 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Birthplace of the Ironman World Championship – OAHU
- An island in Hawaii, originally hosting the Ironman triathlon event.
- Slays – OFFS
- Slang for kills or murders.
- Give a talking-to – SCOLD
- To reprimand or criticize someone angrily.
- Where popovers pop – OVEN
- The kitchen appliance used for baking popovers and other pastries.
- Bottom of some prep school uniforms – KILT
- A knee-length skirt-like garment traditionally worn by men in Scotland, also part of some school uniforms.
- World capital nicknamed the Soaring Dragon – HANOI
- The capital city of Vietnam, known for its rapid development and cultural significance.
- Frosh – FIRSTYEAR
- A term for a freshman, a student in their first year of high school or college.
- Cuban dance – RUMBA
- A lively dance with Afro-Cuban origins.
- *Jesus – SEAOFGALILEE
- A freshwater lake in Israel where Jesus is said to have performed miracles.
- ___ Dhabi – ABU
- The capital of the United Arab Emirates.
- Like a Senate vote that requires the vice president – TIED
- A vote in the Senate that ends in a tie, requiring the vice president to cast the deciding vote.
- *Dorothy Gale – YELLOWBRICKROAD
- The path Dorothy follows in “The Wizard of Oz.”
- Rules ___ rules – ARE
- A phrase emphasizing that rules must be followed.
- Rihanna to fans – RIRI
- A nickname for the pop singer Rihanna.
- Prefix with present – OMNI
- Meaning “all,” as in omnipresent (present everywhere).
- Jay relative – CROW
- A bird related to the jay, both being members of the Corvidae family.
- Church centers – NAVES
- The central part of a church building.
- Bupkis – NADA
- Slang for nothing; zero.
- Refine – HONE
- To sharpen or improve a skill or object.
- Impersonates maybe – APES
- To mimic or imitate someone or something.
- Part of a pecking order? – HEN
- A female chicken, often involved in establishing a social hierarchy among birds.
- *Neil Armstrong – TRANQUILITYBASE
- The site on the Moon where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in 1969.
- Chance to go – TURN
- An opportunity to participate or act.
- Genre for Reel Big Fish – SKA
- A music genre combining elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues.
- Memorable ad-lib in Midnight Cowboy … or what the starred clues would say about their answers – IMWALKINHERE
- A famous line improvised by Dustin Hoffman in the film “Midnight Cowboy.”
- Bygone carrier whose first hub was in Pittsburgh – USAIR
- A former major American airline that merged with American Airlines.
- Flattening informally – SMOOSHING
- Squishing or pressing something flat in an informal context.
- Elegant shorebird – STILT
- A long-legged wading bird found in marshes and shallow waters.
- ___ Linda recurring Saturday Night Live character played by Kristen Wiig – AUNT
- Aunt Linda, a character played by Kristen Wiig on SNL.
- [waggles hand back and forth] – ORSO
- A gesture indicating uncertainty or indifference.
- Chemical attractions – BONDS
- Forces that hold atoms together in molecules.
- Tax whizzes – CPAS
- Certified Public Accountants, experts in tax and financial matters.
- Bog buildup – PEAT
- Accumulated partially decayed vegetation in bogs, used as fuel in some regions.
- That’s rough – OOF
- An expression of sympathy or discomfort.
- Bird: Prefix – YACHT
- A prefix indicating something related to birds (the intended prefix should be “AVI” or “ORN”).
- Women’s health care brand – USB
- This seems incorrect; “USB” is unrelated to women’s health care (perhaps “U by Kotex”).
- Open as a letter – AVI
- To unseal and read a letter (although “AVI” is actually a file format, “open” may be better suited).
- Fine I give – ERROR
- An acknowledgment of making a mistake.
- Feudal land – FIEF
- An estate of land held on condition of feudal service.
- Identify as a potential problem – TAG
- To mark or label something as a potential issue.
- Low-altitude clouds – STRATI
- Stratus clouds that form in low horizontal layers.
- Bloodcurdling sound – SHRIEK
- A loud, piercing scream.
- Emotionally volatile situation metaphorically – POWDERKEG
- A situation that is likely to become dangerous or violent.
- My treat – ONME
- Indicating that the speaker will pay for something.
- Brain section – LOBE
- A division of the brain, such as the frontal lobe.
- Lunes martes o miércoles – DIAS
- Spanish for “Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday,” meaning days.
- Small drum – TABOR
- A portable snare drum often used in historical and folk music.
- Driver’s need: Abbr. – LIC
- Short for “license,” as in a driver’s license.
- The reality show Below Deck is set on one – YACHT
- A large, luxurious boat used for private cruises.
- Reason for elimination at a spelling bee – ERROR
- Making a mistake in spelling a word.
- Singer Lewis – HUEY
- Huey Lewis, known for his band Huey Lewis and the News.
- Garment that can be backless – DRESS
- A type of clothing that may have an open back design.
- Competitor – RIVAL
- Someone or something that competes with another.
- Poker variety in which each player is dealt four cards – OMAHA
- A popular variant of poker.
- Where spectacled bears live – ANDES
- The mountain range in South America, home to spectacled bears.
- Songwriter Warren with an Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy – DIANE
- Diane Warren, an accomplished songwriter.
- Let loose say – UNLEASH
- To release or set free.
- What may be left of center? – LIB
- Short for liberal, often associated with left-leaning political views.
- Old-fashioned basketball attempts – SETSHOTS
- Shots taken with both feet on the ground, common in early basketball.
- Comedian Wanda – SYKES
- Wanda Sykes, a well-known comedian and actress.
- There are eight in a peck – QUARTS
- A peck is a unit of volume equal to eight quarts.
- Standard info on a takeout menu nowadays – URL
- The web address where you can find more information or place orders online.
- An octopus uses it for defense – INK
- The dark fluid that an octopus expels to evade predators.
- Participate in a crawl perhaps – BARHOP
- To visit multiple bars in one outing.
- That ___ say … – IS
- A phrase used to clarify or restate something.
- Primary – MAIN
- The most important or central aspect.
- You woke me – IMUP
- A response indicating that someone has been awakened.
- Prefix with -gon – POLY
- As in polygon, a shape with multiple sides.
- Cork’s country – EIRE
- The Irish name for Ireland, where Cork is a city.
- PC hookup spot – USB
- Universal Serial Bus, a standard for connecting peripherals to a computer.
- Org. employing cryptographers – NSA
- The National Security Agency.
- Tricked – GOT
- To have been deceived or fooled.
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