Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword August 4 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Election presence since the ’40s – PACS
- Description: Political Action Committees, organizations that raise money to influence elections and legislation.
- Retrieval speed of a computer – ACCESSTIME
- Description: The amount of time it takes for a computer to retrieve data from memory.
- Latin I word – AMAT
- Description: Latin word meaning “he/she/it loves.”
- Professional pitcher? – PIANOTUNER
- Description: Someone who tunes pianos, adjusting the tension of the strings.
- Request for details – CARETOELABORATE
- Description: A phrase used to ask someone to provide more information or details.
- What often can’t be beat? – THERAP
- Description: Refers to “the rap,” indicating something definitive or unbeatable.
- Light touch – CARESS
- Description: A gentle, soft touch often conveying affection.
- Minnesota W.N.B.A. team – LYNX
- Description: The professional women’s basketball team, Minnesota Lynx.
- Cousin voiced by Snoop Dogg in two films – ITT
- Description: Cousin Itt, a character from The Addams Family, voiced by Snoop Dogg in animated films.
- Not ___ – YET
- Description: Indicates something has not happened up to this point.
- Heaven – ECSTASY
- Description: A state of intense happiness or delight.
- Meryl Streep and Amy Adams played them in 2008’s Doubt – NUNS
- Description: Both actresses portrayed nuns in the film “Doubt.”
- French resort town – STTROPEZ
- Description: Saint-Tropez, a famous resort town on the French Riviera.
- Unsolicited in a way – ONSPEC
- Description: Done without a prior agreement or request, often in the context of work submitted on speculation.
- More than just impress – AWE
- Description: To inspire a sense of wonder or admiration.
- Block – DAM
- Description: A structure built to obstruct the flow of water.
- Ref’s decision – TKO
- Description: Technical Knockout, a referee’s decision to end a boxing match.
- Supply at an I.V.F. clinic – OVA
- Description: Egg cells used in in-vitro fertilization.
- Home run informally – DINGER
- Description: Slang term for a home run in baseball.
- Ready – PREPARED
- Description: Fully equipped and ready for action or use.
- Vet – EXGI
- Description: A former member of the armed forces (ex-GI).
- Word from the French for rung – ECHELON
- Description: A level or rank in an organization, derived from the French word for rung of a ladder.
- Scott in Illinois e.g.: Abbr. – AFB
- Description: Abbreviation for Air Force Base, as in Scott AFB in Illinois.
- Cultivate in a way – HOE
- Description: To use a hoe to till or cultivate soil.
- Really? – ITIS
- Description: An expression of disbelief or surprise.
- Last syllable of a word – ULTIMA
- Description: The final syllable in a word.
- Losers of the 1994 and 1999 N.B.A. Finals – KNICKS
- Description: The New York Knicks, who lost the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999.
- Virtually silently in a classic poem – ONLITTLECATFEET
- Description: A phrase from Carl Sandburg’s poem “Fog,” describing its silent approach.
- [shrug] – IDONTGETIT
- Description: An expression of confusion or lack of understanding.
- Helen of Troy’s mother – LEDA
- Description: In Greek mythology, Leda is the mother of Helen of Troy.
- 1962 war epic loaded with A-listers with The – LONGESTDAY
- Description: “The Longest Day,” a film about the D-Day invasion.
- Old map letters – USSR
- Description: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly found on historical maps.
- Deal – PACT
- Description: An agreement or treaty.
- Title hero of a Menotti opera – AMAHL
- Description: Amahl, from the opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by Gian Carlo Menotti.
- Drew using many lines? – OIL
- Description: Refers to drawing or painting with oil paints, which require many strokes.
- Ambition should be made of ___ stuff: Julius Caesar – STERNER
- Description: A quote from Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” suggesting ambition requires stronger qualities.
- Per person – APOP
- Description: Each or individually.
- Abbr. in French business names – CIE
- Description: Abbreviation for “compagnie,” meaning company.
- School with the mascot Oski the Bear familiarly – CAL
- Description: The University of California, Berkeley.
- Puts on the books – ENACTS
- Description: To make a bill or other proposal into law.
- Buckwheat noodle – SOBA
- Description: A type of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour.
- Part of a child’s bedtime routine perhaps – STORY
- Description: A bedtime story, often read to children before they sleep.
- Deep dishes – TUREENS
- Description: Large, deep serving dishes often used for soups or stews.
- Foggy – MISTY
- Description: Covered with or resembling mist.
- M.L.B. team that’s played in three different stadiums since its inception in 1962 – METS
- Description: The New York Mets, a Major League Baseball team.
- Old word of precedence – ELD
- Description: An archaic word meaning age or seniority.
- It contains nearly 10000 sections – IRS
- Description: The Internal Revenue Code, which contains numerous tax regulations.
- Market unit – LOT
- Description: A unit of measurement in trading, often referring to a standardized quantity of a financial instrument.
- Looney Tunes menace familiarly – TAZ
- Description: The Tasmanian Devil, a character from Looney Tunes.
- Alley pickup – SPARE
- Description: In bowling, a spare is achieved by knocking down all remaining pins with the second ball.
- Sticks figure – CAL
- Description: Abbreviation for “calorie,” often used on nutrition labels to indicate energy content.
- First name on the Scream poster – NEVE
- Description: Neve Campbell, an actress featured in the “Scream” movie posters.
- Slew – LOT
- Description: A large number or quantity.
- African-born headliner at London’s Live Aid 1985 – SADE
- Description: Sade, a singer who performed at Live Aid.
- Bar from Mars – TWIX
- Description: A chocolate bar produced by Mars, Inc.
- Clothing misnomer more aptly replaced by three-quart – CROP
- Description: Refers to “crop top,” a short shirt that exposes the midriff.
- Zero use – NIL
- Description: None or nothing.
- Stereotypical lowly role in a school play – TREE
- Description: A role where the actor stands still as part of the scenery, often considered insignificant.
- Christmas tradition – YULE
- Description: Refers to Yule or Yuletide, the traditional Christmas season.
- ___-Nomenal punny restaurant name – PHO
- Description: “Pho-Nomenal,” a play on the Vietnamese noodle soup pho.
- Like some targeted winter meds – ANTIFLU
- Description: Medications intended to prevent or treat the flu.
- Agendas for short – ITINS
- Description: Short for itineraries or plans.
- Useful command for the error-prone – UNDO
- Description: A command that reverses the last action.
- Many Zoom calls: Abbr. – MTGS
- Description: Short for meetings.
- Singer Perry – KATY
- Description: Katy Perry, a popular singer.
- Leading – AHEAD
Description: In front or in the lead.
- Peanut ___ – ALLERGY
Description: A common allergic reaction to peanuts.
- Going concern for short? – SME
Description: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, which are considered a significant part of the economy.
- Jack Ryan’s org. in The Hunt for Red October – CIA
Description: Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. federal agency that Jack Ryan works for in the novel and film “The Hunt for Red October.”