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NYT Crossword Answers for August 4, 2002

Sunday, August 4, 2002 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, August 4, 2002: 140 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

    "Comin' ___ the Rye"

    4 letters Hints for "Comin' ___ the Rye" Clue page for "Comin' ___ the Rye"

  2. 5

    Inscribed stone, maybe

    4 letters Hints for Inscribed stone, maybe Clue page for Inscribed stone, maybe

  3. 9

    "Master"

    5 letters Hints for "Master" Clue page for "Master"

  4. 14

    Person with answers

    5 letters Hints for Person with answers Clue page for Person with answers

  5. 19

    Tough

    4 letters Hints for Tough Clue page for Tough

  6. 20

    Brief denial

    4 letters Hints for Brief denial Clue page for Brief denial

  7. 21

    Carlo Levi's novel town

    5 letters Hints for Carlo Levi's novel town Clue page for Carlo Levi's novel town

  8. 22

    Ireland's De Valera

    5 letters Hints for Ireland's De Valera Clue page for Ireland's De Valera

  9. 23

    Musical comedy of 1947

    9 letters Hints for Musical comedy of 1947 Clue page for Musical comedy of 1947

  10. 25

    Part of a jet

    11 letters Hints for Part of a jet Clue page for Part of a jet

  11. 27

    It's received at a warehouse

    5 letters Hints for It's received at a warehouse Clue page for It's received at a warehouse

  12. 28

    Italian suffix

    4 letters Hints for Italian suffix Clue page for Italian suffix

  13. 30

    Breaks up hurriedly

    8 letters Hints for Breaks up hurriedly Clue page for Breaks up hurriedly

  14. 31

    Rodeo sight

    6 letters Hints for Rodeo sight Clue page for Rodeo sight

  15. 33

    Film director Hal

    5 letters Hints for Film director Hal Clue page for Film director Hal

  16. 37

    "Battle Cry" novelist

    4 letters Hints for "Battle Cry" novelist Clue page for "Battle Cry" novelist

  17. 38

    Moo ___ pork

    3 letters Hints for Moo ___ pork Clue page for Moo ___ pork

  18. 39

    Geometric sets

    4 letters Hints for Geometric sets Clue page for Geometric sets

  19. 42

    Trigger, e.g.

    8 letters Hints for Trigger, e.g. Clue page for Trigger, e.g.

  20. 44

    Publishers' hirees, for short

    3 letters Hints for Publishers' hirees, for short Clue page for Publishers' hirees, for short

  21. 47

    Trafalgar Square honoree

    6 letters Hints for Trafalgar Square honoree Clue page for Trafalgar Square honoree

  22. 49

    Lead-in to "Five Dollars" and "Sixpence" in song titles

    6 letters Hints for Lead-in to "Five Dollars" and "Sixpence" in song titles Clue page for Lead-in to "Five Dollars" and "Sixpence" in song titles

  23. 50

    Author Marsh

    5 letters Hints for Author Marsh Clue page for Author Marsh

  24. 52

    Conscious

    8 letters Hints for Conscious Clue page for Conscious

  25. 54

    Myrrh, for one

    5 letters Hints for Myrrh, for one Clue page for Myrrh, for one

  26. 55

    Country whose official language is Dzongkha

    6 letters Hints for Country whose official language is Dzongkha Clue page for Country whose official language is Dzongkha

  27. 56

    Not teetotalers

    5 letters Hints for Not teetotalers Clue page for Not teetotalers

  28. 57

    Nags

    6 letters Hints for Nags Clue page for Nags

  29. 59

    Tolstoy heroine

    8 letters Hints for Tolstoy heroine Clue page for Tolstoy heroine

  30. 61

    Yielded

    4 letters Hints for Yielded Clue page for Yielded

  31. 62

    Cousin of "Hasta luego"

    4 letters Hints for Cousin of "Hasta luego" Clue page for Cousin of "Hasta luego"

  32. 63

    Antipoverty agcy.

    3 letters Hints for Antipoverty agcy. Clue page for Antipoverty agcy.

  33. 65

    Classic bank giveaway

    7 letters Hints for Classic bank giveaway Clue page for Classic bank giveaway

  34. 66

    "Goodbye" and "amen," usually

    13 letters Hints for "Goodbye" and "amen," usually Clue page for "Goodbye" and "amen," usually

  35. 69

    Isaac Asimov, notably

    7 letters Hints for Isaac Asimov, notably Clue page for Isaac Asimov, notably

  36. 73

    Word before and after "over"

    3 letters Hints for Word before and after "over" Clue page for Word before and after "over"

  37. 74

    Discern

    4 letters Hints for Discern Clue page for Discern

  38. 75

    Relatives of calories: Abbr.

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  39. 79

    Overmodest

    8 letters Hints for Overmodest Clue page for Overmodest

  40. 81

    "Ad Astra per ___" (Kansas' motto)

    6 letters Hints for "Ad Astra per ___" (Kansas' motto) Clue page for "Ad Astra per ___" (Kansas' motto)

  41. 83

    Sad sounds

    5 letters Hints for Sad sounds Clue page for Sad sounds

  42. 84

    Cab Calloway catchphrase

    6 letters Hints for Cab Calloway catchphrase Clue page for Cab Calloway catchphrase

  43. 85

    Washington or Phoenix

    5 letters Hints for Washington or Phoenix Clue page for Washington or Phoenix

  44. 87

    Desk item

    8 letters Hints for Desk item Clue page for Desk item

  45. 89

    Like a couch potato

    5 letters Hints for Like a couch potato Clue page for Like a couch potato

  46. 90

    Yearn (for)

    6 letters Hints for Yearn (for) Clue page for Yearn (for)

  47. 91

    Quickly

    6 letters Hints for Quickly Clue page for Quickly

  48. 92

    Bad-mouth

    3 letters Hints for Bad-mouth Clue page for Bad-mouth

  49. 93

    Halves

    8 letters Hints for Halves Clue page for Halves

  50. 95

    "O, gie me the ___ that has acres o' charms": Burns

    4 letters Hints for "O, gie me the ___ that has acres o' charms": Burns Clue page for "O, gie me the ___ that has acres o' charms": Burns

  51. 96

    Did not stir

    3 letters Hints for Did not stir Clue page for Did not stir

  52. 99

    William Cowper composition

    4 letters Hints for William Cowper composition Clue page for William Cowper composition

  53. 100

    Bout of indulgence

    5 letters Hints for Bout of indulgence Clue page for Bout of indulgence

  54. 102

    Tea brand since 1892

    6 letters Hints for Tea brand since 1892 Clue page for Tea brand since 1892

  55. 104

    Archaeologist's prize

    8 letters Hints for Archaeologist's prize Clue page for Archaeologist's prize

  56. 108

    1/2 fluid oz.

    4 letters Hints for 1/2 fluid oz. Clue page for 1/2 fluid oz.

  57. 111

    Part of a spur

    5 letters Hints for Part of a spur Clue page for Part of a spur

  58. 112

    Stravinsky ballet

    11 letters Hints for Stravinsky ballet Clue page for Stravinsky ballet

  59. 116

    Go preceder

    9 letters Hints for Go preceder Clue page for Go preceder

  60. 118

    Race of Norse gods

    5 letters Hints for Race of Norse gods Clue page for Race of Norse gods

  61. 119

    Unbuilt

    5 letters Hints for Unbuilt Clue page for Unbuilt

  62. 120

    By that reasoning

    4 letters Hints for By that reasoning Clue page for By that reasoning

  63. 121

    Author Wiesel

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  64. 122

    Cup of café

    5 letters Hints for Cup of café Clue page for Cup of café

  65. 123

    Build

    5 letters Hints for Build Clue page for Build

  66. 124

    Believe

    4 letters Hints for Believe Clue page for Believe

  67. 125

    TV exec's work

    4 letters Hints for TV exec's work Clue page for TV exec's work

Down clues

  1. 1

    Pounds

    6 letters Hints for Pounds Clue page for Pounds

  2. 2

    Old-fashioned "Yippee!"

    6 letters Hints for Old-fashioned "Yippee!" Clue page for Old-fashioned "Yippee!"

  3. 3

    Geococcyx californianus

    10 letters Hints for Geococcyx californianus Clue page for Geococcyx californianus

  4. 4

    More suitable for Robert Ripley

    5 letters Hints for More suitable for Robert Ripley Clue page for More suitable for Robert Ripley

  5. 5

    ___-cone

    3 letters Hints for ___-cone Clue page for ___-cone

  6. 6

    Historian's interest

    4 letters Hints for Historian's interest Clue page for Historian's interest

  7. 7

    Going ___

    4 letters Hints for Going ___ Clue page for Going ___

  8. 8

    Ecological group

    5 letters Hints for Ecological group Clue page for Ecological group

  9. 9

    Stiffen

    3 letters Hints for Stiffen Clue page for Stiffen

  10. 10

    The New York Nets were its last champs: Abbr.

    3 letters Hints for The New York Nets were its last champs: Abbr. Clue page for The New York Nets were its last champs: Abbr.

  11. 11

    ___ polloi

    3 letters Hints for ___ polloi Clue page for ___ polloi

  12. 12

    Misfortunes

    4 letters Hints for Misfortunes Clue page for Misfortunes

  13. 13

    Ritz, e.g., to Brits

    7 letters Hints for Ritz, e.g., to Brits Clue page for Ritz, e.g., to Brits

  14. 14

    Middle management title

    11 letters Hints for Middle management title Clue page for Middle management title

  15. 15

    Number of bulbs

    5 letters Hints for Number of bulbs Clue page for Number of bulbs

  16. 16

    French pal

    4 letters Hints for French pal Clue page for French pal

  17. 17

    Poor drainage area

    4 letters Hints for Poor drainage area Clue page for Poor drainage area

  18. 18

    Days ___ (business chain)

    4 letters Hints for Days ___ (business chain) Clue page for Days ___ (business chain)

  19. 24

    Morning glory aid

    7 letters Hints for Morning glory aid Clue page for Morning glory aid

  20. 26

    Pull down

    4 letters Hints for Pull down Clue page for Pull down

  21. 29

    Long for, with "to"

    6 letters Hints for Long for, with "to" Clue page for Long for, with "to"

  22. 32

    Alternative to draw

    4 letters Hints for Alternative to draw Clue page for Alternative to draw

  23. 34

    Argue

    13 letters Hints for Argue Clue page for Argue

  24. 35

    Lucky, so to speak

    7 letters Hints for Lucky, so to speak Clue page for Lucky, so to speak

  25. 36

    Oft-quoted athlete

    4 letters Hints for Oft-quoted athlete Clue page for Oft-quoted athlete

  26. 40

    Has the ingredients, with "of"

    8 letters Hints for Has the ingredients, with "of" Clue page for Has the ingredients, with "of"

  27. 41

    Because

    6 letters Hints for Because Clue page for Because

  28. 43

    Brother

    4 letters Hints for Brother Clue page for Brother

  29. 44

    Lose ignominiously, in slang

    5 letters Hints for Lose ignominiously, in slang Clue page for Lose ignominiously, in slang

  30. 45

    "Cheers" regular

    5 letters Hints for "Cheers" regular Clue page for "Cheers" regular

  31. 46

    52-Down gear

    5 letters Hints for 52-Down gear Clue page for 52-Down gear

  32. 48

    Word repeated in a French Hamlet's soliloquy

    4 letters Hints for Word repeated in a French Hamlet's soliloquy Clue page for Word repeated in a French Hamlet's soliloquy

  33. 51

    Magazine contents

    4 letters Hints for Magazine contents Clue page for Magazine contents

  34. 52

    K-19, for one

    3 letters Hints for K-19, for one Clue page for K-19, for one

  35. 53

    That, to an hombre

    3 letters Hints for That, to an hombre Clue page for That, to an hombre

  36. 55

    Not be just warm

    5 letters Hints for Not be just warm Clue page for Not be just warm

  37. 58

    English poet who wrote "Lady Jane Grey"

    4 letters Hints for English poet who wrote "Lady Jane Grey" Clue page for English poet who wrote "Lady Jane Grey"

  38. 60

    Woman in Ovid's "Metamorphoses"

    8 letters Hints for Woman in Ovid's "Metamorphoses" Clue page for Woman in Ovid's "Metamorphoses"

  39. 62

    Big name in watches

    5 letters Hints for Big name in watches Clue page for Big name in watches

  40. 64

    Bone: Prefix

    4 letters Hints for Bone: Prefix Clue page for Bone: Prefix

  41. 66

    1967 hit that begins "You know that it would be untrue"

    11 letters Hints for 1967 hit that begins "You know that it would be untrue" Clue page for 1967 hit that begins "You know that it would be untrue"

  42. 67

    Vacationing

    7 letters Hints for Vacationing Clue page for Vacationing

  43. 68

    "Soap," for one

    6 letters Hints for "Soap," for one Clue page for "Soap," for one

  44. 69

    Sap sucker

    5 letters Hints for Sap sucker Clue page for Sap sucker

  45. 70

    Singer Lopez

    5 letters Hints for Singer Lopez Clue page for Singer Lopez

  46. 71

    Pelts

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  47. 72

    River to the Elbe

    4 letters Hints for River to the Elbe Clue page for River to the Elbe

  48. 75

    Pear type

    4 letters Hints for Pear type Clue page for Pear type

  49. 76

    Perambulates

    10 letters Hints for Perambulates Clue page for Perambulates

  50. 77

    French article

    3 letters Hints for French article Clue page for French article

  51. 78

    Fast one, for short

    3 letters Hints for Fast one, for short Clue page for Fast one, for short

  52. 80

    Kind of mail

    4 letters Hints for Kind of mail Clue page for Kind of mail

  53. 82

    Like default figures

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  54. 83

    Roof style

    7 letters Hints for Roof style Clue page for Roof style

  55. 86

    "Cool" ones

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  56. 88

    Cool, once

    4 letters Hints for Cool, once Clue page for Cool, once

  57. 90

    Open

    7 letters Hints for Open Clue page for Open

  58. 94

    Taliban leader

    4 letters Hints for Taliban leader Clue page for Taliban leader

  59. 97

    Antarctic penguin

    6 letters Hints for Antarctic penguin Clue page for Antarctic penguin

  60. 98

    Turned state's evidence

    6 letters Hints for Turned state's evidence Clue page for Turned state's evidence

  61. 99

    They played Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin

    5 letters Hints for They played Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin Clue page for They played Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin

  62. 101

    Went out

    5 letters Hints for Went out Clue page for Went out

  63. 103

    Home Depot rival

    5 letters Hints for Home Depot rival Clue page for Home Depot rival

  64. 104

    Rat-___

    4 letters Hints for Rat-___ Clue page for Rat-___

  65. 105

    Three-toed bird

    4 letters Hints for Three-toed bird Clue page for Three-toed bird

  66. 106

    Harper of "Tender Mercies"

    4 letters Hints for Harper of "Tender Mercies" Clue page for Harper of "Tender Mercies"

  67. 107

    Structural piece

    4 letters Hints for Structural piece Clue page for Structural piece

  68. 109

    Ticked off

    4 letters Hints for Ticked off Clue page for Ticked off

  69. 110

    Beep

    4 letters Hints for Beep Clue page for Beep

  70. 113

    Suffix with magnet

    3 letters Hints for Suffix with magnet Clue page for Suffix with magnet

  71. 114

    Kind of hall

    3 letters Hints for Kind of hall Clue page for Kind of hall

  72. 115

    Old agricultural letters

    3 letters Hints for Old agricultural letters Clue page for Old agricultural letters

  73. 117

    CD finale?

    3 letters Hints for CD finale? Clue page for CD finale?

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