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NYT Crossword Answers for September 28, 2003

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Sunday, September 28, 2003 · 138 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, September 28, 2003: 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

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Attacked
6 letters Hints for Attacked Clue page for Attacked
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State bordering Arizona
6 letters Hints for State bordering Arizona Clue page for State bordering Arizona
13
When some newspapers are delivered
6 letters Hints for When some newspapers are delivered Clue page for When some newspapers are delivered
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Supplement
7 letters Hints for Supplement Clue page for Supplement
20
They do Windows
6 letters Hints for They do Windows Clue page for They do Windows
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Punctual
6 letters Hints for Punctual Clue page for Punctual
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Elate
7 letters Hints for Elate Clue page for Elate
23
Start of a quote by 115-Across
13 letters Hints for Start of a quote by 115-Across Clue page for Start of a quote by 115-Across
25
Country music's LeAnn
5 letters Hints for Country music's LeAnn Clue page for Country music's LeAnn
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Calendar abbr.
3 letters Hints for Calendar abbr. Clue page for Calendar abbr.
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Gogol's "___ Bulba"
5 letters Hints for Gogol's "___ Bulba" Clue page for Gogol's "___ Bulba"
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Seeming eternity
4 letters Hints for Seeming eternity Clue page for Seeming eternity
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Quote, part 2
17 letters Hints for Quote, part 2 Clue page for Quote, part 2
34
Powell's co-star in 1930's film
3 letters Hints for Powell's co-star in 1930's film Clue page for Powell's co-star in 1930's film
35
Sleeper's difficulty
5 letters Hints for Sleeper's difficulty Clue page for Sleeper's difficulty
36
Sign of success
3 letters Hints for Sign of success Clue page for Sign of success
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Tablecloth material
4 letters Hints for Tablecloth material Clue page for Tablecloth material
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Navy noncoms
4 letters Hints for Navy noncoms Clue page for Navy noncoms
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Trawling equipment
4 letters Hints for Trawling equipment Clue page for Trawling equipment
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Secret
5 letters Hints for Secret Clue page for Secret
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Noted 1992 convictee
5 letters Hints for Noted 1992 convictee Clue page for Noted 1992 convictee
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___ Fleischer, who was known as Mr. Boxing
3 letters Hints for ___ Fleischer, who was known as Mr. Boxing Clue page for ___ Fleischer, who was known as Mr. Boxing
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Quote, part 3
17 letters Hints for Quote, part 3 Clue page for Quote, part 3
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Comic actress Tessie
5 letters Hints for Comic actress Tessie Clue page for Comic actress Tessie
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Old-fashioned camp resident
4 letters Hints for Old-fashioned camp resident Clue page for Old-fashioned camp resident
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Concerning
4 letters Hints for Concerning Clue page for Concerning
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Wyle of "ER"
4 letters Hints for Wyle of "ER" Clue page for Wyle of "ER"
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Quote, part 4
14 letters Hints for Quote, part 4 Clue page for Quote, part 4
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Requirements for some postgrad work, briefly
3 letters Hints for Requirements for some postgrad work, briefly Clue page for Requirements for some postgrad work, briefly
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Noble state
7 letters Hints for Noble state Clue page for Noble state
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Sports stat that's best when low
3 letters Hints for Sports stat that's best when low Clue page for Sports stat that's best when low
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Wet blanket
7 letters Hints for Wet blanket Clue page for Wet blanket
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Night class subj.
3 letters Hints for Night class subj. Clue page for Night class subj.
73
Quote, part 5
14 letters Hints for Quote, part 5 Clue page for Quote, part 5
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"Kudlow & Cramer" channel
4 letters Hints for "Kudlow & Cramer" channel Clue page for "Kudlow & Cramer" channel
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Pulitzer winner for "Picnic"
4 letters Hints for Pulitzer winner for "Picnic" Clue page for Pulitzer winner for "Picnic"
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Legal scholar Guinier
4 letters Hints for Legal scholar Guinier Clue page for Legal scholar Guinier
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Befuddled
5 letters Hints for Befuddled Clue page for Befuddled
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Quote, part 6
17 letters Hints for Quote, part 6 Clue page for Quote, part 6
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Suffix with superficial
3 letters Hints for Suffix with superficial Clue page for Suffix with superficial
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Not touch
5 letters Hints for Not touch Clue page for Not touch
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Title for a French monarch
5 letters Hints for Title for a French monarch Clue page for Title for a French monarch
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Facts
4 letters Hints for Facts Clue page for Facts
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___-majesté
4 letters Hints for ___-majesté Clue page for ___-majesté
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See 17-Down
4 letters Hints for See 17-Down Clue page for See 17-Down
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Select
3 letters Hints for Select Clue page for Select
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Vice ___
5 letters Hints for Vice ___ Clue page for Vice ___
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One way to send merchandise: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for One way to send merchandise: Abbr. Clue page for One way to send merchandise: Abbr.
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End of the quote
17 letters Hints for End of the quote Clue page for End of the quote
110
Zone
4 letters Hints for Zone Clue page for Zone
112
Play host to
5 letters Hints for Play host to Clue page for Play host to
113
Thrice, in prescriptions
3 letters Hints for Thrice, in prescriptions Clue page for Thrice, in prescriptions
114
Finnish architect Alvar ___
5 letters Hints for Finnish architect Alvar ___ Clue page for Finnish architect Alvar ___
115
Source of the quote
13 letters Hints for Source of the quote Clue page for Source of the quote
118
Comparatively luxurious
7 letters Hints for Comparatively luxurious Clue page for Comparatively luxurious
120
Be unstable
6 letters Hints for Be unstable Clue page for Be unstable
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Pilot
6 letters Hints for Pilot Clue page for Pilot
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Short song
7 letters Hints for Short song Clue page for Short song
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Swirled
6 letters Hints for Swirled Clue page for Swirled
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Easily chewable
6 letters Hints for Easily chewable Clue page for Easily chewable
125
Tour de France distances
6 letters Hints for Tour de France distances Clue page for Tour de France distances

Down clues

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Mid fifth-century date
5 letters Hints for Mid fifth-century date Clue page for Mid fifth-century date
2
"Battlestar Galactica" commander
5 letters Hints for "Battlestar Galactica" commander Clue page for "Battlestar Galactica" commander
3
New cars of 1928
7 letters Hints for New cars of 1928 Clue page for New cars of 1928
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Finishes
6 letters Hints for Finishes Clue page for Finishes
5
Tucked in
3 letters Hints for Tucked in Clue page for Tucked in
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Long ___
3 letters Hints for Long ___ Clue page for Long ___
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Heart-pounding episode
5 letters Hints for Heart-pounding episode Clue page for Heart-pounding episode
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Reunion tour set list
6 letters Hints for Reunion tour set list Clue page for Reunion tour set list
9
Peanut Butter Lovers Mo.
3 letters Hints for Peanut Butter Lovers Mo. Clue page for Peanut Butter Lovers Mo.
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Corresponding, in a way
8 letters Hints for Corresponding, in a way Clue page for Corresponding, in a way
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Did an encore of
5 letters Hints for Did an encore of Clue page for Did an encore of
12
1960's TV dog
5 letters Hints for 1960's TV dog Clue page for 1960's TV dog
13
Old-fashioned one
6 letters Hints for Old-fashioned one Clue page for Old-fashioned one
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Clandestine maritime org.
3 letters Hints for Clandestine maritime org. Clue page for Clandestine maritime org.
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Magazine founder Eric
4 letters Hints for Magazine founder Eric Clue page for Magazine founder Eric
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Opera set in Mantua
9 letters Hints for Opera set in Mantua Clue page for Opera set in Mantua
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With 94-Across, protein part
5 letters Hints for With 94-Across, protein part Clue page for With 94-Across, protein part
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Piglike
5 letters Hints for Piglike Clue page for Piglike
19
Uttar Pradesh city
4 letters Hints for Uttar Pradesh city Clue page for Uttar Pradesh city
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Cartesian conclusion
3 letters Hints for Cartesian conclusion Clue page for Cartesian conclusion
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Bygone coif
7 letters Hints for Bygone coif Clue page for Bygone coif
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Tennis's Kournikova
4 letters Hints for Tennis's Kournikova Clue page for Tennis's Kournikova
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London Philharmonic founder Sir Thomas ___
7 letters Hints for London Philharmonic founder Sir Thomas ___ Clue page for London Philharmonic founder Sir Thomas ___
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Cheater's secret
4 letters Hints for Cheater's secret Clue page for Cheater's secret
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Bar site
4 letters Hints for Bar site Clue page for Bar site
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Something in need of change
8 letters Hints for Something in need of change Clue page for Something in need of change
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A Franklin
5 letters Hints for A Franklin Clue page for A Franklin
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Turkish officer
5 letters Hints for Turkish officer Clue page for Turkish officer
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Survey choice
5 letters Hints for Survey choice Clue page for Survey choice
43
Pepsi-owned juice drink
4 letters Hints for Pepsi-owned juice drink Clue page for Pepsi-owned juice drink
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Final Four org.
4 letters Hints for Final Four org. Clue page for Final Four org.
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"'Tain't nothin'!"
4 letters Hints for "'Tain't nothin'!" Clue page for "'Tain't nothin'!"
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Grind
3 letters Hints for Grind Clue page for Grind
49
Spanish relative
3 letters Hints for Spanish relative Clue page for Spanish relative
50
Like: Suffix
3 letters Hints for Like: Suffix Clue page for Like: Suffix
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Saudi royal and others
5 letters Hints for Saudi royal and others Clue page for Saudi royal and others
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Florists' staples
5 letters Hints for Florists' staples Clue page for Florists' staples
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1925 Pulitzer-winning novel
5 letters Hints for 1925 Pulitzer-winning novel Clue page for 1925 Pulitzer-winning novel
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Varied
8 letters Hints for Varied Clue page for Varied
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Ancient Greek tongue: Var.
5 letters Hints for Ancient Greek tongue: Var. Clue page for Ancient Greek tongue: Var.
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It's past due
3 letters Hints for It's past due Clue page for It's past due
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Boston Red Sox mascot
5 letters Hints for Boston Red Sox mascot Clue page for Boston Red Sox mascot
65
Plankton components
5 letters Hints for Plankton components Clue page for Plankton components
68
Dickens's Madame Defarge, e.g.
7 letters Hints for Dickens's Madame Defarge, e.g. Clue page for Dickens's Madame Defarge, e.g.
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"___ and the Pussycats" (1970's cartoon)
5 letters Hints for "___ and the Pussycats" (1970's cartoon) Clue page for "___ and the Pussycats" (1970's cartoon)
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"The Country Girl" playwright
5 letters Hints for "The Country Girl" playwright Clue page for "The Country Girl" playwright
71
Belgian violin virtuoso Eugene ___
5 letters Hints for Belgian violin virtuoso Eugene ___ Clue page for Belgian violin virtuoso Eugene ___
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Stare at
4 letters Hints for Stare at Clue page for Stare at
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Cause of goosebumps
4 letters Hints for Cause of goosebumps Clue page for Cause of goosebumps
75
Put down
4 letters Hints for Put down Clue page for Put down
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Voting aye
7 letters Hints for Voting aye Clue page for Voting aye
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Worker with books, for short
3 letters Hints for Worker with books, for short Clue page for Worker with books, for short
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Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. Clue page for Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr.
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Opened up
9 letters Hints for Opened up Clue page for Opened up
81
Void, in Vichy
3 letters Hints for Void, in Vichy Clue page for Void, in Vichy
85
"Gotcha"
4 letters Hints for "Gotcha" Clue page for "Gotcha"
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Add gradually during a cycle
8 letters Hints for Add gradually during a cycle Clue page for Add gradually during a cycle
87
Baloney producer
4 letters Hints for Baloney producer Clue page for Baloney producer
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"Pal Joey" lyricist
4 letters Hints for "Pal Joey" lyricist Clue page for "Pal Joey" lyricist
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Magic Johnson, for years
7 letters Hints for Magic Johnson, for years Clue page for Magic Johnson, for years
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Senile sort
6 letters Hints for Senile sort Clue page for Senile sort
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Small
6 letters Hints for Small Clue page for Small
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Critic Gene
6 letters Hints for Critic Gene Clue page for Critic Gene
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Faux baubles
5 letters Hints for Faux baubles Clue page for Faux baubles
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Snooped
5 letters Hints for Snooped Clue page for Snooped
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"... ___ quit!"
3 letters Hints for "... ___ quit!" Clue page for "... ___ quit!"
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Rid of vermin
5 letters Hints for Rid of vermin Clue page for Rid of vermin
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Restorative
5 letters Hints for Restorative Clue page for Restorative
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River into which the Fulda flows
5 letters Hints for River into which the Fulda flows Clue page for River into which the Fulda flows
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Gentry
5 letters Hints for Gentry Clue page for Gentry
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Restores, in a way
5 letters Hints for Restores, in a way Clue page for Restores, in a way
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Put out
4 letters Hints for Put out Clue page for Put out
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Dramatic opening
4 letters Hints for Dramatic opening Clue page for Dramatic opening
116
Abstract painter ___ Krasner
3 letters Hints for Abstract painter ___ Krasner Clue page for Abstract painter ___ Krasner
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Walletful
3 letters Hints for Walletful Clue page for Walletful
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Uncle ___
3 letters Hints for Uncle ___ Clue page for Uncle ___
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Fiery reaction
3 letters Hints for Fiery reaction Clue page for Fiery reaction

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