Here's all New York Times Crossword answers for 13 August 2024, Tuesday (08-13-24). Find all answers and solutions here.
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Clues and answers
Clues followed by answers and an explanation underneath.
#bestfriends4___ : EVA
1970 novel exploring racism’s effect on a young girl’s self-esteem : THE BLUEST EYE
1973 novel set in “the Bottom,” a neighborhood slated to be demolished for a golf course : SULA
1977 novel whose title references a lyrical Old Testament book : SONG OF SOLOMON
1981 novel about the interplay of privilege and poverty in a Caribbean romance : TAR BABY
1987 Pulitzer-winning novel about the haunting of a formerly enslaved family’s home : BELOVED
1992 novel set in 1920s Harlem : JAZZ
Australia’s tallest bird : EMU
Author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on the basis of her first six novels, all featured in this puzzle : TONI MORRISON
Backdrop for a shooting star : SKY
Black, poetically : EBON
Burkina ___ : FASO
Cache for cash : TILL
Clean up, as software : DEBUG
Coat of paint : LAYER
Collaborations like those on “Ella and Louis” : DUETS
Concur with by repeating : ECHO
Confer : LEND
Construction area : SITE
Covered veranda often equipped with a ceiling fan : LANAI
Deep-dish pizza chain, informally : UNO’S
Earth-moving machines, informally : DOZERS
Effortlessness : EASE
Ergo : THUS
Exude, as confidence : OOZE
Folk wisdom : LORE
The word "LORE" refers to traditional knowledge or wisdom passed down through generations. It is often associated with folk tales, legends, and cultural beliefs. Therefore, "LORE" is the appropriate answer for the clue "Folk wisdom."
For each : PER Down 1 Request in the weight room
The answer "PER" is the right solution for the clue "For each" because "per" is a preposition that means "for each" or "according to." It is commonly used to express a rate or ratio.
Furry swimmer : OTTER
Green gemstone : JADE
Heaps of windblown snow : DRIFTS
Heat in the microwave : ZAP
The answer "ZAP" is the right solution because it is a common term used to describe the quick heating process in a microwave.
Home for a queen : HIVE
iPod model : NANO
It might welcome you home : MAT
Just : ONLY
The word "just" can be synonymous with "only," meaning it refers to something or someone that is exclusively or solely the case. Therefore, "ONLY" is the right answer for the clue.
Kauai goodbyes : ALOHAS
Like Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” key-wise : IN G
Looping animation file : GIF
Make excited : AROUSE
Mind-altering drug : LSD
Modernizing prefix : NEO-
Mooches, as a cigarette : BUMS
Muscle misery : ACHE
No later than : UNTIL
One might begin “Hope this finds you well” : EMAIL
One who dies for a cause : MARTYR
Pained cries : OYS
Pathetic : SAD
The word "pathetic" can be synonymous with "sad," meaning causing or evoking pity, sorrow, or sympathy. Therefore, "SAD" is an appropriate answer to the clue.
Photo retoucher’s focus, perhaps : ZIT
Pick up again, as a book : RETURN TO
Pursue : SEEK
Road curve : ESS
Scale units : Abbr.
The answer "Abbr." is short for "abbreviation," and in this crossword clue, it indicates that the answer to "Scale units" should be abbreviated. It suggests that the answer is a shortened form of the actual units used in measuring scales.
Sensitive to the touch : TENDER
Shooting stars, some believe : OMENS
Something that can be racked up : DEBT
Sound hoarse : RASP
Sound of a fall : THUD
Sticky note : POST-IT
Take in or take on : ADOPT
Telling tall tales : LYING
Top billing : LEAD ROLE
Traitor : RAT
The phrase "Traitor!" is often associated with calling someone a rat, and adding "dirty" emphasizes the betrayal. So, "DIRTY RAT!" is a fitting response.
Unfortunate incident : MISHAP
Very long time : EON
The answer to "Very long time" is "EON" because an eon is an extremely long and indefinite period of time, making it a fitting solution for the clue.
Walk heavily : PLOD
"TROMP" means to walk heavily or noisily, making it the right solution for the clue "Walk heavily."
World capital on the same latitude as Tallinn and Stockholm : OSLO
Your and my : OUR
The answer "OUR" is the right solution because it represents the possessive form of "you" and "me" combined, indicating something that belongs to both parties.
YouTube journals, essentially : VLOGS
___ gin fizz : SLOE
“Burning” feeling : DESIRE
“Chicken of the sea” : TUNA
“Pipe down!” : SHUSH!
The answer to "Pipe down?" is "SEWER" because a sewer is an underground pipe system that carries away waste and water, and "pipe down" is a phrase that means to be quiet or stop making noise. So, "SEWER" is a clever play on words that fits the clue.