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NYT Crossword Answers for October 19, 1997

Sunday, October 19, 1997 · 138 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, October 19, 1997: 138 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

    Red-faced

    7 letters Hints for Red-faced Clue page for Red-faced

  2. 8

    Metal found in meteors

    6 letters Hints for Metal found in meteors Clue page for Metal found in meteors

  3. 14

    Defiled

    6 letters Hints for Defiled Clue page for Defiled

  4. 20

    1963 Hepburn-Grant film

    7 letters Hints for 1963 Hepburn-Grant film Clue page for 1963 Hepburn-Grant film

  5. 21

    Social instability due to a breakdown in values

    6 letters Hints for Social instability due to a breakdown in values Clue page for Social instability due to a breakdown in values

  6. 22

    Mandarin, e.g.

    6 letters Hints for Mandarin, e.g. Clue page for Mandarin, e.g.

  7. 23

    Like some Greek odes

    7 letters Hints for Like some Greek odes Clue page for Like some Greek odes

  8. 24

    Standup comedian who wrote "Letters From an Adult Child"

    13 letters Hints for Standup comedian who wrote "Letters From an Adult Child" Clue page for Standup comedian who wrote "Letters From an Adult Child"

  9. 26

    Byrnes and Hall

    4 letters Hints for Byrnes and Hall Clue page for Byrnes and Hall

  10. 27

    Exaction

    4 letters Hints for Exaction Clue page for Exaction

  11. 29

    Long, in a way

    8 letters Hints for Long, in a way Clue page for Long, in a way

  12. 30

    Badminton call

    3 letters Hints for Badminton call Clue page for Badminton call

  13. 32

    "ER" doc

    4 letters Hints for "ER" doc Clue page for "ER" doc

  14. 34

    John Hancock: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for John Hancock: Abbr. Clue page for John Hancock: Abbr.

  15. 35

    "___ Mio"

    5 letters Hints for "___ Mio" Clue page for "___ Mio"

  16. 39

    Before, once

    3 letters Hints for Before, once Clue page for Before, once

  17. 41

    Joins, as long-lost friends

    8 letters Hints for Joins, as long-lost friends Clue page for Joins, as long-lost friends

  18. 45

    Shoe with a puckered seam

    3 letters Hints for Shoe with a puckered seam Clue page for Shoe with a puckered seam

  19. 47

    Construction piece

    4 letters Hints for Construction piece Clue page for Construction piece

  20. 48

    Summarizes concisely

    17 letters Hints for Summarizes concisely Clue page for Summarizes concisely

  21. 52

    "___ y Plata" (Montana's motto)

    3 letters Hints for "___ y Plata" (Montana's motto) Clue page for "___ y Plata" (Montana's motto)

  22. 53

    Choose by divine election

    6 letters Hints for Choose by divine election Clue page for Choose by divine election

  23. 54

    Is suitable (for)

    4 letters Hints for Is suitable (for) Clue page for Is suitable (for)

  24. 55

    Plastics workers

    7 letters Hints for Plastics workers Clue page for Plastics workers

  25. 57

    Needle

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  26. 58

    Slow

    4 letters Hints for Slow Clue page for Slow

  27. 61

    Football positions: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Football positions: Abbr. Clue page for Football positions: Abbr.

  28. 63

    Stairmaster part

    5 letters Hints for Stairmaster part Clue page for Stairmaster part

  29. 64

    Give out

    4 letters Hints for Give out Clue page for Give out

  30. 65

    "Oh, ___!"

    4 letters Hints for "Oh, ___!" Clue page for "Oh, ___!"

  31. 66

    Fly-by-night

    9 letters Hints for Fly-by-night Clue page for Fly-by-night

  32. 68

    ___ vu

    4 letters Hints for ___ vu Clue page for ___ vu

  33. 69

    U.S. foreign aid, mostly

    11 letters Hints for U.S. foreign aid, mostly Clue page for U.S. foreign aid, mostly

  34. 71

    70's TV detective

    4 letters Hints for 70's TV detective Clue page for 70's TV detective

  35. 74

    Lump together

    9 letters Hints for Lump together Clue page for Lump together

  36. 76

    Heads up

    4 letters Hints for Heads up Clue page for Heads up

  37. 77

    Some retreats

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  38. 78

    Not miss ___

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  39. 79

    Superlative

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  40. 80

    Appreciates

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  41. 81

    Stares absent-mindedly

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  42. 82

    One of the Bobbsey twins of fiction

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  43. 84

    Object of decoration

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  44. 86

    Redline

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  45. 87

    Org. for advocates

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  46. 88

    "Sleeping Gypsy," "The Snake Charmer," etc.

    17 letters Hints for "Sleeping Gypsy," "The Snake Charmer," etc. Clue page for "Sleeping Gypsy," "The Snake Charmer," etc.

  47. 93

    "At Random" autobiographer

    4 letters Hints for "At Random" autobiographer Clue page for "At Random" autobiographer

  48. 95

    Port with a natural harbor

    3 letters Hints for Port with a natural harbor Clue page for Port with a natural harbor

  49. 96

    Crabwise

    8 letters Hints for Crabwise Clue page for Crabwise

  50. 97

    50's political inits.

    3 letters Hints for 50's political inits. Clue page for 50's political inits.

  51. 98

    Land

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  52. 100

    School of whales

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  53. 102

    Sci. course

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  54. 103

    Arles water

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  55. 105

    Mine railway

    8 letters Hints for Mine railway Clue page for Mine railway

  56. 109

    Quartet for first graders

    4 letters Hints for Quartet for first graders Clue page for Quartet for first graders

  57. 111

    "...or ___ me?"

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  58. 114

    Tree surgeon, maybe

    13 letters Hints for Tree surgeon, maybe Clue page for Tree surgeon, maybe

  59. 118

    Odds and ends

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  60. 120

    Hardened

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  61. 121

    Theater area

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  62. 122

    Unusual house shape

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  63. 123

    Ticks off

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  64. 124

    Clerk

    6 letters Hints for Clerk Clue page for Clerk

  65. 125

    Kind of sandwich

    7 letters Hints for Kind of sandwich Clue page for Kind of sandwich

Down clues

  1. 1

    Ne plus ultra

    4 letters Hints for Ne plus ultra Clue page for Ne plus ultra

  2. 2

    Like plowhorses

    4 letters Hints for Like plowhorses Clue page for Like plowhorses

  3. 3

    Try to get mystical messages

    17 letters Hints for Try to get mystical messages Clue page for Try to get mystical messages

  4. 4

    Was mentioned

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  5. 5

    Magazine since 1952

    3 letters Hints for Magazine since 1952 Clue page for Magazine since 1952

  6. 6

    Bowdlerize, with "out"

    4 letters Hints for Bowdlerize, with "out" Clue page for Bowdlerize, with "out"

  7. 7

    Politesse

    7 letters Hints for Politesse Clue page for Politesse

  8. 8

    Reports by phone

    7 letters Hints for Reports by phone Clue page for Reports by phone

  9. 9

    "Double Fantasy" artist

    3 letters Hints for "Double Fantasy" artist Clue page for "Double Fantasy" artist

  10. 10

    Spell

    4 letters Hints for Spell Clue page for Spell

  11. 11

    Flandre friend

    4 letters Hints for Flandre friend Clue page for Flandre friend

  12. 12

    Bank rights

    5 letters Hints for Bank rights Clue page for Bank rights

  13. 13

    Late afternoon, usually

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  14. 14

    Kind of list

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  15. 15

    "There ___ losers..."

    5 letters Hints for "There ___ losers..." Clue page for "There ___ losers..."

  16. 16

    Most collectible

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  17. 17

    Hospital V.I.P.'s

    3 letters Hints for Hospital V.I.P.'s Clue page for Hospital V.I.P.'s

  18. 18

    Something that can get in the way

    3 letters Hints for Something that can get in the way Clue page for Something that can get in the way

  19. 19

    Place for a VCR

    3 letters Hints for Place for a VCR Clue page for Place for a VCR

  20. 25

    Useless

    6 letters Hints for Useless Clue page for Useless

  21. 28

    She was Jennifer on "WKRP"

    4 letters Hints for She was Jennifer on "WKRP" Clue page for She was Jennifer on "WKRP"

  22. 31

    Fictional detective Philip

    5 letters Hints for Fictional detective Philip Clue page for Fictional detective Philip

  23. 33

    Room in the game Clue

    5 letters Hints for Room in the game Clue Clue page for Room in the game Clue

  24. 36

    Popular feature in poetry

    17 letters Hints for Popular feature in poetry Clue page for Popular feature in poetry

  25. 37

    Emulated a siren

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  26. 38

    College founded by a king

    4 letters Hints for College founded by a king Clue page for College founded by a king

  27. 39

    Pleased as punch

    6 letters Hints for Pleased as punch Clue page for Pleased as punch

  28. 40

    Switch tags

    6 letters Hints for Switch tags Clue page for Switch tags

  29. 42

    Incomparable ending

    3 letters Hints for Incomparable ending Clue page for Incomparable ending

  30. 43

    Montgomery's field: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Montgomery's field: Abbr. Clue page for Montgomery's field: Abbr.

  31. 44

    Code word for "S"

    6 letters Hints for Code word for "S" Clue page for Code word for "S"

  32. 46

    Seaplane inventor Glenn

    7 letters Hints for Seaplane inventor Glenn Clue page for Seaplane inventor Glenn

  33. 49

    Grape yields

    8 letters Hints for Grape yields Clue page for Grape yields

  34. 50

    Early influence on Baryshnikov

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  35. 51

    Car weight without fuel or load

    4 letters Hints for Car weight without fuel or load Clue page for Car weight without fuel or load

  36. 56

    Traveled unaccompanied

    8 letters Hints for Traveled unaccompanied Clue page for Traveled unaccompanied

  37. 58

    Asphalt

    4 letters Hints for Asphalt Clue page for Asphalt

  38. 59

    "Animal House" frat man

    5 letters Hints for "Animal House" frat man Clue page for "Animal House" frat man

  39. 60

    Urdu is spoken here

    7 letters Hints for Urdu is spoken here Clue page for Urdu is spoken here

  40. 62

    Muzzle

    5 letters Hints for Muzzle Clue page for Muzzle

  41. 65

    Old French headdress

    7 letters Hints for Old French headdress Clue page for Old French headdress

  42. 66

    Peg with a concave top

    3 letters Hints for Peg with a concave top Clue page for Peg with a concave top

  43. 67

    Stars

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  44. 70

    Directs

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  45. 72

    Three-time A.L. M.V.P.

    6 letters Hints for Three-time A.L. M.V.P. Clue page for Three-time A.L. M.V.P.

  46. 73

    Review, as damage

    6 letters Hints for Review, as damage Clue page for Review, as damage

  47. 75

    Cut

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  48. 78

    Harry's Veep

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  49. 80

    Edam relative

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  50. 81

    River at Liège

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  51. 82

    Veneer

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  52. 83

    Poser

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  53. 85

    Former French toastee?

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  54. 86

    "Midnight Lace" actress, 1960

    3 letters Hints for "Midnight Lace" actress, 1960 Clue page for "Midnight Lace" actress, 1960

  55. 89

    Lions

    7 letters Hints for Lions Clue page for Lions

  56. 90

    Bill collector?

    7 letters Hints for Bill collector? Clue page for Bill collector?

  57. 91

    Med lab specimen

    4 letters Hints for Med lab specimen Clue page for Med lab specimen

  58. 92

    Admit a mistake, so to speak

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  59. 94

    Old Ford model

    6 letters Hints for Old Ford model Clue page for Old Ford model

  60. 99

    Intro

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  61. 101

    Daring

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  62. 104

    Set sights on

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  63. 106

    Boosts

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  64. 107

    "Be ___!"

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  65. 108

    Big name in computers

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  66. 110

    Chief, in Italian

    4 letters Hints for Chief, in Italian Clue page for Chief, in Italian

  67. 112

    Sikorsky or Stravinsky

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  68. 113

    Where Dollywood is: Abbr.

    4 letters Hints for Where Dollywood is: Abbr. Clue page for Where Dollywood is: Abbr.

  69. 114

    Familial moniker

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  70. 115

    Tolkien creature

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  71. 116

    "___ hora es?"

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  72. 117

    Part of an itin.

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  73. 119

    A lot of Colo.

    3 letters Hints for A lot of Colo. Clue page for A lot of Colo.

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