Listed below you will find a detailed guide for NYT Crossword May 21 2024 Answers including a short description for each of the clues today’s puzzle had.
- Hit a serve past – ACED
- To ace in tennis means to serve the ball past an opponent without them being able to return it.
- Ballet dancer’s bend – PLIE
- A plié is a fundamental ballet move where the dancer bends their knees while keeping their feet flat on the floor.
- Lightens (up) – EASES
- To ease means to become less intense or to relax.
- Word after golden or slide – RULE
- Golden rule or slide rule, both common phrases.
- Often-discarded part of a fruit – RIND
- The rind is the outer skin of a fruit, often discarded when eating.
- Canonized person – SAINT
- A saint is a person who has been recognized as holy or virtuous and canonized by the church.
- Cheat sheets – CRIBNOTES
- Crib notes are small pieces of paper with key information, often used for cheating on exams.
- Post-panel sesh – QANDA
- Q&A stands for question and answer session, typically held after a panel discussion.
- Male cat – TOM
- A tomcat is a term used for a male cat.
- Big name in public opinion research – PEW
- The Pew Research Center is a well-known organization that conducts public opinion polling.
- It might be poked – FUN
- To poke fun means to make jokes or tease someone.
- Cry of disgust that sounds like 24-Down – UGH
- Ugh is an exclamation of disgust.
- Fruit also known as calabash – BOTTLEGOURD
- The bottle gourd is a fruit also known as calabash, often used as a container or utensil after drying.
- Yeah I suppose – GUESSSO
- “Guess so” is an informal way of agreeing or conceding.
- Soup kitchen utensils – LADLES
- Ladles are large spoons used to serve soup or other liquids.
- Stare open-mouthed – GAPE
- To gape means to stare with your mouth open, often in surprise or wonder.
- Target as a wide receiver – PASSTO
- To pass to a wide receiver in football means to throw the ball to them.
- Outbuilding for many a historic home – CARRIAGEHOUSE
- A carriage house is a building used to store horse-drawn carriages, often found on historic properties.
- Millennial’s successor informally – GENZER
- Gen Z, or Generation Z, is the cohort following Millennials.
- Tennis do-overs – LETS
- In tennis, a let is a serve that hits the net but still lands in the service box, allowing a do-over.
- That’s pretty nifty! – OHNEAT
- “Oh neat” is an expression of approval or amazement.
- Fashion house whose logo features Medusa – VERSACE
- Versace is a luxury fashion brand known for its logo featuring Medusa.
- Counterpart to a landline – MOBILEPHONE
- A mobile phone is a wireless, portable device used for communication, the counterpart to a traditional landline phone.
- Appreciative text – THX
- “Thx” is a shorthand for “thanks,” often used in text messages.
- Schedule abbr. – ETA
- ETA stands for estimated time of arrival.
- Middle name for Alec Baldwin and Carly Jepsen – RAE
- Both Alec Baldwin and Carly Rae Jepsen have the middle name Rae.
- Go the other way – ZAG
- To zag means to make a sharp turn in the opposite direction, often used in conjunction with zig.
- Indian royals – RAJAS
- Rajas were Indian monarchs or princes.
- Make safer in a way … or what the starts of 17- 27- 38- and 52-Across might be? – BABYPROOF
- To babyproof means to make an environment safe for babies by removing potential hazards.
- Pageant topper – TIARA
- A tiara is a jeweled headpiece often worn by pageant winners.
- Often-discarded part of a fruit – STEM
- The stem is the part of a fruit often discarded when eating.
- Inactive – IDLE
- Idle means not active or in use.
- One-___ bandit – ARMED
- A one-armed bandit is a colloquial term for a slot machine.
- Biblical pronoun – THEE
- Thee is a pronoun used in older English, often found in the Bible.
- Nonnegotiable thing – NEED
- A need is something essential or nonnegotiable.
- Airplane’s path on a flight map often – ARC
- An arc is a curved path, often seen on flight maps showing the route of an airplane.
- Junkyard dog – CUR
- Cur is a term for an aggressive or unkempt dog, often found in junkyards.
- Roth of Inglourious Basterds – ELI
- Eli Roth is an actor and director who appeared in the film “Inglourious Basterds.”
- Red scare? – OMERTA
- Omerta is a code of silence in the Mafia, here humorously linked to a “red scare.”
- Sneak previews – TEASERS
- Teasers are short previews or advertisements meant to attract interest.
- Happening in modern parlance – EVENT
- An event is something that is happening or taking place, often used in modern contexts to describe social or public gatherings.
- Bumbling – INEPT
- Inept means clumsy or lacking skill.
- Old car make named for Henry Ford’s son – EDSEL
- Edsel was an automobile brand named after Henry Ford’s son.
- Abbr. on a lawyer’s business card – ESQ
- Esq. stands for Esquire, a title used by lawyers.
- Highly rated as a bond – AAA
- AAA is the highest credit rating given to bonds by rating agencies.
- Iniquitous – SINFUL
- Sinful means morally wrong or wicked.
- Stick it out – ENDURE
- To endure means to persist or withstand hardship.
- Array at a farmer’s market – STALLS
- Stalls are booths or stands where vendors sell goods at a farmer’s market.
- Noggins – HEADS
- Noggins is a colloquial term for heads.
- Language in which w can be a vowel – WELSH
- In Welsh, the letter “w” can function as a vowel.
- Australian boot brand – UGG
- UGG is a popular brand known for its sheepskin boots.
- Green dip familiarly – GUAC
- Guac is short for guacamole, a green avocado-based dip.
- Purifying filter acronym – HEPA
- HEPA stands for High-Efficiency Particulate Air, a type of air filter.
- November birthstone – TOPAZ
- Topaz is the birthstone for the month of November.
- One purring in Peru – PUMA
- A puma is a large wild cat that can be found in Peru.
- Nonalcoholic beer brand – ODOULS
- O’Doul’s is a brand of nonalcoholic beer.
- Composer Rachmaninoff – SERGEI
- Sergei Rachmaninoff was a renowned Russian composer and pianist.
- Ripen – AGE
- To age means to become ripe or mature.
- Kind of motor used in robotics – SERVO
- A servo motor is a type of motor commonly used in robotics for precise control.
- Down-to-earth – REAL
- Being real means being genuine or practical.
- Lead-in to mingle or mezzo – INTER
- Inter- is a prefix used in words like intermingle or intermezzo.
- Ticket assignment – SEAT
- A seat is an assigned place for sitting, often indicated on a ticket.
- Cut quite a figure? – ETCH
- To etch means to cut or carve a design into a surface.
- Something a prenatal ultrasound can determine – SEX
- A prenatal ultrasound can determine the sex of a baby.
- Mafia code of silence – OMERTA
- Omerta is the Mafia’s code of silence.
- Windbag’s output – HOT AIR
- Hot air refers to empty, boastful talk.
- Classic video game with the catchphrase He’s on fire! – NBAJAM
- NBA Jam is a classic basketball video game known for the catchphrase “He’s on fire!”
- Biological catalyst – ENZYME
- An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in biological processes.
- Collect what’s been sown – REAP
- To reap means to harvest or gather what has been planted.
- Blue Ribbon brewer – PABST
- Pabst is the brewery known for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
- Toffee bar brand since 1928 – HEATH
- Heath is a brand of toffee bars that has been around since 1928.
- Beam – RAY
- A ray is a beam of light.
- What ___ the odds? – ARE
- “What are the odds?” is a common phrase used to express surprise about the likelihood of something happening.
- Down in the dumps – SAD
- To be sad means to feel down or depressed.
- Wax producer – BEE
- Bees produce wax used to build their honeycombs.
- Shelley’s To a Skylark for one – ODE
- “To a Skylark” is a famous ode written by Percy Bysshe Shelley.
- World Cup chant – OLE
- “Ole” is a chant commonly heard at soccer matches, especially during the World Cup.
- Put quarters in as a meter – FED
- To feed a meter means to insert coins to pay for parking or other services.
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