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NYT Crossword Answers for October 5, 2003

Sunday, October 5, 2003 · 142 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, October 5, 2003: 142 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

    Nile wader

    4 letters Hints for Nile wader Clue page for Nile wader

  2. 5

    Public clerk

    6 letters Hints for Public clerk Clue page for Public clerk

  3. 11

    Eat or drink

    4 letters Hints for Eat or drink Clue page for Eat or drink

  4. 15

    "The Mammoth Hunters" heroine

    4 letters Hints for "The Mammoth Hunters" heroine Clue page for "The Mammoth Hunters" heroine

  5. 19

    Reading spot

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  6. 20

    Stiff

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  7. 21

    Second son

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  8. 22

    Bar order

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  9. 23

    One who paints dunce caps?

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  10. 25

    "If today is the 18th, then Christmas is next week"?

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  11. 27

    Not raise a hand, say

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  12. 28

    Article of faith

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  13. 30

    Cry before a children's drawing?

    6 letters Hints for Cry before a children's drawing? Clue page for Cry before a children's drawing?

  14. 31

    Invisible to the naked eye

    4 letters Hints for Invisible to the naked eye Clue page for Invisible to the naked eye

  15. 32

    Some undergrowth

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  16. 33

    "Shoot!"

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  17. 34

    Ticks off

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  18. 37

    Gaucho's accessory

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  19. 38

    Farewell bash

    7 letters Hints for Farewell bash Clue page for Farewell bash

  20. 41

    Catch on

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  21. 42

    Something discussed over dinner?

    10 letters Hints for Something discussed over dinner? Clue page for Something discussed over dinner?

  22. 44

    Court order

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  23. 46

    "Judging Amy" actress

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  24. 47

    Wing

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  25. 48

    Beersheba is near it

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  26. 50

    Occupational suffix

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  27. 51

    Wright wing?

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  28. 52

    Cry of relief

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  29. 54

    Check the bar code

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  30. 55

    Rousseau work that led to his banishment from France

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  31. 57

    Cupid, for one

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  32. 59

    Come to pass

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  33. 61

    Eggnog ingredient, maybe

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  34. 62

    Promising person

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  35. 63

    Inner circle

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  36. 64

    Ferber novel

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  37. 65

    Seed-bearing organ

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  38. 67

    Word-processing command

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  39. 68

    Did over

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  40. 71

    Part of ICBM

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  41. 72

    Milk: Prefix

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  42. 73

    Plantation pest

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  43. 75

    The second Mrs. Sinatra

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  44. 76

    W.B.A. outcome

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  45. 77

    VCR button

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  46. 79

    Earned a citation?

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  47. 80

    Didn't just guess

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  48. 81

    Score halves

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  49. 83

    Cut-up in the cafeteria?

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  50. 87

    Kind of shrimp

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  51. 88

    Is contingent

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  52. 90

    Bygone

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  53. 91

    Home sites

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  54. 92

    Safety installation

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  55. 93

    Annoy

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  56. 94

    Bring (out)

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  57. 95

    Least outgoing

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  58. 98

    Shelf

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  59. 99

    Emus and kiwis

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  60. 103

    Gigantic gin mixer?

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  61. 105

    Mr. Ed being sarcastic?

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  62. 108

    Gen. follower

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  63. 109

    Actress Downey

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  64. 110

    What you will

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  65. 111

    Shuttle launchers

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  66. 112

    Listening devices

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  67. 113

    Pavlova portrayal

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  68. 114

    Useful hunting companion

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  69. 115

    Predicament

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Down clues

  1. 1

    The ___ Trail (route through Peru)

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  2. 2

    Meathead

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  3. 3

    Exchanged items

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  4. 4

    Easily frightened

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  5. 5

    Boyfriends of yore

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  6. 6

    Hardly sophisticated

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  7. 7

    Go bad

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  8. 8

    A mean Amin

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  9. 9

    Inhuman

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  10. 10

    International understanding

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  11. 11

    Elvin ___, 1960's-80's N.B.A. star known as "Big E"

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  12. 12

    End at

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  13. 13

    Distance divided by time: Abbr.

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  14. 14

    Refinement

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  15. 15

    Currently

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  16. 16

    Mystical person

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  17. 17

    California's San ___ Dam

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  18. 18

    Chief

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  19. 24

    ___ terrier

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  20. 26

    Lady's man

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  21. 29

    Well-executed

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  22. 32

    Hampton's instrument

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  23. 33

    Condescend

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  24. 34

    Birch relative

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  25. 35

    Hall-of-Fame football coach Greasy ___

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  26. 36

    French diamond?

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  27. 37

    Tracking device

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  28. 38

    Bit of broccoli

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  29. 39

    Funny guy with a skillet?

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  30. 40

    Place for a test

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  31. 42

    Roof worker

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  32. 43

    Perfectly timed, dramatically

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  33. 45

    Low club

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  34. 47

    Kind of wool

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  35. 49

    S.A.T. section

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  36. 52

    Esteem

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  37. 53

    Words of honor?

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  38. 54

    Propeller shape

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  39. 56

    Disfigure

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  40. 58

    Do, e.g.

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  41. 60

    Chi. summer setting

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  42. 61

    Ox, goat or sheep

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  43. 63

    They connect to points in the Southwest

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  44. 64

    Cleave

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  45. 65

    "Se7en" star, 1995

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  46. 66

    Readied the press

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  47. 67

    Some antitrust violations

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  48. 68

    Put back in the cage

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  49. 69

    Subject of media coverage

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  50. 70

    Coolidge's veep

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  51. 72

    U.S. Open champ, 1985-87

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  52. 74

    First name in cosmetics

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  53. 78

    Custodial staff

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  54. 80

    Army food

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  55. 82

    Some magazine ads

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  56. 84

    Unlike Morehouse College

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  57. 85

    Mournful poems

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  58. 86

    Unfavorable

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  59. 87

    Stock

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  60. 89

    Point to the right?

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  61. 91

    Missing parcel inquiry

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  62. 93

    Pie choice

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  63. 94

    Shopworn

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  64. 95

    Hook's mate

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  65. 96

    Numerical prefix

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  66. 97

    Prince of opera

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  67. 98

    Bean town?

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  68. 100

    Mouth, slangily

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  69. 101

    Sinclair rival

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  70. 102

    Pants part

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  71. 104

    E.R.A. backers

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  72. 106

    Polo Grounds hero

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  73. 107

    Organic: Abbr.

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