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NYT Crossword Answers for October 5, 1997

Sunday, October 5, 1997 · 148 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, October 5, 1997: 148 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Freight

    5 letters Hints for Freight Clue page for Freight

  2. 6

    ← Player with this retired number

    6 letters Hints for ← Player with this retired number Clue page for ← Player with this retired number

  3. 12

    Overly smooth

    3 letters Hints for Overly smooth Clue page for Overly smooth

  4. 15

    "...this sceptred ___": "Richard II"

    4 letters Hints for "...this sceptred ___": "Richard II" Clue page for "...this sceptred ___": "Richard II"

  5. 19

    Site of Joan of Arc's demise

    5 letters Hints for Site of Joan of Arc's demise Clue page for Site of Joan of Arc's demise

  6. 20

    Dutch royal house

    6 letters Hints for Dutch royal house Clue page for Dutch royal house

  7. 21

    Goof

    3 letters Hints for Goof Clue page for Goof

  8. 22

    Switchblade

    4 letters Hints for Switchblade Clue page for Switchblade

  9. 23

    Words before clear or way

    5 letters Hints for Words before clear or way Clue page for Words before clear or way

  10. 24

    ← Player with this retired number, informally

    6 letters Hints for ← Player with this retired number, informally Clue page for ← Player with this retired number, informally

  11. 25

    Famed railsplitter

    3 letters Hints for Famed railsplitter Clue page for Famed railsplitter

  12. 26

    TV

    4 letters Hints for TV Clue page for TV

  13. 27

    Mideast capital

    6 letters Hints for Mideast capital Clue page for Mideast capital

  14. 29

    Center of Anytown, U.S.A.

    6 letters Hints for Center of Anytown, U.S.A. Clue page for Center of Anytown, U.S.A.

  15. 31

    Golfer Juli

    7 letters Hints for Golfer Juli Clue page for Golfer Juli

  16. 33

    Tennis's Nastase

    4 letters Hints for Tennis's Nastase Clue page for Tennis's Nastase

  17. 35

    Film director ___ Lee

    3 letters Hints for Film director ___ Lee Clue page for Film director ___ Lee

  18. 36

    Exceed

    5 letters Hints for Exceed Clue page for Exceed

  19. 38

    Hearty cheer

    3 letters Hints for Hearty cheer Clue page for Hearty cheer

  20. 39

    Without a date

    4 letters Hints for Without a date Clue page for Without a date

  21. 42

    "___ at 'em!"

    5 letters Hints for "___ at 'em!" Clue page for "___ at 'em!"

  22. 44

    Johnson of "Laugh-In"

    4 letters Hints for Johnson of "Laugh-In" Clue page for Johnson of "Laugh-In"

  23. 45

    Throat projection

    5 letters Hints for Throat projection Clue page for Throat projection

  24. 47

    Where the Paraná River is: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Where the Paraná River is: Abbr. Clue page for Where the Paraná River is: Abbr.

  25. 48

    First name in horror

    4 letters Hints for First name in horror Clue page for First name in horror

  26. 49

    Prank

    5 letters Hints for Prank Clue page for Prank

  27. 50

    Honored

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  28. 51

    Shadow companion

    5 letters Hints for Shadow companion Clue page for Shadow companion

  29. 53

    Dumps

    8 letters Hints for Dumps Clue page for Dumps

  30. 56

    "East of Eden" co-star

    6 letters Hints for "East of Eden" co-star Clue page for "East of Eden" co-star

  31. 57

    Garlic segment

    5 letters Hints for Garlic segment Clue page for Garlic segment

  32. 58

    State tree of Missouri

    7 letters Hints for State tree of Missouri Clue page for State tree of Missouri

  33. 59

    Transcript

    4 letters Hints for Transcript Clue page for Transcript

  34. 60

    ← Season record for which 3-Down had this number

    6 letters Hints for ← Season record for which 3-Down had this number Clue page for ← Season record for which 3-Down had this number

  35. 62

    Caviar

    3 letters Hints for Caviar Clue page for Caviar

  36. 63

    Gypsy, traditionally

    5 letters Hints for Gypsy, traditionally Clue page for Gypsy, traditionally

  37. 65

    ___-European

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  38. 69

    Upper, in Saxony

    4 letters Hints for Upper, in Saxony Clue page for Upper, in Saxony

  39. 70

    Open tract

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  40. 72

    Champ of 10/30/74

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  41. 73

    New Mexico resort

    4 letters Hints for New Mexico resort Clue page for New Mexico resort

  42. 74

    Colleague of Farrar and Maleska

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  43. 75

    Travel aid

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  44. 78

    Hex, of a sort

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  45. 80

    Convention activity

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  46. 82

    Pathetic

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  47. 84

    Waxy bloomer

    7 letters Hints for Waxy bloomer Clue page for Waxy bloomer

  48. 87

    Cousin of a loon

    5 letters Hints for Cousin of a loon Clue page for Cousin of a loon

  49. 88

    Clippers

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  50. 91

    Roosevelt quartet

    8 letters Hints for Roosevelt quartet Clue page for Roosevelt quartet

  51. 92

    Parrot's word

    5 letters Hints for Parrot's word Clue page for Parrot's word

  52. 93

    It's missing in manana

    5 letters Hints for It's missing in manana Clue page for It's missing in manana

  53. 94

    Duck

    5 letters Hints for Duck Clue page for Duck

  54. 95

    Meat stamp

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  55. 97

    Romanian coin

    3 letters Hints for Romanian coin Clue page for Romanian coin

  56. 98

    Copier button

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  57. 99

    Slow-moving

    4 letters Hints for Slow-moving Clue page for Slow-moving

  58. 100

    Race official

    5 letters Hints for Race official Clue page for Race official

  59. 102

    Boxer Willard

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  60. 103

    Uris hero

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  61. 104

    Brand name at picnics

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  62. 106

    Know-how

    3 letters Hints for Know-how Clue page for Know-how

  63. 107

    London gallery

    4 letters Hints for London gallery Clue page for London gallery

  64. 109

    ← Team that won this many games in 1961

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  65. 111

    ← Member of the only team to win this many games in a season

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  66. 114

    Classic action figures

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  67. 118

    Boast

    4 letters Hints for Boast Clue page for Boast

  68. 119

    Free (of)

    3 letters Hints for Free (of) Clue page for Free (of)

  69. 121

    Wield

    6 letters Hints for Wield Clue page for Wield

  70. 123

    Supercharger

    5 letters Hints for Supercharger Clue page for Supercharger

  71. 124

    Height: Prefix

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  72. 125

    Debenture, basically

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  73. 126

    More cunning

    6 letters Hints for More cunning Clue page for More cunning

  74. 127

    Open

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  75. 128

    Bygone era

    4 letters Hints for Bygone era Clue page for Bygone era

  76. 129

    Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.

    3 letters Hints for Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. Clue page for Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir.

  77. 130

    ← Season record for which Rickey Henderson had this number

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  78. 131

    Actress Young and others

    5 letters Hints for Actress Young and others Clue page for Actress Young and others

Down clues

  1. 1

    Lit ___ (college course)

    4 letters Hints for Lit ___ (college course) Clue page for Lit ___ (college course)

  2. 2

    Top-flight

    4 letters Hints for Top-flight Clue page for Top-flight

  3. 3

    ← Player with this retired number

    4 letters Hints for ← Player with this retired number Clue page for ← Player with this retired number

  4. 4

    ← Player with this retired number

    6 letters Hints for ← Player with this retired number Clue page for ← Player with this retired number

  5. 5

    "Peyton Place" actor

    5 letters Hints for "Peyton Place" actor Clue page for "Peyton Place" actor

  6. 6

    Decimate, with "down"

    3 letters Hints for Decimate, with "down" Clue page for Decimate, with "down"

  7. 7

    ___ and Thummin (Judaic objects)

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  8. 8

    Obeisance

    6 letters Hints for Obeisance Clue page for Obeisance

  9. 9

    Kind of skate

    6 letters Hints for Kind of skate Clue page for Kind of skate

  10. 10

    Curing, in a way

    5 letters Hints for Curing, in a way Clue page for Curing, in a way

  11. 11

    Noted Virginia family

    4 letters Hints for Noted Virginia family Clue page for Noted Virginia family

  12. 12

    Shade of green

    3 letters Hints for Shade of green Clue page for Shade of green

  13. 13

    Umpire

    7 letters Hints for Umpire Clue page for Umpire

  14. 14

    Movement

    5 letters Hints for Movement Clue page for Movement

  15. 15

    Practitioners' suffix

    4 letters Hints for Practitioners' suffix Clue page for Practitioners' suffix

  16. 16

    ← Season record for which Grover Cleveland Alexander had this number

    8 letters Hints for ← Season record for which Grover Cleveland Alexander had this number Clue page for ← Season record for which Grover Cleveland Alexander had this number

  17. 17

    One smeared in England

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  18. 18

    Big name in batteries

    8 letters Hints for Big name in batteries Clue page for Big name in batteries

  19. 28

    Blue ___

    4 letters Hints for Blue ___ Clue page for Blue ___

  20. 30

    Sink

    7 letters Hints for Sink Clue page for Sink

  21. 32

    ← Player with this retired number

    6 letters Hints for ← Player with this retired number Clue page for ← Player with this retired number

  22. 34

    Sought lampreys

    5 letters Hints for Sought lampreys Clue page for Sought lampreys

  23. 37

    Western Athletic Conference team

    4 letters Hints for Western Athletic Conference team Clue page for Western Athletic Conference team

  24. 39

    Skating jump

    7 letters Hints for Skating jump Clue page for Skating jump

  25. 40

    Object with three round projections

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  26. 41

    Nickname

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  27. 43

    Like certain elections

    7 letters Hints for Like certain elections Clue page for Like certain elections

  28. 44

    ← Player with this retired number

    5 letters Hints for ← Player with this retired number Clue page for ← Player with this retired number

  29. 46

    Clothing

    9 letters Hints for Clothing Clue page for Clothing

  30. 48

    Rabbit or Fox preceder

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  31. 49

    Murmur

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  32. 52

    Swampy tract

    9 letters Hints for Swampy tract Clue page for Swampy tract

  33. 54

    Hubris source

    3 letters Hints for Hubris source Clue page for Hubris source

  34. 55

    Nor. neighbor

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  35. 56

    First TV series to show a baby being born, 1955

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  36. 59

    60's chess champ

    3 letters Hints for 60's chess champ Clue page for 60's chess champ

  37. 61

    Impugns

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  38. 64

    Harshest sentence

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  39. 66

    Enclosed part of a blimp

    7 letters Hints for Enclosed part of a blimp Clue page for Enclosed part of a blimp

  40. 67

    ← Season record for which Earl Webb had this number

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  41. 68

    Bony

    7 letters Hints for Bony Clue page for Bony

  42. 71

    Printemps follower

    3 letters Hints for Printemps follower Clue page for Printemps follower

  43. 76

    Region of 101-Down

    7 letters Hints for Region of 101-Down Clue page for Region of 101-Down

  44. 77

    Rundown

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  45. 78

    Vegetable container

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  46. 79

    Plastic ___ Band

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  47. 81

    Turkish title

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  48. 83

    "___ Good Times Really Over" (1982 country hit)

    6 letters Hints for "___ Good Times Really Over" (1982 country hit) Clue page for "___ Good Times Really Over" (1982 country hit)

  49. 85

    Golly

    3 letters Hints for Golly Clue page for Golly

  50. 86

    Good will, e.g.

    5 letters Hints for Good will, e.g. Clue page for Good will, e.g.

  51. 88

    Meower

    8 letters Hints for Meower Clue page for Meower

  52. 89

    V.I.P.

    8 letters Hints for V.I.P. Clue page for V.I.P.

  53. 90

    "Hamlet" locale

    8 letters Hints for "Hamlet" locale Clue page for "Hamlet" locale

  54. 91

    Custard

    4 letters Hints for Custard Clue page for Custard

  55. 94

    What an apostrophe may signal

    7 letters Hints for What an apostrophe may signal Clue page for What an apostrophe may signal

  56. 96

    Bummer

    4 letters Hints for Bummer Clue page for Bummer

  57. 100

    Superlarge drink

    6 letters Hints for Superlarge drink Clue page for Superlarge drink

  58. 101

    Where Firenze is

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  59. 102

    Insipid

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  60. 105

    Spooky

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  61. 106

    Let in

    5 letters Hints for Let in Clue page for Let in

  62. 108

    Emperor after Vespasian

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  63. 110

    Tae ___ do

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  64. 112

    The latest

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  65. 113

    Carol

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  66. 115

    Killer whale

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  67. 116

    "My People" author

    4 letters Hints for "My People" author Clue page for "My People" author

  68. 117

    Absorbs, with "up"

    4 letters Hints for Absorbs, with "up" Clue page for Absorbs, with "up"

  69. 120

    Scheduled

    3 letters Hints for Scheduled Clue page for Scheduled

  70. 122

    Many mos.

    3 letters Hints for Many mos. Clue page for Many mos.

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