Please see below all the crossword clues along with the correct answers for the NYT Crossword March 30 2024.
- Tackle item hung from floaters – GILLNET: A fishing net that is hung vertically so fish get caught in it by their gills.
- Can – CRAPPER: Slang for a toilet, named after Thomas Crapper who popularized the flush toilet.
- Instruction to trick-or-treaters – ONEEACH: A directive given to ensure each child takes only one piece of candy.
- Stanley Cup edge – HOMEICE: Advantage of playing on one’s own ice rink in hockey competitions.
- Los Alamos or Oak Ridge – LABSITE: Locations known for their national laboratories involved in scientific research.
- Rises in anger maybe – REARSUP: To stand up suddenly in a threatening manner, often used to describe horses.
- Loan insurance org. – FHA: Federal Housing Administration, a government agency that provides mortgage insurance.
- With 22-Across pricey import – FOREIGN: Beginning of a two-part clue indicating something international and expensive.
- See 20-Across – CAR: Completes the phrase with “foreign,” likely indicating an imported car.
- Unit in a financial economics course perhaps – BONDS: Securities that represent a loan made by an investor to a borrower.
- Kennedy center? – ENS: The letters “ens” are the center letters of the name “Kennedy.”
- Verb that becomes a five-letter alphabet run if you change its middle letter – ABIDE: Changing the middle letter can turn it into “abcde.”
- Bit of greenery in a rock garden – ALOE: A succulent plant often found in arid landscape designs.
- Literally milk – LATTE: A coffee drink made with espresso and steamed milk.
- They begin in janeiro – ANOS: “Janeiro” is January in Portuguese, indicating years start in January.
- Patient check-ins – GENTLEREMINDERS: Subtle prompts or cues to revisit or check on something gently.
- Means of excellence? – AAVERAGES: Indicating top grades in an academic setting.
- No need to blame yourself – ACCIDENTSHAPPEN: A phrase used to reassure someone that what happened was not their fault.
- Tough – GOON: A hired thug or someone who is tough and intimidating.
- Event with ribs in two senses – ROAST: Could refer to a cookout event involving rib meat or a comedic event where someone is humorously criticized.
- +/- – ORSO: Indicates an approximation or about, commonly used in estimates.
- Young partner – ERNST: Refers to the accounting firm Ernst & Young.
- Golfer who qualified for a U.S.G.A. amateur championship at age 10 – WIE: Michelle Wie, a prodigy in the golfing world.
- Locals go to all of them – STOPS: Suggests that local transportation is used by residents to reach various destinations.
- French : -ant :: English : ___ – ING: Shows the similarity in function of the suffixes for forming present participles in both languages.
- When we forged ahead? – IRONAGE: A period in history marked by the widespread use of iron.
- ___ Records, onetime label for the Kinks and Petula Clark – PYE: A British record label known for its popular artists.
- Kitchen mess – SPATTER: Splashes or drops of liquid scattered about, often occurring during cooking.
- Beach breeze – SALTAIR: Refers to the fresh, salty air found near the ocean.
- Actor who played DJ Venus Flytrap on WKRP in Cincinnati – TIMREID: An American actor known for his role in the sitcom.
- Two-character Mamet play – OLEANNA: A play by David Mamet that explores the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students.
- Name in 2008 Wall Street news – STEARNS: Referring to Bear Stearns, a global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage firm that collapsed during the financial crisis of 2008.
- Reserves – NESTEGG: Savings or assets set aside for future use, often for retirement.
- Wood source – GOLFBAG: A humorous or indirect reference to golf clubs, traditionally known as “woods,” found in a golfer’s bag.
- Much obliged? – AGEISTS: A play on words; could imply people who discriminate based on age are under some obligation, though the clue’s context is unconventional.
- Where the Cedar Revolution took place – LEBANON: Refers to the series of protests in Lebanon in 2005 that led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country.
- ___ Bleus, nickname for France’s World Cup team – LES: “Les Bleus” is the affectionate nickname for the French national football team, referencing their blue uniforms.
- Simple souls – NAIFS: Innocent or unsophisticated people.
- Prefix with parasite – ECTO: Ectoparasite, a parasite that lives on the outside of its host.
- Paradoxical line of amazement – WOW: An expression of surprise or astonishment.
- When the lights go out? – DETAINS: This could imply a situation where someone is held or detained, metaphorically when “lights go out” or plans are halted.
- Director Nicolas – WINDINGREFN: Refers to Nicolas Winding Refn, a Danish film director known for movies like “Drive”.
- Whirlpool subsidiary – AMANA: Amana is a brand known for home appliances, operating under Whirlpool Corporation.
- Coming from – ARISING: Indicates the origin or source of something.
- Like some schools – COED: Schools that are coeducational, meaning they educate both males and females together.
- Home to Mount Chimborazo, whose summit is the farthest point from Earth’s center – ECUADOR: Chimborazo is in Ecuador, and due to the Earth’s equatorial bulge, its summit is the farthest point from the center of the Earth.
- Keep in the back of one’s mind, perhaps – RECOLLECT: To remember or bring back to mind something from the past.
- At least consider – ENTERTAIN: To give consideration or thought to an idea or proposal.
- Holds up – SUPPORTS: To bear the weight of something or to uphold as valid, true, or correct.
- Pickle – PREDICAMENT: A difficult, troubling, or awkward situation.
- Concentration in chemistry – MOLARITY: Molarity is a measure of the concentration of a solute in a solution, represented by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
- Tennis star with a famed 1995 comeback – SELES: Monica Seles, a professional tennis player known for her remarkable return to the sport in 1995 after being attacked during a match in 1993.
- Free ___ – REIN: The phrase “free rein” means to give someone or something complete freedom or unrestricted liberty in action and decision.
- Big blow – GALE: A strong wind or storm, often referred to in meteorological terms as a gale force wind.
- Refrain syllable – TRA: “Tra” is often used as a syllable in the refrain of songs, serving as a nonsensical or filler sound in music.
- Sylvester to Tweety – PREDATOR: In the Looney Tunes cartoons, Sylvester the Cat is often portrayed as trying to catch Tweety Bird, making him the predator in their dynamic.