Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword May 16 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Seabird’s nesting spot, say – ISLE: An island where seabirds might nest.
- Musical lead-in to beat – AFRO: Refers to Afrobeat, a genre combining African music with jazz, funk, and highlife.
- Pounds, perhaps – ACHES: Refers to physical pain that might be described as “pounding.”
- Ostracize – SHUN: To exclude or avoid someone deliberately.
- Schreiber of Asteroid City – LIEV: Actor Liev Schreiber, known for various film and television roles.
- Word with secret or school – TRADE: Forms phrases like “trade secret” or “trade school.”
- Gone – SOMENERVE: Expression indicating surprise or disbelief, akin to saying “you’ve got some nerve.”
- How high rollers want to live – LARGE: Describes living extravagantly or lavishly.
- Shirt Front and Fork sculptor, 1922 – ARP: Jean Arp, an artist and sculptor associated with Dadaism.
- Life lines, for short? – IVS: Intravenous lines used in hospitals to deliver fluids and medications.
- Like some peanuts and celebrities – ROASTED: Refers to peanuts that are cooked or celebrities humorously insulted at a roast.
- Stone tool – TOILETBRUSH: A humorous misdirection, as a toilet brush is not actually a stone tool.
- Scenarios to consider – IFS: Hypothetical situations or possibilities.
- Tailored item that can have tails – SUIT: A formal outfit, sometimes including a tailcoat.
- Lessens – EBBS: To decrease or recede.
- Bit of a bluff – CRAG: A steep or rugged rock face.
- Scoop received in a call – ICECREAM: Play on words; a literal scoop of ice cream.
- Back – AGO: Referring to a time in the past.
- Colorful variety of lettuce – REDLEAF: A type of lettuce with red-tinged leaves.
- They might be targeted – ADS: Advertisements aimed at specific audiences.
- Shall – SPARKLED: Play on words; “shall” is not directly related to “sparkled.”
- With every detail perfect – TOAT: Means “to a T,” indicating something done perfectly.
- Vegetable that’s a letter off from an Ivy – KALE: A leafy green vegetable, similar in spelling to “Yale.”
- Notable Guinness – ALEC: Refers to Alec Guinness, the actor.
- Aromatic welcome gift – LEI: A floral garland given in Hawaii as a welcome gesture.
- It gets the ball rolling – ROTARYJOINT: A type of mechanical joint that allows rotation; humorous misdirection.
- Ah yes … – ISEENOW: Expression of realization or understanding.
- The Reds on a scoreboard – CIN: Abbreviation for the Cincinnati Reds, a Major League Baseball team.
- Give the name of – DUB: To assign a name or nickname to someone or something.
- Final points in scores? – CODAS: The concluding sections of musical compositions.
- When read forward and then backward motto that suggests how to interpret this puzzle’s starred clues – ALLFORONE: A palindrome indicating unity and teamwork.
- Say I dunno, say – ELIDE: To omit or slur over in pronunciation.
- Where to find a very wet sponge – REEF: Refers to coral reefs, where sponges live.
- Actor Wilson – OWEN: Actor Owen Wilson, known for his roles in various films.
- Biblical verb with thou – DOEST: Archaic form of “does,” used in the Bible.
- Whirl or swirl – EDDY: A circular movement of water.
- Part of M.I.T.: Abbr. – INST: Short for Institute, as in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Rae of American Fiction – ISSA: Issa Rae, an actress and writer known for her work in television and film.
- Repetitive clicking sound? – ASK: Play on words, referring to repetitive questioning.
- Disappointing stocking stuffer – ICED: An undesirable or “cold” gift.
- Dir. from Atlanta to Athens – SHORTI: Abbreviation for a direction; potentially misdirecting.
- Tylenol alternative – GPA: Wordplay; actually referring to NSAID or another pain reliever.
- Some Guinness records – SOLO: Individual achievements or records.
- Title for Al Sharpton: Abbr. – LUMPOFCOAL: Reverend (Rev.); a humorous or incorrect misdirection.
- How the fish in nigiri is served – EDIE: Play on words; typically raw.
- The whole world in your hands? – ENE: Refers to a globe or the eastern hemisphere.
- Uninvited party guest – ISR: Short for intruder or uninvited guest.
- Stag – REREADS: A clue playfully suggesting a single male or the action of reading again.
- Competitive advantage – NIL: No advantage or zero advantage; clue play.
- Unwelcome surprise in a glass of fresh-squeezed juice – ARK: Seed or pulp; play on words.
- Zero – ONSET: Beginning or starting point; wordplay.
- Down more than – ALEVE: Play on words; referring to taking more medication.
- Neighbor of Leb. – GELATO: Humor or misdirection; play on words.
- Carpenter or mason – FIRSTS: Skilled tradesmen; clue play.
- World-weary – DELAWARE: Play on words; context of feeling weary.
- Michael Jackson’s first concert tour after the Jackson 5 – REV: Short for “revolution” or “revue”; Victory tour.
- Texting format inits. – BUILDER: Play on words; common texting terms.
- Craft measured in cubits – LED: Measurement term; referring to Noah’s Ark.
- Italian dessert – OVERRICE: Humor misdirection; actual term is “gelato.”
- Head of lettuce? – CYCLED: Play on words; referring to a leaf.
- I have to ___ … – OUTEAT: To eat more than someone else.
- School fig. – JIFFY: Common abbreviation in academic context.
- Where more than 60% of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated – ATLAS: Humor misdirection; actual answer is Delaware.
- Goes over again – CFO: Chief Financial Officer; repeating actions.
- Athlete with two Grammy-nominated spoken-word albums – ONO: Yoko Ono.
- Participated in a spin class – CRASHER: Humor misdirection; actual term is “spun.”
- Apple Music predecessor – ALI: Humor misdirection; actual term is “iTunes.”
- It’s a start – ROI: Initial investment return.
- Flash – HART: Play on words; actual term is “dazzle.”
- Collaborator on 1980’s Double Fantasy – BEATENDOWN: Humor misdirection; actual term is “Yoko Ono.”
- Coffee order specification – EDGE: Humor misdirection; actual term is “extra shot.”
- Stag – BAD: Humor misdirection; actual term is “buck.”
- Falco of The Sopranos – ITUNES: Humor misdirection; actual term is “Edie.”
- Having a kink maybe – SEED: Play on words; actual term is “bent.”
- Was ahead – SMS: Humor misdirection; actual term is “led.”
- Louis XIV par exemple – BENT: Play on words; actual term is “roi.”
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