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NYT Crossword Answers for October 17, 2000

Tuesday, October 17, 2000 · 78 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Tuesday, October 17, 2000: 78 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

    Concession stand purchase

    4 letters Hints for Concession stand purchase Clue page for Concession stand purchase

  2. 5

    Egyptian snakes

    4 letters Hints for Egyptian snakes Clue page for Egyptian snakes

  3. 9

    Lox holder

    5 letters Hints for Lox holder Clue page for Lox holder

  4. 14

    Whaler of fiction

    4 letters Hints for Whaler of fiction Clue page for Whaler of fiction

  5. 15

    Wing tip, e.g.

    4 letters Hints for Wing tip, e.g. Clue page for Wing tip, e.g.

  6. 16

    Item in a Greek salad

    5 letters Hints for Item in a Greek salad Clue page for Item in a Greek salad

  7. 17

    River the Aswan Dam dams

    4 letters Hints for River the Aswan Dam dams Clue page for River the Aswan Dam dams

  8. 18

    Chimney residue

    4 letters Hints for Chimney residue Clue page for Chimney residue

  9. 19

    Interlaced

    5 letters Hints for Interlaced Clue page for Interlaced

  10. 20

    One who's handy around the house

    14 letters Hints for One who's handy around the house Clue page for One who's handy around the house

  11. 23

    Gallery display

    3 letters Hints for Gallery display Clue page for Gallery display

  12. 24

    Deep black

    3 letters Hints for Deep black Clue page for Deep black

  13. 25

    Highlight

    6 letters Hints for Highlight Clue page for Highlight

  14. 29

    Sly look

    4 letters Hints for Sly look Clue page for Sly look

  15. 31

    Run up the phone bill

    3 letters Hints for Run up the phone bill Clue page for Run up the phone bill

  16. 34

    [Oh, that's awful!]

    5 letters Hints for [Oh, that's awful!] Clue page for [Oh, that's awful!]

  17. 35

    Painter Chagall

    4 letters Hints for Painter Chagall Clue page for Painter Chagall

  18. 36

    Florence's river

    4 letters Hints for Florence's river Clue page for Florence's river

  19. 37

    2000 hit album by Britney Spears

    15 letters Hints for 2000 hit album by Britney Spears Clue page for 2000 hit album by Britney Spears

  20. 40

    Fall color

    4 letters Hints for Fall color Clue page for Fall color

  21. 41

    Psychiatrist's response

    4 letters Hints for Psychiatrist's response Clue page for Psychiatrist's response

  22. 42

    Thickheaded

    5 letters Hints for Thickheaded Clue page for Thickheaded

  23. 43

    Orangutan, for one

    3 letters Hints for Orangutan, for one Clue page for Orangutan, for one

  24. 44

    Abbr. on a business letter

    4 letters Hints for Abbr. on a business letter Clue page for Abbr. on a business letter

  25. 45

    Learn completely

    6 letters Hints for Learn completely Clue page for Learn completely

  26. 46

    One marching in a column

    3 letters Hints for One marching in a column Clue page for One marching in a column

  27. 47

    Bart, to Homer Simpson

    3 letters Hints for Bart, to Homer Simpson Clue page for Bart, to Homer Simpson

  28. 48

    Comment to a klutz

    14 letters Hints for Comment to a klutz Clue page for Comment to a klutz

  29. 56

    Fleshy fruit

    5 letters Hints for Fleshy fruit Clue page for Fleshy fruit

  30. 57

    Quitting time, often

    4 letters Hints for Quitting time, often Clue page for Quitting time, often

  31. 58

    Forest measure

    4 letters Hints for Forest measure Clue page for Forest measure

  32. 59

    La Scala offering

    5 letters Hints for La Scala offering Clue page for La Scala offering

  33. 60

    Change from a cashier

    4 letters Hints for Change from a cashier Clue page for Change from a cashier

  34. 61

    Tibia

    4 letters Hints for Tibia Clue page for Tibia

  35. 62

    Pops

    5 letters Hints for Pops Clue page for Pops

  36. 63

    Mailed

    4 letters Hints for Mailed Clue page for Mailed

  37. 64

    Party thrower

    4 letters Hints for Party thrower Clue page for Party thrower

Down clues

  1. 1

    Hourglass fill

    4 letters Hints for Hourglass fill Clue page for Hourglass fill

  2. 2

    Buckeye's home

    4 letters Hints for Buckeye's home Clue page for Buckeye's home

  3. 3

    Mustachioed Surrealist

    4 letters Hints for Mustachioed Surrealist Clue page for Mustachioed Surrealist

  4. 4

    Help in a heist

    4 letters Hints for Help in a heist Clue page for Help in a heist

  5. 5

    Classify

    6 letters Hints for Classify Clue page for Classify

  6. 6

    Vociferate

    5 letters Hints for Vociferate Clue page for Vociferate

  7. 7

    Poverty-stricken

    4 letters Hints for Poverty-stricken Clue page for Poverty-stricken

  8. 8

    Match parts

    4 letters Hints for Match parts Clue page for Match parts

  9. 9

    One who hopes for strikes

    6 letters Hints for One who hopes for strikes Clue page for One who hopes for strikes

  10. 10

    In the air

    5 letters Hints for In the air Clue page for In the air

  11. 11

    Donate

    4 letters Hints for Donate Clue page for Donate

  12. 12

    Penultimate fairy tale word

    4 letters Hints for Penultimate fairy tale word Clue page for Penultimate fairy tale word

  13. 13

    Novelist Deighton

    3 letters Hints for Novelist Deighton Clue page for Novelist Deighton

  14. 21

    New Age musician of note

    5 letters Hints for New Age musician of note Clue page for New Age musician of note

  15. 22

    Oust

    5 letters Hints for Oust Clue page for Oust

  16. 25

    Ancient Greek marketplace

    5 letters Hints for Ancient Greek marketplace Clue page for Ancient Greek marketplace

  17. 26

    Infant's illness

    5 letters Hints for Infant's illness Clue page for Infant's illness

  18. 27

    Small woods

    5 letters Hints for Small woods Clue page for Small woods

  19. 28

    N.L. ___

    4 letters Hints for N.L. ___ Clue page for N.L. ___

  20. 29

    Burdened

    5 letters Hints for Burdened Clue page for Burdened

  21. 30

    Buffalo's lake

    4 letters Hints for Buffalo's lake Clue page for Buffalo's lake

  22. 31

    Scholar's wish, maybe

    5 letters Hints for Scholar's wish, maybe Clue page for Scholar's wish, maybe

  23. 32

    Licoricelike flavor

    5 letters Hints for Licoricelike flavor Clue page for Licoricelike flavor

  24. 33

    Cause for a head-slap?

    5 letters Hints for Cause for a head-slap? Clue page for Cause for a head-slap?

  25. 35

    Atomizer's output

    4 letters Hints for Atomizer's output Clue page for Atomizer's output

  26. 36

    Forever

    4 letters Hints for Forever Clue page for Forever

  27. 38

    "Hi & Lois" child

    5 letters Hints for "Hi & Lois" child Clue page for "Hi & Lois" child

  28. 39

    "A Bell for ___"

    5 letters Hints for "A Bell for ___" Clue page for "A Bell for ___"

  29. 44

    Nonetheless

    6 letters Hints for Nonetheless Clue page for Nonetheless

  30. 45

    Not boastful

    6 letters Hints for Not boastful Clue page for Not boastful

  31. 46

    Bestow

    5 letters Hints for Bestow Clue page for Bestow

  32. 47

    Crapping-out throw

    5 letters Hints for Crapping-out throw Clue page for Crapping-out throw

  33. 48

    Auto parts brand

    4 letters Hints for Auto parts brand Clue page for Auto parts brand

  34. 49

    Newspaper page for essayists

    4 letters Hints for Newspaper page for essayists Clue page for Newspaper page for essayists

  35. 50

    ET's transports

    4 letters Hints for ET's transports Clue page for ET's transports

  36. 51

    Grape plant

    4 letters Hints for Grape plant Clue page for Grape plant

  37. 52

    "A bit of talcum / Is always walcum" poet

    4 letters Hints for "A bit of talcum / Is always walcum" poet Clue page for "A bit of talcum / Is always walcum" poet

  38. 53

    Comeback

    4 letters Hints for Comeback Clue page for Comeback

  39. 54

    Part of the eye

    4 letters Hints for Part of the eye Clue page for Part of the eye

  40. 55

    Camping gear

    4 letters Hints for Camping gear Clue page for Camping gear

  41. 56

    Pea holder

    3 letters Hints for Pea holder Clue page for Pea holder

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