Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword August 9 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Listing on a résumé – SKILL
- An ability or expertise that is highlighted on a résumé to showcase qualifications.
- Bad news from a maître d’ – WAIT
- What a maître d’ might say if there’s no immediate seating available.
- Ocean spray – MIST
- Fine droplets of water created by waves or wind at the ocean’s surface.
- The Black Keys and the White Stripes e.g. – INDIEBANDS
- Music groups known for their independent approach and alternative rock sound.
- Why would you ever think that?! – UMNO
- A response expressing disbelief or incredulity.
- Retire while successful – GOOUTONTOP
- To leave or retire while still at the peak of success.
- Music magazine since 1985 – SPIN
- A magazine focusing on music and culture, particularly alternative and indie music.
- Short elevations? – HTS
- Abbreviation for heights, often used in a compact form.
- T for one – MODEL
- Refers to the Model T, an early car produced by Ford.
- Sparkly collectible – GEODE
- A rock containing a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter.
- Early stage – BETA
- A phase in software development where the product is tested before official release.
- Top marks – APLUSES
- The highest grades or scores in academic settings.
- Goes easy on – SPARES
- To treat leniently or show mercy.
- Sub groups – BTEAMS
- Secondary teams or groups that support the main team.
- Email ancestor – TELEX
- An older form of communication used before email, involving text transmitted via teleprinter.
- Taps one’s foot maybe – KEEPSTIME
- To maintain the rhythm or beat, often by tapping one’s foot.
- Where you can find ME – USMAP
- A map of the United States where the state of Maine (ME) is located.
- Nonstandard: Abbr. – IRR
- Abbreviation for “irregular,” indicating something that does not conform to the norm.
- Unlit? – SOBER
- Free from alcohol or drugs; clear-headed.
- Subway fare – FOOTLONGS
- A type of long sandwich, typically 12 inches, popular in sub shops.
- City once home to Black Wall Street – TULSA
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its historic Greenwood District, also known as Black Wall Street.
- Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees – SHARKS
- Sharks existed long before trees, with a history dating back hundreds of millions of years.
- Unlawful coercion – DURESS
- Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
- Sources of some political gaffes – HOTMICS
- Microphones that accidentally remain on, capturing unintended remarks.
- Middle word of a Stowe title – TOMS
- Refers to “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
- Introduce to the mix – ADDIN
- To include or insert something additional into a mixture.
- What awakens Godzilla from the ocean informally – HBOMB
- An H-bomb or hydrogen bomb, often depicted as the catalyst for awakening monsters in movies.
- Les ___ – MIZ
- Short for “Les Misérables,” a famous musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel.
- Japanese noodles – UDON
- Thick wheat noodles commonly used in Japanese cuisine.
- Rodeo event – BARRELRACE
- A timed event in rodeo where riders navigate their horses around barrels.
- Camp sight – TENT
- A portable shelter used during camping.
- It’s been too long! – IMISSEDYOU
- A phrase expressing that someone is happy to see another person after a long time apart.
- You are on the Yucatán – ERES
- Spanish for “you are,” commonly used in Mexico’s Yucatán region.
- Helpful how-to – DEMO
- A demonstration showing how to do something.
- Why don’t sheep shrink when it ___?: George Carlin – RAINS
- A humorous question posed by comedian George Carlin.
- Something to heave – SIGH
- To release a long, deep breath, often expressing relief or frustration.
- Wedding planning website with the – KNOT
- The Knot, a popular wedding planning website.
- Wedding exchange – IDOS
- The exchange of vows, typically “I do,” during a wedding ceremony.
- Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li, and Zhang) – LIU
- Liu, a common Chinese surname.
- Don’t get mad yet … – LETMEEXPLAIN
- A phrase used to preemptively calm someone before explaining a situation.
- Marvel’s Maximoff – WANDA
- Wanda Maximoff, a character in Marvel Comics, also known as Scarlet Witch.
- Entry fee for some clubs? – IDOS
- Refers to the commitments or promises made, possibly in a wedding or club context.
- Blind worshipers – IDOLATERS
- People who excessively admire or revere something or someone, often to a fault.
- Alternative to a pinch: Abbr. – TSP
- Teaspoon, a common measurement in cooking.
- Journeys into the past? – MUSEUMTOURS
- Visits to museums, often exploring historical exhibits.
- Out of the question – IMPOSSIBLE
- Something that cannot happen or is unthinkable.
- Nasty as a remark – SNIDE
- A cutting or derogatory comment.
- Busy signals e.g. – HOTMICS
- Refers to live microphones accidentally left on, capturing unintended or private conversations.
- Kicks (out) – BOOTS
- To expel or remove someone forcefully.
- Cocktail vessel – GLASSTUMBLER
- A type of glass typically used to serve cocktails.
- Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM minus an E – KINKSHAME
- The phrase “kink shame” can be formed by rearranging the letters of “tins bear them” minus an “e.”
- Dynamism – ENERGY
- Refers to the quality of being energetic or full of life.
- Double ___ (cookie descriptor) – STUF
- Refers to “Double Stuf,” a variety of Oreo cookies with extra filling.
- Replacement for the Spanish colonial real – PESO
- The currency used in many Spanish-speaking countries, replacing the old real.
- One more minute! – ALMOSTDONE
- A phrase often used to indicate something is nearly finished.
- They might fall off a shelf – ITEMS
- Objects or things that can accidentally fall from a shelf.
- Stigmatize sexual preferences in modern lingo – KINKSHAME
- The act of shaming someone for their sexual preferences.
- Fiasco – MESS
- A situation that is chaotic or disastrously out of control.
- Meiji and Taisho in Japanese history – ERAS
- Historical periods in Japan named after the reigning emperors of the time.
- Middle-earth menace – ORC
- A fictional creature from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series.
- Heads slangily – NOGGINS
- Informal term for heads.
- ___ cuisine – HAUTE
- Refers to “haute cuisine,” a style of high-end, sophisticated cooking.
- Less expected – ODDER
- Something that is more unusual or unexpected.
- Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman – MAYI
- A phrase used when seeking permission or clarification.
- Part of a hat – BRIM
- The edge that extends outward from the base of a hat.
- Question that’s often a directive to step aside – MOVE
- A command or request to step out of the way.
- Taskbar image – ICON
- A small graphic representing a program or function on a computer taskbar.
- A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – ZEUS
- Refers to the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders.
- Prospective Olympic city’s campaign – BID
- The process of a city applying to host the Olympic Games.
- Vitamin qty. – RDA
- Recommended Dietary Allowance, the daily intake level of a nutrient.