Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword July 31 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Sluglike Star Wars bad guy – JABBA
- Description: Jabba the Hutt, a large, sluglike alien and crime lord in the Star Wars series.
- Man on the Isle of Man – BLOKE
- Description: A British term for a man.
- Number cruncher for short – CPA
- Description: Certified Public Accountant, a professional who deals with financial records and taxes.
- Garlicky sauce – AIOLI
- Description: A Mediterranean sauce made of garlic, olive oil, and often egg yolk.
- Certain bib wearer – RACER
- Description: A person who competes in races, often wearing a bib with a number.
- Played the first card – LED
- Description: To start the play in a card game by placing the first card.
- Television pro – BROADCASTER
- Description: A professional who presents news or other information on television or radio.
- … ___ lack thereof – ORA
- Description: A phrase meaning “or the absence of something.”
- Passionately discuss minutiae with out – NERD
- Description: Someone who is very interested in and knowledgeable about a particular subject, often to an obsessive degree.
- Bares one’s soul – OPENSUP
- Description: To share one’s deepest feelings or thoughts.
- Expose the vulnerabilities of in a way – HACK
- Description: To gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
- Each – APOP
- Description: Per person or per item.
- Benjamin Franklin by religious philosophy – DEIST
- Description: A person who believes in the existence of a supreme being but denies revealed religion, as Benjamin Franklin did.
- Grandchild of Adam and Eve – ENOS
- Description: A biblical figure, the grandson of Adam and Eve.
- Copy – MIMIC
- Description: To imitate or replicate someone or something.
- The first two digits of every Brooklyn ZIP code – ONES
- Description: Refers to the fact that Brooklyn ZIP codes begin with the digits “11.”
- Cable channel with its own awards show – MTV
- Description: Music Television, a channel known for its Video Music Awards.
- Goes (for) – OPTS
- Description: To choose or decide to go for something.
- Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends – LONG
- Description: Describes the typically lengthy lines at airport security checkpoints during busy travel periods.
- Overlook as a flaw – SEEPAST
- Description: To ignore or forgive a fault or imperfection.
- Eat plenty of – FEASTON
- Description: To consume a large amount of food.
- Video streaming giant – ROKU
- Description: A company known for its streaming devices and services.
- Fly high – SOAR
- Description: To rise or increase dramatically.
- N.Y.S.E. debut – IPO
- Description: Initial Public Offering, the first sale of stock by a private company to the public.
- Shaving cut – NICK
- Description: A small cut caused by a razor.
- Downright – PLAIN
- Description: Completely or utterly, often used to emphasize a statement.
- Full of oneself – SMUG
- Description: Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself.
- Aftereffects from working out – ACHES
- Description: Soreness or pain in muscles after exercise.
- C.F.O. or C.I.O – EXEC
- Description: Short for executive, a high-level manager in a company.
- Currency of Colombia – PESO
- Description: The official currency of Colombia.
- Strong squeeze – BEARHUG
- Description: A tight and affectionate embrace.
- Rave (about) – GUSH
- Description: To speak or write effusively about something or someone.
- Where shots are taken – BAR
- Description: A place where alcoholic drinks are served, and also where photos may be taken.
- Song from The Little Mermaid that’s a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred clues – UNDERTHESEA
- Description: A song from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” suggesting the answers to the starred clues can be understood phonetically as if “under the sea.”
- Part of a which-came-first debate – EGG
- Description: Refers to the classic question of which came first, the chicken or the egg.
- Pageant accessory – TIARA
- Description: A crown-like ornament worn in beauty pageants.
- Straightens things out say – IRONS
- Description: To remove wrinkles from clothes using an iron.
- Discussion starter? – DEE
- Description: The letter “D,” which starts the word “discussion.”
- Afflictions that rhyme with the body parts they’re found in – STYES
- Description: Infections of the eyelid glands that rhyme with “eyes.”
- Isn’t settled – PENDS
- Description: Remains undecided or awaiting resolution.
- Vaccine informally – JAB
- Description: A shot or injection of a vaccine.
- Word with France or Force – AIR
- Description: Forms phrases like “Air France” (an airline) or “Air Force” (a military branch).
- What it would be a mistake to write twice? – ERROR
- Description: Writing the word “error” twice would itself be an error.
- Valuable Scrabble tiles – Zs
- Description: High-value letters in the game of Scrabble.
- Right hand so to speak – MAN
- Description: A person’s main assistant or confidant.
- Actor in 12 Years a Slave and 12 Monkeys – PITTS
- Description: Brad Pitt, an actor who starred in both films.
- ___ Cruces N.M. – LAS
- Description: Las Cruces, a city in New Mexico.
- Ocean creatures with three hearts – OCTOPI
- Description: Octopuses, which have three hearts.
- Label for a box during a household purge – TOSS
- Description: Indicates items to be discarded.
- Messed up – BOTCHED
- Description: Spoiled through clumsiness or incompetence.
- *Not moving fast enough – SLOW
- Description: Lacking speed or not moving quickly.
- Read over – SCAN
- Description: To read something quickly.
- Gets used to new surroundings – ADAPTS
- Description: To become accustomed to a new environment.
- *Increases sharply – SPIKES
- Description: Rises or increases suddenly.
- Highlighter colors usually – NEONS
- Description: Bright, fluorescent colors often used in highlighters.
- Traps with in – ENTRAPS
- Description: To catch or ensnare.
- Before: Prefix – PRE
- Description: A prefix meaning “before.”
- *Rip off – TEAR
- Description: To remove quickly or forcefully.
- Meditation mantras – OMS
- Description: Chants used in meditation, such as “Om.”
- *Like 10%-fat beef – LEAN
- Description: Refers to meat with a low fat content.
- Wood used to age brandy – OAK
- Description: The type of wood often used in barrels for aging brandy.
- Boat propeller – OAR
- Description: A tool used to propel a boat through water.
- ___ face – SAVE
- Description: To avoid embarrassment or maintain dignity.
- Duck delicacy – FOIEGRAS
- Description: A gourmet dish made from the liver of a duck or goose.
- Great work – OPUS
- Description: A term used to describe a significant piece of work, often in music or literature.
- Something that’s not going to happen – NO
- Description: A flat denial or refusal.
- Bill Clinton’s is displayed at the Smithsonian for short – SAX
- Description: Refers to Bill Clinton’s saxophone.
- Caught – NAB
- Description: To capture or apprehend.
- Time when glaciers form – ICEAGE
- Description: A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
Gym session devoted to squats dead lifts etc. – LEGDAY