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NYT Crossword Answers for October 17, 2003

Friday, October 17, 2003 · 68 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Friday, October 17, 2003: 68 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

    Range where Prometheus was bound

    8 letters Hints for Range where Prometheus was bound Clue page for Range where Prometheus was bound

  2. 9

    Sample

    6 letters Hints for Sample Clue page for Sample

  3. 15

    Military strength

    8 letters Hints for Military strength Clue page for Military strength

  4. 16

    African capital southwest of Kampala

    6 letters Hints for African capital southwest of Kampala Clue page for African capital southwest of Kampala

  5. 17

    Lambastes

    8 letters Hints for Lambastes Clue page for Lambastes

  6. 18

    At all

    6 letters Hints for At all Clue page for At all

  7. 19

    Reagan's first interior secretary

    4 letters Hints for Reagan's first interior secretary Clue page for Reagan's first interior secretary

  8. 20

    Skin care products

    6 letters Hints for Skin care products Clue page for Skin care products

  9. 22

    Switch positions

    3 letters Hints for Switch positions Clue page for Switch positions

  10. 23

    Scottish singleton

    3 letters Hints for Scottish singleton Clue page for Scottish singleton

  11. 24

    Business card abbr.

    3 letters Hints for Business card abbr. Clue page for Business card abbr.

  12. 25

    With 48-Down, Inquisition judgment and execution

    4 letters Hints for With 48-Down, Inquisition judgment and execution Clue page for With 48-Down, Inquisition judgment and execution

  13. 26

    Bygone blade

    4 letters Hints for Bygone blade Clue page for Bygone blade

  14. 28

    Heart

    4 letters Hints for Heart Clue page for Heart

  15. 30

    Deep pink

    5 letters Hints for Deep pink Clue page for Deep pink

  16. 31

    Tech school offering

    15 letters Hints for Tech school offering Clue page for Tech school offering

  17. 34

    Wheel

    9 letters Hints for Wheel Clue page for Wheel

  18. 35

    Hidden agenda

    15 letters Hints for Hidden agenda Clue page for Hidden agenda

  19. 41

    Part of a British cavalry

    5 letters Hints for Part of a British cavalry Clue page for Part of a British cavalry

  20. 42

    Big name in plumbing products

    4 letters Hints for Big name in plumbing products Clue page for Big name in plumbing products

  21. 43

    Grand Canyon craft

    4 letters Hints for Grand Canyon craft Clue page for Grand Canyon craft

  22. 44

    Shoot

    4 letters Hints for Shoot Clue page for Shoot

  23. 45

    Wrap (up)

    3 letters Hints for Wrap (up) Clue page for Wrap (up)

  24. 46

    Let go

    3 letters Hints for Let go Clue page for Let go

  25. 47

    Poorly

    3 letters Hints for Poorly Clue page for Poorly

  26. 48

    Part of a doctor's order

    6 letters Hints for Part of a doctor's order Clue page for Part of a doctor's order

  27. 51

    1998 National League M.V.P.

    4 letters Hints for 1998 National League M.V.P. Clue page for 1998 National League M.V.P.

  28. 52

    American painter of sports scenes

    6 letters Hints for American painter of sports scenes Clue page for American painter of sports scenes

  29. 54

    Like Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"

    8 letters Hints for Like Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" Clue page for Like Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"

  30. 56

    Harden

    6 letters Hints for Harden Clue page for Harden

  31. 57

    Current gadgets

    8 letters Hints for Current gadgets Clue page for Current gadgets

  32. 58

    Some engines

    6 letters Hints for Some engines Clue page for Some engines

  33. 59

    "You got that right!"

    8 letters Hints for "You got that right!" Clue page for "You got that right!"

Down clues

  1. 1

    Where to get a shiny body

    7 letters Hints for Where to get a shiny body Clue page for Where to get a shiny body

  2. 2

    Monteverdi opera

    7 letters Hints for Monteverdi opera Clue page for Monteverdi opera

  3. 3

    Myriad

    7 letters Hints for Myriad Clue page for Myriad

  4. 4

    Hue

    4 letters Hints for Hue Clue page for Hue

  5. 5

    Réunion pal

    3 letters Hints for Réunion pal Clue page for Réunion pal

  6. 6

    On the way, in a way

    4 letters Hints for On the way, in a way Clue page for On the way, in a way

  7. 7

    "___ These Hills" (Cherokee Indian drama)

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  8. 8

    Short distance

    15 letters Hints for Short distance Clue page for Short distance

  9. 9

    Women's hybrid item of apparel

    5 letters Hints for Women's hybrid item of apparel Clue page for Women's hybrid item of apparel

  10. 10

    Sports column?

    4 letters Hints for Sports column? Clue page for Sports column?

  11. 11

    Basis of some divisions

    3 letters Hints for Basis of some divisions Clue page for Basis of some divisions

  12. 12

    Mediterranean salad

    7 letters Hints for Mediterranean salad Clue page for Mediterranean salad

  13. 13

    Vice president after Burr

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  14. 14

    Chart topper

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  15. 21

    Far-out

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  16. 25

    Augustan masterpiece

    6 letters Hints for Augustan masterpiece Clue page for Augustan masterpiece

  17. 27

    1992 U.S. Open champion

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  18. 28

    ___ Grant, "The Wayward Wind" singer, 1956

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  19. 29

    Workers make them

    7 letters Hints for Workers make them Clue page for Workers make them

  20. 30

    Drink served over cracked ice

    4 letters Hints for Drink served over cracked ice Clue page for Drink served over cracked ice

  21. 32

    Produce

    4 letters Hints for Produce Clue page for Produce

  22. 33

    Astronomical unit

    4 letters Hints for Astronomical unit Clue page for Astronomical unit

  23. 35

    "Dear Me" theatrical memoirist

    7 letters Hints for "Dear Me" theatrical memoirist Clue page for "Dear Me" theatrical memoirist

  24. 36

    Unrestrained

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  25. 37

    Capital east of the Black Sea

    7 letters Hints for Capital east of the Black Sea Clue page for Capital east of the Black Sea

  26. 38

    Speech synthesizer

    7 letters Hints for Speech synthesizer Clue page for Speech synthesizer

  27. 39

    Start of some corrections

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  28. 40

    Firing point, of a sort

    7 letters Hints for Firing point, of a sort Clue page for Firing point, of a sort

  29. 45

    Some TV's

    5 letters Hints for Some TV's Clue page for Some TV's

  30. 48

    See 25-Across

    4 letters Hints for See 25-Across Clue page for See 25-Across

  31. 49

    Up for it

    4 letters Hints for Up for it Clue page for Up for it

  32. 50

    Some blight victims

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  33. 51

    Father of Ramses II

    4 letters Hints for Father of Ramses II Clue page for Father of Ramses II

  34. 53

    Crossbreed

    3 letters Hints for Crossbreed Clue page for Crossbreed

  35. 55

    Mystery novelist Roberts

    3 letters Hints for Mystery novelist Roberts Clue page for Mystery novelist Roberts

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