Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword May 15 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Befitting the circumstances – APT: Suitable or appropriate for the situation.
- Belling the Cat storyteller – AESOP: Ancient Greek fabulist known for his fables.
- Bing Crosby’s record label – DECCA: Record company known for signing famous artists like Bing Crosby.
- Bovine expression – MOO: Sound made by a cow.
- Borat follow-up from Sacha Baron Cohen – BRUNO: Comedy film by Sacha Baron Cohen.
- Belief system – ETHOS: The characteristic spirit, moral values, or guiding beliefs of a culture or community.
- Buzzer you wouldn’t want to hit? – BUMBLEBEE: A buzzing insect known for its sting.
- Budweiser beer is aged using this wood – BEECH: Type of wood used in the aging process of Budweiser beer.
- Break up as a knot – UNTIE: To undo or loosen a knot.
- Barrier for an aspiring D.A. – LSAT: Law School Admission Test required for law school entry.
- Biathlete’s need – SKI: Equipment required for the skiing portion of the biathlon.
- Byron by ancestry – SCOT: Referring to Lord Byron, who had Scottish ancestry.
- Breast milk container – BABY BOTTLE: Bottle used to feed infants breast milk or formula.
- Bottom of a dress – HEM: The edge or border of a piece of clothing, usually sewn to prevent fraying.
- Beatles hit And I Love ___ – HER: Song by the Beatles.
- Beldames – CRONES: Old women, often depicted as witches or hags.
- Big name in D.C. – KAMALA: Referring to Kamala Harris, the Vice President of the United States.
- Burst as of wind – GUST: A sudden, strong rush of wind.
- Brewer’s implement – BASEBALL BAT: Used humorously here, actually a tool used in brewing beer could be a “bat” for stirring.
- Bad-tempered sort – CRAB: A person who is irritable or ill-tempered.
- Blasphemes – SWEARS: Uses offensive language, especially against a deity.
- Bacterium requiring oxygen – AEROBE: A microorganism that needs oxygen to live.
- Born in the ___ (Bruce Springsteen hit) – USA: Famous song by Bruce Springsteen.
- Block in a way – BAR: To obstruct or prevent access.
- Blissful soak – BUBBLE BATH: A relaxing bath filled with bubbles.
- Blind to a duck – RUSE: A trick or deception.
- Benedict follower? – INE: Suffix indicating a follower or associate, as in “Benedictine.”
- By the 1980s this sea had become two lakes – ARAL: The Aral Sea, which shrank and divided due to water diversion.
- Behold the kingdom of God is in the ___ of you: Luke – MIDST: Passage from the Bible.
- Battery type – NICAD: Nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery.
- Best wishes for your once-a-year celebration! (and a wish for solvers of this puzzle) – HAPPY BDAY: Common birthday greeting.
- Bach exercise – ETUDE: A musical composition designed to improve the technique of the player.
- Buy a drink for say – TREAT: To pay for someone else’s drink.
- Body part with a ball and socket – HIP: A joint in the body where the femur meets the pelvis.
- Brims (with) – TEEMS: To be full of or swarming with.
- Break into pieces – SMASH: To shatter or destroy.
- Barley brew – ALE: A type of beer made from barley.
- Blindside say – AMBUSH: To attack by surprise.
- Big cats and opportunists both do this – POUNCE: To jump or spring suddenly.
- Basic drum – TOMTOM: A type of drum often used in music.
- Blessed with skills – ABLE: Having the ability to do something well.
- Before in verse – ERE: An archaic or poetic word meaning “before.”
- Benchwarmer – SUB: A substitute player who rarely gets to play.
- Box of spaghetti’s weight: Abbr. – LB: Pound, a unit of weight.
- Burns books? – TOMES: Books, especially large or scholarly ones.
- Bondservant often – SERF: A worker bound to a lord’s land under feudalism.
- Bordeaux summer – ETE: French word for “summer.”
- Brownish-red shade – RUST: A reddish-brown color resembling oxidized iron.
- Bivalve mollusks – CLAMS: A type of shellfish with two hinged shells.
- Beyond the pale? – ERE: An archaic term meaning “before.”
- Bridle attachment – REIN: A strap used to control a horse.
- Bachelor in Paradise network – ABC: The television network that airs “Bachelor in Paradise.”
- Bieber’s That Should ___ – BE: A song by Justin Bieber.
- Bedouins e.g. – ARABS: Nomadic Arab people of the desert.
- Ben-Hur getups – TOGAS: Traditional Roman garments.
- Bears as a child – HAS: To have or give birth to.
- Beef on a skewer e.g. – KABOB: Grilled meat dish served on a skewer.
- Buckle up! It’s the ___ – LAW: A phrase reminding you to follow seatbelt laws.
- Bering Sea islander – ALEUT: Indigenous people native to the Aleutian Islands.
- Backyard get-together – BBQ: Abbreviation for barbecue, a social event featuring grilled food.
- Bind with rope – TIE: To fasten or secure with a rope.
- Bali product – BATIK: A technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to cloth.
- Biden’s advisers – CABINET: Group of senior officials appointed by the president.
- Bring back together – REUNITE: To come together again after a period of separation.
- Business ends of swords – POINTS: The sharp ends of swords.
- Bard’s always – E’ER: Poetic contraction of “ever.”
- Bo tree meditator – BUDDHA: Spiritual leader and founder of Buddhism who meditated under the Bodhi tree.
- Beset – ASSAIL: To attack or trouble persistently.
- Bang out again as a text – RETYPE: To type a document again.
- Bangkok coins – BAHT: The currency of Thailand.
- Burglar deterrent – ALARM: A security device that alerts to an intrusion.
- Bone in a cage – RIB: Bones that form the ribcage.
- Belief that bulls hate the color red e.g. – MYTH: A widely held but false belief.
- Byrd’s rank: Abbr. – ADM: Admiral, a high-ranking naval officer.
- Black-eyed ___ – PEA: A type of legume often used in cooking.
- Ballet step – ARABESQUE: A ballet position in which one leg is extended behind the body.
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