Like a quarter moon tide NYT Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from July 10, 2024

Like a quarter moon tide NYT Crossword Clue Answer

Let’s find the answers to Like a quarter moon tide NYT for the July 10, 2024 edition of NYT crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 4 letters. Start with N and end with P, and the possible solutions are NOOP, NEEP, NEAP.

Here is the right answer to the crossword clue Like a quarter moon tide NYT featured in the NYT puzzle. The correct answer to this clue is NEAP.

A quarter moon occurs when the moon is at a right angle to the line between the Earth and the Sun. During this phase, the tidal range is minimal because the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun partially cancel each other out. This type of tide, characterized by lower high tides and higher low tides, is known as a neap tide. Neap tides occur twice a month, at the first and third quarters of the moon. The answer is "NEAP."

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