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NYT Crossword Answers for October 18, 2002

Friday, October 18, 2002 · 70 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Friday, October 18, 2002: 70 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

    Suitability

    7 letters Hints for Suitability Clue page for Suitability

  2. 8

    Best at buffoonery

    7 letters Hints for Best at buffoonery Clue page for Best at buffoonery

  3. 15

    Frighten

    15 letters Hints for Frighten Clue page for Frighten

  4. 17

    Purchase with rings

    15 letters Hints for Purchase with rings Clue page for Purchase with rings

  5. 18

    Wear

    6 letters Hints for Wear Clue page for Wear

  6. 19

    Adaptable aircraft

    4 letters Hints for Adaptable aircraft Clue page for Adaptable aircraft

  7. 20

    Prize

    3 letters Hints for Prize Clue page for Prize

  8. 21

    Paper money

    5 letters Hints for Paper money Clue page for Paper money

  9. 22

    Mix up

    4 letters Hints for Mix up Clue page for Mix up

  10. 23

    Hard-to-refute evidence

    4 letters Hints for Hard-to-refute evidence Clue page for Hard-to-refute evidence

  11. 24

    Level

    4 letters Hints for Level Clue page for Level

  12. 25

    Kit-Cat Club member in 18th-century London

    4 letters Hints for Kit-Cat Club member in 18th-century London Clue page for Kit-Cat Club member in 18th-century London

  13. 26

    Certain puffer-uppers

    5 letters Hints for Certain puffer-uppers Clue page for Certain puffer-uppers

  14. 27

    Include, with "in"

    3 letters Hints for Include, with "in" Clue page for Include, with "in"

  15. 28

    Look

    4 letters Hints for Look Clue page for Look

  16. 29

    Show the ropes

    6 letters Hints for Show the ropes Clue page for Show the ropes

  17. 30

    Planter

    9 letters Hints for Planter Clue page for Planter

  18. 32

    Say "I'm sorry"

    6 letters Hints for Say "I'm sorry" Clue page for Say "I'm sorry"

  19. 35

    Wide-eyed sort

    4 letters Hints for Wide-eyed sort Clue page for Wide-eyed sort

  20. 36

    Wander

    3 letters Hints for Wander Clue page for Wander

  21. 39

    Go off

    5 letters Hints for Go off Clue page for Go off

  22. 40

    Snippy

    4 letters Hints for Snippy Clue page for Snippy

  23. 41

    Rustic

    4 letters Hints for Rustic Clue page for Rustic

  24. 42

    Fencer's move

    4 letters Hints for Fencer's move Clue page for Fencer's move

  25. 43

    Punches

    4 letters Hints for Punches Clue page for Punches

  26. 44

    Barbary Coast city

    5 letters Hints for Barbary Coast city Clue page for Barbary Coast city

  27. 45

    Map abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Map abbr. Clue page for Map abbr.

  28. 46

    "I kiss'd thee ___ kill'd thee": Othello

    4 letters Hints for "I kiss'd thee ___ kill'd thee": Othello Clue page for "I kiss'd thee ___ kill'd thee": Othello

  29. 47

    Shrine

    6 letters Hints for Shrine Clue page for Shrine

  30. 48

    Nutritional group

    15 letters Hints for Nutritional group Clue page for Nutritional group

  31. 51

    Stranded person's wish

    15 letters Hints for Stranded person's wish Clue page for Stranded person's wish

  32. 52

    "L'enfant prodigue" composer

    7 letters Hints for "L'enfant prodigue" composer Clue page for "L'enfant prodigue" composer

  33. 53

    Stiff

    7 letters Hints for Stiff Clue page for Stiff

Down clues

  1. 1

    Setting for Tom Wolfe's "A Man in Full"

    7 letters Hints for Setting for Tom Wolfe's "A Man in Full" Clue page for Setting for Tom Wolfe's "A Man in Full"

  2. 2

    Driver's license, e.g.

    7 letters Hints for Driver's license, e.g. Clue page for Driver's license, e.g.

  3. 3

    Brought (out)

    7 letters Hints for Brought (out) Clue page for Brought (out)

  4. 4

    More intrusive

    6 letters Hints for More intrusive Clue page for More intrusive

  5. 5

    Jugs

    5 letters Hints for Jugs Clue page for Jugs

  6. 6

    Reward for good pitching?

    4 letters Hints for Reward for good pitching? Clue page for Reward for good pitching?

  7. 7

    Maui-to-Hawaii dir.

    3 letters Hints for Maui-to-Hawaii dir. Clue page for Maui-to-Hawaii dir.

  8. 8

    Rubenesque

    6 letters Hints for Rubenesque Clue page for Rubenesque

  9. 9

    ___ Day

    5 letters Hints for ___ Day Clue page for ___ Day

  10. 10

    Buzz's companion on the moon

    4 letters Hints for Buzz's companion on the moon Clue page for Buzz's companion on the moon

  11. 11

    "Am ___ your way?"

    3 letters Hints for "Am ___ your way?" Clue page for "Am ___ your way?"

  12. 12

    Final stage

    7 letters Hints for Final stage Clue page for Final stage

  13. 13

    Increase, as an incline

    7 letters Hints for Increase, as an incline Clue page for Increase, as an incline

  14. 14

    Agony

    7 letters Hints for Agony Clue page for Agony

  15. 16

    Surefire out

    13 letters Hints for Surefire out Clue page for Surefire out

  16. 22

    Shake off

    4 letters Hints for Shake off Clue page for Shake off

  17. 23

    Multicolored breakfast cereal

    4 letters Hints for Multicolored breakfast cereal Clue page for Multicolored breakfast cereal

  18. 25

    ___ with (dated)

    4 letters Hints for ___ with (dated) Clue page for ___ with (dated)

  19. 26

    Head of the class

    4 letters Hints for Head of the class Clue page for Head of the class

  20. 28

    Two-cupper

    4 letters Hints for Two-cupper Clue page for Two-cupper

  21. 29

    Write of passage?

    4 letters Hints for Write of passage? Clue page for Write of passage?

  22. 30

    Mewled

    4 letters Hints for Mewled Clue page for Mewled

  23. 31

    "Ring out the thousand ___ of old": Tennyson

    4 letters Hints for "Ring out the thousand ___ of old": Tennyson Clue page for "Ring out the thousand ___ of old": Tennyson

  24. 32

    Brought back

    7 letters Hints for Brought back Clue page for Brought back

  25. 33

    Wearing

    7 letters Hints for Wearing Clue page for Wearing

  26. 34

    Can opener

    7 letters Hints for Can opener Clue page for Can opener

  27. 36

    Shoot-'em-up action

    7 letters Hints for Shoot-'em-up action Clue page for Shoot-'em-up action

  28. 37

    Chisholm Trail terminus

    7 letters Hints for Chisholm Trail terminus Clue page for Chisholm Trail terminus

  29. 38

    Gender-neutral

    7 letters Hints for Gender-neutral Clue page for Gender-neutral

  30. 40

    Score

    6 letters Hints for Score Clue page for Score

  31. 41

    Mess up

    6 letters Hints for Mess up Clue page for Mess up

  32. 43

    Dramatic highlights

    5 letters Hints for Dramatic highlights Clue page for Dramatic highlights

  33. 44

    Fiesta Bowl site

    5 letters Hints for Fiesta Bowl site Clue page for Fiesta Bowl site

  34. 46

    They'll never fly

    4 letters Hints for They'll never fly Clue page for They'll never fly

  35. 47

    Writer Morrison

    4 letters Hints for Writer Morrison Clue page for Writer Morrison

  36. 49

    With a needle: Prefix

    3 letters Hints for With a needle: Prefix Clue page for With a needle: Prefix

  37. 50

    Filch

    3 letters Hints for Filch Clue page for Filch

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