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NYT Crossword Answers for November 17, 2002

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Sunday, November 17, 2002 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, November 17, 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

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Writer Morrison and others
5 letters Hints for Writer Morrison and others Clue page for Writer Morrison and others
6
Scads
4 letters Hints for Scads Clue page for Scads
10
Parts of some pins
5 letters Hints for Parts of some pins Clue page for Parts of some pins
15
Not out
4 letters Hints for Not out Clue page for Not out
19
Like Bo-Peep's charges
5 letters Hints for Like Bo-Peep's charges Clue page for Like Bo-Peep's charges
20
Animal that may charge
4 letters Hints for Animal that may charge Clue page for Animal that may charge
21
Kind of order
5 letters Hints for Kind of order Clue page for Kind of order
22
Central point
4 letters Hints for Central point Clue page for Central point
23
Biloxi to Galveston, e.g.?
10 letters Hints for Biloxi to Galveston, e.g.? Clue page for Biloxi to Galveston, e.g.?
25
Manic cabbie's sign?
10 letters Hints for Manic cabbie's sign? Clue page for Manic cabbie's sign?
27
Dish that often has a filling
8 letters Hints for Dish that often has a filling Clue page for Dish that often has a filling
28
Parts of an athletic schedule
5 letters Hints for Parts of an athletic schedule Clue page for Parts of an athletic schedule
30
Ampules
6 letters Hints for Ampules Clue page for Ampules
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Hubbubs
4 letters Hints for Hubbubs Clue page for Hubbubs
32
Epilogues
5 letters Hints for Epilogues Clue page for Epilogues
33
Mars, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Mars, e.g. Clue page for Mars, e.g.
34
Play to a C-Span camera
5 letters Hints for Play to a C-Span camera Clue page for Play to a C-Span camera
37
Less ruddy
5 letters Hints for Less ruddy Clue page for Less ruddy
38
Unwelcome snorer
8 letters Hints for Unwelcome snorer Clue page for Unwelcome snorer
42
Slipper
4 letters Hints for Slipper Clue page for Slipper
43
Result of Sammy Sosa wearing a tight shoe?
12 letters Hints for Result of Sammy Sosa wearing a tight shoe? Clue page for Result of Sammy Sosa wearing a tight shoe?
46
D.O.T. org.
3 letters Hints for D.O.T. org. Clue page for D.O.T. org.
47
Pitying cry
4 letters Hints for Pitying cry Clue page for Pitying cry
48
Runs a tab
4 letters Hints for Runs a tab Clue page for Runs a tab
49
Bridge position
4 letters Hints for Bridge position Clue page for Bridge position
50
Places of withdrawal
4 letters Hints for Places of withdrawal Clue page for Places of withdrawal
51
Old what's-___-name
3 letters Hints for Old what's-___-name Clue page for Old what's-___-name
52
Novitiate?
10 letters Hints for Novitiate? Clue page for Novitiate?
56
Kind of sole
5 letters Hints for Kind of sole Clue page for Kind of sole
57
Where sleeves come from
8 letters Hints for Where sleeves come from Clue page for Where sleeves come from
59
Sits on a windowsill, say
5 letters Hints for Sits on a windowsill, say Clue page for Sits on a windowsill, say
60
Capture
6 letters Hints for Capture Clue page for Capture
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Emulated a dove
5 letters Hints for Emulated a dove Clue page for Emulated a dove
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Gives wide berth to
5 letters Hints for Gives wide berth to Clue page for Gives wide berth to
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Hungarian-born financier/philanthropist
5 letters Hints for Hungarian-born financier/philanthropist Clue page for Hungarian-born financier/philanthropist
64
"Cheers" name
6 letters Hints for "Cheers" name Clue page for "Cheers" name
66
1948 event dubbed "Operation Sandstone"
5 letters Hints for 1948 event dubbed "Operation Sandstone" Clue page for 1948 event dubbed "Operation Sandstone"
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A bit
8 letters Hints for A bit Clue page for A bit
70
Life-threatening
5 letters Hints for Life-threatening Clue page for Life-threatening
71
Young New England terriers?
10 letters Hints for Young New England terriers? Clue page for Young New England terriers?
73
Dos preceder
3 letters Hints for Dos preceder Clue page for Dos preceder
74
Birds of the Arabian Nights
4 letters Hints for Birds of the Arabian Nights Clue page for Birds of the Arabian Nights
75
Meager
4 letters Hints for Meager Clue page for Meager
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What's more
4 letters Hints for What's more Clue page for What's more
78
Start to morph?
4 letters Hints for Start to morph? Clue page for Start to morph?
79
Rub the wrong way
3 letters Hints for Rub the wrong way Clue page for Rub the wrong way
80
1990's soaring asset values?
12 letters Hints for 1990's soaring asset values? Clue page for 1990's soaring asset values?
84
"Laugh-In" segment
4 letters Hints for "Laugh-In" segment Clue page for "Laugh-In" segment
85
Settle securely
8 letters Hints for Settle securely Clue page for Settle securely
87
Come by
5 letters Hints for Come by Clue page for Come by
88
"Garden of Earthly Delights" painter
5 letters Hints for "Garden of Earthly Delights" painter Clue page for "Garden of Earthly Delights" painter
89
"That's ___!"
4 letters Hints for "That's ___!" Clue page for "That's ___!"
90
1960's-70's C.I.A. chief
5 letters Hints for 1960's-70's C.I.A. chief Clue page for 1960's-70's C.I.A. chief
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Launch
4 letters Hints for Launch Clue page for Launch
93
"The Hobbit" locales
6 letters Hints for "The Hobbit" locales Clue page for "The Hobbit" locales
96
Trunk
5 letters Hints for Trunk Clue page for Trunk
97
Deluges
8 letters Hints for Deluges Clue page for Deluges
101
Stallion?
10 letters Hints for Stallion? Clue page for Stallion?
103
"The Hunt for Red October" and others?
10 letters Hints for "The Hunt for Red October" and others? Clue page for "The Hunt for Red October" and others?
105
Imperial or Blue Bonnet
4 letters Hints for Imperial or Blue Bonnet Clue page for Imperial or Blue Bonnet
106
Stage directions
5 letters Hints for Stage directions Clue page for Stage directions
107
Neighbor of Armenia
4 letters Hints for Neighbor of Armenia Clue page for Neighbor of Armenia
108
CBer's number
5 letters Hints for CBer's number Clue page for CBer's number
109
Like some floors
4 letters Hints for Like some floors Clue page for Like some floors
110
Nightstick?
5 letters Hints for Nightstick? Clue page for Nightstick?
111
Old-fashioned letter opener
4 letters Hints for Old-fashioned letter opener Clue page for Old-fashioned letter opener
112
Hustles
5 letters Hints for Hustles Clue page for Hustles

Down clues

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Not for here
4 letters Hints for Not for here Clue page for Not for here
2
Breakfast item in old Rome?
4 letters Hints for Breakfast item in old Rome? Clue page for Breakfast item in old Rome?
3
Where young Moses was found
4 letters Hints for Where young Moses was found Clue page for Where young Moses was found
4
Exaggerates
8 letters Hints for Exaggerates Clue page for Exaggerates
5
Be a union buster?
6 letters Hints for Be a union buster? Clue page for Be a union buster?
6
Touches
5 letters Hints for Touches Clue page for Touches
7
Old stories
4 letters Hints for Old stories Clue page for Old stories
8
The U.S. and Can. are in it
3 letters Hints for The U.S. and Can. are in it Clue page for The U.S. and Can. are in it
9
Relative of vibrato
7 letters Hints for Relative of vibrato Clue page for Relative of vibrato
10
Renoirs, Botticellis, etc.
7 letters Hints for Renoirs, Botticellis, etc. Clue page for Renoirs, Botticellis, etc.
11
Lummoxes
5 letters Hints for Lummoxes Clue page for Lummoxes
12
Myrmecologist's study
4 letters Hints for Myrmecologist's study Clue page for Myrmecologist's study
13
Computer file suffix
3 letters Hints for Computer file suffix Clue page for Computer file suffix
14
Eyeball
8 letters Hints for Eyeball Clue page for Eyeball
15
The Protestant Reformation, e.g.
6 letters Hints for The Protestant Reformation, e.g. Clue page for The Protestant Reformation, e.g.
16
Greek nymph with a musical-sounding name
4 letters Hints for Greek nymph with a musical-sounding name Clue page for Greek nymph with a musical-sounding name
17
Prepare for storage, as papyrus
4 letters Hints for Prepare for storage, as papyrus Clue page for Prepare for storage, as papyrus
18
Ones who may not be on speaking terms
4 letters Hints for Ones who may not be on speaking terms Clue page for Ones who may not be on speaking terms
24
Ear: Prefix
3 letters Hints for Ear: Prefix Clue page for Ear: Prefix
26
Curve on the surface of a sphere
5 letters Hints for Curve on the surface of a sphere Clue page for Curve on the surface of a sphere
29
Land west of Nod
4 letters Hints for Land west of Nod Clue page for Land west of Nod
32
"Thou ___ make me clean" (leper's words to Jesus)
5 letters Hints for "Thou ___ make me clean" (leper's words to Jesus) Clue page for "Thou ___ make me clean" (leper's words to Jesus)
33
E.R. figures
4 letters Hints for E.R. figures Clue page for E.R. figures
34
City across the river from Council Bluffs
5 letters Hints for City across the river from Council Bluffs Clue page for City across the river from Council Bluffs
35
Monarch, for one
5 letters Hints for Monarch, for one Clue page for Monarch, for one
36
Sounds heard when a fox enters a henhouse?
11 letters Hints for Sounds heard when a fox enters a henhouse? Clue page for Sounds heard when a fox enters a henhouse?
37
Fourth estate
5 letters Hints for Fourth estate Clue page for Fourth estate
38
Parents
5 letters Hints for Parents Clue page for Parents
39
When you might hear "gee whiz"?
11 letters Hints for When you might hear "gee whiz"? Clue page for When you might hear "gee whiz"?
40
Home of Busch Gardens
5 letters Hints for Home of Busch Gardens Clue page for Home of Busch Gardens
41
Art prop
5 letters Hints for Art prop Clue page for Art prop
43
Grand ___
6 letters Hints for Grand ___ Clue page for Grand ___
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Had
5 letters Hints for Had Clue page for Had
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Items of dressy attire
5 letters Hints for Items of dressy attire Clue page for Items of dressy attire
50
Pointer
5 letters Hints for Pointer Clue page for Pointer
52
Who "ever loved you more than I," in song
5 letters Hints for Who "ever loved you more than I," in song Clue page for Who "ever loved you more than I," in song
53
Heart afflictions
5 letters Hints for Heart afflictions Clue page for Heart afflictions
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Get up
5 letters Hints for Get up Clue page for Get up
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Scout rider
5 letters Hints for Scout rider Clue page for Scout rider
56
Nuclei
5 letters Hints for Nuclei Clue page for Nuclei
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Relatives of raspberries
5 letters Hints for Relatives of raspberries Clue page for Relatives of raspberries
60
Sane, briefly
6 letters Hints for Sane, briefly Clue page for Sane, briefly
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Rush
5 letters Hints for Rush Clue page for Rush
63
Lush
5 letters Hints for Lush Clue page for Lush
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Poe's "The Mystery of ___ Roget"
5 letters Hints for Poe's "The Mystery of ___ Roget" Clue page for Poe's "The Mystery of ___ Roget"
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Some kind of a nut
5 letters Hints for Some kind of a nut Clue page for Some kind of a nut
66
Dwelling
5 letters Hints for Dwelling Clue page for Dwelling
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Champagne container
5 letters Hints for Champagne container Clue page for Champagne container
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Buffoonish
5 letters Hints for Buffoonish Clue page for Buffoonish
69
Baby ___
5 letters Hints for Baby ___ Clue page for Baby ___
72
Nose part
5 letters Hints for Nose part Clue page for Nose part
75
Spanker, e.g.
8 letters Hints for Spanker, e.g. Clue page for Spanker, e.g.
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Popular story start
4 letters Hints for Popular story start Clue page for Popular story start
78
Incomprehensible
8 letters Hints for Incomprehensible Clue page for Incomprehensible
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House speaker before Gingrich
5 letters Hints for House speaker before Gingrich Clue page for House speaker before Gingrich
81
High point
7 letters Hints for High point Clue page for High point
82
Wire units
4 letters Hints for Wire units Clue page for Wire units
83
Learning method
7 letters Hints for Learning method Clue page for Learning method
86
Container for acid
6 letters Hints for Container for acid Clue page for Container for acid
88
Tycoons
6 letters Hints for Tycoons Clue page for Tycoons
90
Letterman, Leno, etc.
5 letters Hints for Letterman, Leno, etc. Clue page for Letterman, Leno, etc.
91
Cable managers, for short
5 letters Hints for Cable managers, for short Clue page for Cable managers, for short
92
Table scrap
3 letters Hints for Table scrap Clue page for Table scrap
93
It's just a little out of place
4 letters Hints for It's just a little out of place Clue page for It's just a little out of place
94
Outdoor party entertainment
4 letters Hints for Outdoor party entertainment Clue page for Outdoor party entertainment
95
Wild goat
4 letters Hints for Wild goat Clue page for Wild goat
96
The Stooges, e.g.
4 letters Hints for The Stooges, e.g. Clue page for The Stooges, e.g.
97
Slopes lift
4 letters Hints for Slopes lift Clue page for Slopes lift
98
Craft of 1492
4 letters Hints for Craft of 1492 Clue page for Craft of 1492
99
Swarm
4 letters Hints for Swarm Clue page for Swarm
100
Old political divs.
4 letters Hints for Old political divs. Clue page for Old political divs.
102
Tic-tac-toe loser
3 letters Hints for Tic-tac-toe loser Clue page for Tic-tac-toe loser
104
Mentalist Geller
3 letters Hints for Mentalist Geller Clue page for Mentalist Geller

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