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NYT Crossword Answers for November 23, 2003

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Sunday, November 23, 2003 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, November 23, 2003: 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

1
Bug
3 letters Hints for Bug Clue page for Bug
4
Head of Parliament?
3 letters Hints for Head of Parliament? Clue page for Head of Parliament?
7
"Ben-Hur" studio
3 letters Hints for "Ben-Hur" studio Clue page for "Ben-Hur" studio
10
Sticking point
4 letters Hints for Sticking point Clue page for Sticking point
14
[Just like that!]
4 letters Hints for [Just like that!] Clue page for [Just like that!]
18
Ballet performer
7 letters Hints for Ballet performer Clue page for Ballet performer
20
Big name in electronics
8 letters Hints for Big name in electronics Clue page for Big name in electronics
22
Matter to be discussed
4 letters Hints for Matter to be discussed Clue page for Matter to be discussed
23
___ Stone
7 letters Hints for ___ Stone Clue page for ___ Stone
24
Colleague of Jonathan Higgins, in 80's TV
8 letters Hints for Colleague of Jonathan Higgins, in 80's TV Clue page for Colleague of Jonathan Higgins, in 80's TV
25
Any
4 letters Hints for Any Clue page for Any
26
Fair that's losing money?
19 letters Hints for Fair that's losing money? Clue page for Fair that's losing money?
29
Bygone dictator
4 letters Hints for Bygone dictator Clue page for Bygone dictator
31
Currency transaction fee
4 letters Hints for Currency transaction fee Clue page for Currency transaction fee
32
Salt
3 letters Hints for Salt Clue page for Salt
33
Paying the license fee?
15 letters Hints for Paying the license fee? Clue page for Paying the license fee?
41
Big shot
5 letters Hints for Big shot Clue page for Big shot
45
Jabber
5 letters Hints for Jabber Clue page for Jabber
46
Raw
7 letters Hints for Raw Clue page for Raw
48
U.N. agcy. for working people
3 letters Hints for U.N. agcy. for working people Clue page for U.N. agcy. for working people
49
Outflow
7 letters Hints for Outflow Clue page for Outflow
52
Population figure?
13 letters Hints for Population figure? Clue page for Population figure?
55
"Is that ___?"
3 letters Hints for "Is that ___?" Clue page for "Is that ___?"
56
Resulted in
5 letters Hints for Resulted in Clue page for Resulted in
58
They're for people without cells
9 letters Hints for They're for people without cells Clue page for They're for people without cells
59
Dregs
4 letters Hints for Dregs Clue page for Dregs
61
Basic Toyota
7 letters Hints for Basic Toyota Clue page for Basic Toyota
65
Extremist
5 letters Hints for Extremist Clue page for Extremist
66
Going from the desert to the rain forest?
15 letters Hints for Going from the desert to the rain forest? Clue page for Going from the desert to the rain forest?
72
Popular shirts
5 letters Hints for Popular shirts Clue page for Popular shirts
75
Retired faculty
7 letters Hints for Retired faculty Clue page for Retired faculty
76
Brew
4 letters Hints for Brew Clue page for Brew
80
Early winter fruit
9 letters Hints for Early winter fruit Clue page for Early winter fruit
85
Building block, informally
5 letters Hints for Building block, informally Clue page for Building block, informally
87
"___War," Shatner series title
3 letters Hints for "___War," Shatner series title Clue page for "___War," Shatner series title
88
Square footage?
13 letters Hints for Square footage? Clue page for Square footage?
92
Starchy food
7 letters Hints for Starchy food Clue page for Starchy food
94
Darn, e.g.
3 letters Hints for Darn, e.g. Clue page for Darn, e.g.
95
Football play
7 letters Hints for Football play Clue page for Football play
96
Remove from a set level, as a currency
5 letters Hints for Remove from a set level, as a currency Clue page for Remove from a set level, as a currency
97
Trample
5 letters Hints for Trample Clue page for Trample
100
Broaching of a subject?
15 letters Hints for Broaching of a subject? Clue page for Broaching of a subject?
105
Last word of "America, the Beautiful"
3 letters Hints for Last word of "America, the Beautiful" Clue page for Last word of "America, the Beautiful"
107
Sense
4 letters Hints for Sense Clue page for Sense
108
Responsibilities, so to speak
4 letters Hints for Responsibilities, so to speak Clue page for Responsibilities, so to speak
109
Action taken by an irate pope?
19 letters Hints for Action taken by an irate pope? Clue page for Action taken by an irate pope?
119
Prefix with angular
4 letters Hints for Prefix with angular Clue page for Prefix with angular
120
Valhalla resident
8 letters Hints for Valhalla resident Clue page for Valhalla resident
121
Like jeans for teens
7 letters Hints for Like jeans for teens Clue page for Like jeans for teens
124
Gulf of ___
4 letters Hints for Gulf of ___ Clue page for Gulf of ___
125
A second shift, possibly
8 letters Hints for A second shift, possibly Clue page for A second shift, possibly
126
Noted Bolshevik
7 letters Hints for Noted Bolshevik Clue page for Noted Bolshevik
127
Nigerian-born pop star
4 letters Hints for Nigerian-born pop star Clue page for Nigerian-born pop star
128
Stole material
4 letters Hints for Stole material Clue page for Stole material
129
"___ Liaisons Dangereuses"
3 letters Hints for "___ Liaisons Dangereuses" Clue page for "___ Liaisons Dangereuses"
130
Not hither
3 letters Hints for Not hither Clue page for Not hither
131
West in pictures
3 letters Hints for West in pictures Clue page for West in pictures

Down clues

1
Pres. from Hyde Park
3 letters Hints for Pres. from Hyde Park Clue page for Pres. from Hyde Park
2
Relative of Thai
3 letters Hints for Relative of Thai Clue page for Relative of Thai
3
No good
10 letters Hints for No good Clue page for No good
4
Certain Baltic
4 letters Hints for Certain Baltic Clue page for Certain Baltic
5
Best in the dining room
6 letters Hints for Best in the dining room Clue page for Best in the dining room
6
Kool-Aid choice
6 letters Hints for Kool-Aid choice Clue page for Kool-Aid choice
7
1997 #1 Hanson hit
6 letters Hints for 1997 #1 Hanson hit Clue page for 1997 #1 Hanson hit
8
Soccer announcer's cry
4 letters Hints for Soccer announcer's cry Clue page for Soccer announcer's cry
9
Homeowner's concern: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Homeowner's concern: Abbr. Clue page for Homeowner's concern: Abbr.
10
Heart
4 letters Hints for Heart Clue page for Heart
11
Many a Marx Brothers movie
4 letters Hints for Many a Marx Brothers movie Clue page for Many a Marx Brothers movie
12
Dinner in a bowl
4 letters Hints for Dinner in a bowl Clue page for Dinner in a bowl
13
Tailor's measure
5 letters Hints for Tailor's measure Clue page for Tailor's measure
14
Casual eatery
6 letters Hints for Casual eatery Clue page for Casual eatery
15
French possessive
4 letters Hints for French possessive Clue page for French possessive
16
Fish in a Disney film
4 letters Hints for Fish in a Disney film Clue page for Fish in a Disney film
17
___ Detective (1930's-50's crime fiction magazine)
4 letters Hints for ___ Detective (1930's-50's crime fiction magazine) Clue page for ___ Detective (1930's-50's crime fiction magazine)
19
Mack ___, who created the Keystone Kops
7 letters Hints for Mack ___, who created the Keystone Kops Clue page for Mack ___, who created the Keystone Kops
21
Solitary
3 letters Hints for Solitary Clue page for Solitary
27
___-en-Provence
3 letters Hints for ___-en-Provence Clue page for ___-en-Provence
28
"___ Sam" (2001 Penn-Pfeiffer flick)
3 letters Hints for "___ Sam" (2001 Penn-Pfeiffer flick) Clue page for "___ Sam" (2001 Penn-Pfeiffer flick)
29
Fund-raising letter
6 letters Hints for Fund-raising letter Clue page for Fund-raising letter
30
Floor material
6 letters Hints for Floor material Clue page for Floor material
34
Diamond on stage
4 letters Hints for Diamond on stage Clue page for Diamond on stage
35
Summer on the Seine
3 letters Hints for Summer on the Seine Clue page for Summer on the Seine
36
A Bobbsey twin
3 letters Hints for A Bobbsey twin Clue page for A Bobbsey twin
37
A.M.A. members: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for A.M.A. members: Abbr. Clue page for A.M.A. members: Abbr.
38
Give ___ for ...!" (intro phrase)
4 letters Hints for Give ___ for ...!" (intro phrase) Clue page for Give ___ for ...!" (intro phrase)
39
Mission control grp.
4 letters Hints for Mission control grp. Clue page for Mission control grp.
40
Neutral-colored: Var.
4 letters Hints for Neutral-colored: Var. Clue page for Neutral-colored: Var.
42
Economy-size
5 letters Hints for Economy-size Clue page for Economy-size
43
Sore spot
5 letters Hints for Sore spot Clue page for Sore spot
44
"___ luck!"
5 letters Hints for "___ luck!" Clue page for "___ luck!"
47
Milk carton abbr.
3 letters Hints for Milk carton abbr. Clue page for Milk carton abbr.
50
Prefix with bel
4 letters Hints for Prefix with bel Clue page for Prefix with bel
51
Ancient land south of the Dead Sea
4 letters Hints for Ancient land south of the Dead Sea Clue page for Ancient land south of the Dead Sea
52
Geezer
4 letters Hints for Geezer Clue page for Geezer
53
Hood
4 letters Hints for Hood Clue page for Hood
54
Most of them have lines
5 letters Hints for Most of them have lines Clue page for Most of them have lines
57
Lilt syllable
3 letters Hints for Lilt syllable Clue page for Lilt syllable
60
Look displeased
5 letters Hints for Look displeased Clue page for Look displeased
62
Wranglers alternative
3 letters Hints for Wranglers alternative Clue page for Wranglers alternative
63
Moon vehicle, briefly
3 letters Hints for Moon vehicle, briefly Clue page for Moon vehicle, briefly
64
Fire truck equipment
3 letters Hints for Fire truck equipment Clue page for Fire truck equipment
67
Future J.D.'s hurdle
4 letters Hints for Future J.D.'s hurdle Clue page for Future J.D.'s hurdle
68
Suffix with techno-
4 letters Hints for Suffix with techno- Clue page for Suffix with techno-
69
"That's ___!" (cry at a lineup)
3 letters Hints for "That's ___!" (cry at a lineup) Clue page for "That's ___!" (cry at a lineup)
70
Wrangling
4 letters Hints for Wrangling Clue page for Wrangling
71
NPR's Totenberg
4 letters Hints for NPR's Totenberg Clue page for NPR's Totenberg
72
"Your attention, please"
5 letters Hints for "Your attention, please" Clue page for "Your attention, please"
73
"___ Majesty's Secret Service"
5 letters Hints for "___ Majesty's Secret Service" Clue page for "___ Majesty's Secret Service"
74
Lerner's partner
5 letters Hints for Lerner's partner Clue page for Lerner's partner
77
Wishful thinking?
10 letters Hints for Wishful thinking? Clue page for Wishful thinking?
78
Clothed
6 letters Hints for Clothed Clue page for Clothed
79
Bluegrass musician Ricky
6 letters Hints for Bluegrass musician Ricky Clue page for Bluegrass musician Ricky
81
Apiece
3 letters Hints for Apiece Clue page for Apiece
82
Foreword: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Foreword: Abbr. Clue page for Foreword: Abbr.
83
Author of "Christ Stopped at Eboli"
4 letters Hints for Author of "Christ Stopped at Eboli" Clue page for Author of "Christ Stopped at Eboli"
84
Swimming laps, e.g.: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Swimming laps, e.g.: Abbr. Clue page for Swimming laps, e.g.: Abbr.
86
Concerto, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Concerto, e.g. Clue page for Concerto, e.g.
89
___-80 (old computer model)
3 letters Hints for ___-80 (old computer model) Clue page for ___-80 (old computer model)
90
Faddish training, once
3 letters Hints for Faddish training, once Clue page for Faddish training, once
91
Born
3 letters Hints for Born Clue page for Born
93
"To sum up ..."
7 letters Hints for "To sum up ..." Clue page for "To sum up ..."
98
Judicial inquiry
6 letters Hints for Judicial inquiry Clue page for Judicial inquiry
99
Ruby, for one
3 letters Hints for Ruby, for one Clue page for Ruby, for one
101
Unsolved cases, in TV lingo
6 letters Hints for Unsolved cases, in TV lingo Clue page for Unsolved cases, in TV lingo
102
Chest muscle, for short
3 letters Hints for Chest muscle, for short Clue page for Chest muscle, for short
103
Land
6 letters Hints for Land Clue page for Land
104
Corrida sight
6 letters Hints for Corrida sight Clue page for Corrida sight
106
Basic assumption
5 letters Hints for Basic assumption Clue page for Basic assumption
109
Military meal
4 letters Hints for Military meal Clue page for Military meal
110
Blue hue
4 letters Hints for Blue hue Clue page for Blue hue
111
Like some polluters
4 letters Hints for Like some polluters Clue page for Like some polluters
112
10th-century annum
4 letters Hints for 10th-century annum Clue page for 10th-century annum
113
Broken mirror, say
4 letters Hints for Broken mirror, say Clue page for Broken mirror, say
114
Robin Williams TV character
4 letters Hints for Robin Williams TV character Clue page for Robin Williams TV character
115
"The A-Team" actor
3 letters Hints for "The A-Team" actor Clue page for "The A-Team" actor
116
Monopoly square: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Monopoly square: Abbr. Clue page for Monopoly square: Abbr.
117
Finger, in a way
4 letters Hints for Finger, in a way Clue page for Finger, in a way
118
Exultant cry
4 letters Hints for Exultant cry Clue page for Exultant cry
122
Jamaican music
3 letters Hints for Jamaican music Clue page for Jamaican music
123
Give the once-over
3 letters Hints for Give the once-over Clue page for Give the once-over

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