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NYT Crossword Answers for October 16, 2005

Sunday, October 16, 2005 · 142 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, October 16, 2005: 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

    "Meet John Doe" director

    5 letters Hints for "Meet John Doe" director Clue page for "Meet John Doe" director

  2. 6

    Wooden shoe

    5 letters Hints for Wooden shoe Clue page for Wooden shoe

  3. 11

    PIN spotters?

    4 letters Hints for PIN spotters? Clue page for PIN spotters?

  4. 15

    Realize

    4 letters Hints for Realize Clue page for Realize

  5. 19

    Weaving willow

    5 letters Hints for Weaving willow Clue page for Weaving willow

  6. 20

    Softly

    5 letters Hints for Softly Clue page for Softly

  7. 21

    Bigmouth

    4 letters Hints for Bigmouth Clue page for Bigmouth

  8. 22

    Relieve

    4 letters Hints for Relieve Clue page for Relieve

  9. 23

    Dullish

    5 letters Hints for Dullish Clue page for Dullish

  10. 24

    Layabout

    5 letters Hints for Layabout Clue page for Layabout

  11. 25

    Poor actor staying sober?

    9 letters Hints for Poor actor staying sober? Clue page for Poor actor staying sober?

  12. 27

    "Yeah, we've got that," e.g.?

    12 letters Hints for "Yeah, we've got that," e.g.? Clue page for "Yeah, we've got that," e.g.?

  13. 30

    Aligned

    8 letters Hints for Aligned Clue page for Aligned

  14. 31

    Longtime "Today" co-host

    5 letters Hints for Longtime "Today" co-host Clue page for Longtime "Today" co-host

  15. 32

    Olin of "Chocolat"

    4 letters Hints for Olin of "Chocolat" Clue page for Olin of "Chocolat"

  16. 34

    ___-Magnon

    3 letters Hints for ___-Magnon Clue page for ___-Magnon

  17. 35

    Philosophy of the "Chuang Tzu"

    6 letters Hints for Philosophy of the "Chuang Tzu" Clue page for Philosophy of the "Chuang Tzu"

  18. 38

    Extra-base hit, probably?

    13 letters Hints for Extra-base hit, probably? Clue page for Extra-base hit, probably?

  19. 44

    Solo

    4 letters Hints for Solo Clue page for Solo

  20. 45

    Et ___

    4 letters Hints for Et ___ Clue page for Et ___

  21. 48

    Like tea

    6 letters Hints for Like tea Clue page for Like tea

  22. 49

    F.D.R.'s wiring program

    3 letters Hints for F.D.R.'s wiring program Clue page for F.D.R.'s wiring program

  23. 50

    Doesn't own

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  24. 52

    Fancy home features

    5 letters Hints for Fancy home features Clue page for Fancy home features

  25. 55

    ___ powers

    3 letters Hints for ___ powers Clue page for ___ powers

  26. 56

    Now it's Thailand

    4 letters Hints for Now it's Thailand Clue page for Now it's Thailand

  27. 57

    Review of fall fashion accessories?

    15 letters Hints for Review of fall fashion accessories? Clue page for Review of fall fashion accessories?

  28. 61

    Skate part

    5 letters Hints for Skate part Clue page for Skate part

  29. 62

    Ticket

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  30. 63

    Astrological point

    5 letters Hints for Astrological point Clue page for Astrological point

  31. 64

    Trawlers' nets

    6 letters Hints for Trawlers' nets Clue page for Trawlers' nets

  32. 65

    Fetter

    7 letters Hints for Fetter Clue page for Fetter

  33. 69

    Sat

    5 letters Hints for Sat Clue page for Sat

  34. 70

    Agitation

    7 letters Hints for Agitation Clue page for Agitation

  35. 71

    Humiliates

    6 letters Hints for Humiliates Clue page for Humiliates

  36. 72

    Decision points

    5 letters Hints for Decision points Clue page for Decision points

  37. 73

    First name in court fiction

    4 letters Hints for First name in court fiction Clue page for First name in court fiction

  38. 74

    Official denial

    5 letters Hints for Official denial Clue page for Official denial

  39. 75

    Excused from saving a sinking boat?

    15 letters Hints for Excused from saving a sinking boat? Clue page for Excused from saving a sinking boat?

  40. 81

    "Casablanca" role

    4 letters Hints for "Casablanca" role Clue page for "Casablanca" role

  41. 82

    Obscured

    3 letters Hints for Obscured Clue page for Obscured

  42. 83

    Having nothing obscured

    5 letters Hints for Having nothing obscured Clue page for Having nothing obscured

  43. 84

    Balderdash

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  44. 85

    Like

    3 letters Hints for Like Clue page for Like

  45. 86

    Given to glad-handing

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  46. 89

    Double-bonded compound

    4 letters Hints for Double-bonded compound Clue page for Double-bonded compound

  47. 91

    Not forgetting

    4 letters Hints for Not forgetting Clue page for Not forgetting

  48. 92

    Fouled in basketball, in a way?

    13 letters Hints for Fouled in basketball, in a way? Clue page for Fouled in basketball, in a way?

  49. 96

    Prayer

    6 letters Hints for Prayer Clue page for Prayer

  50. 98

    Undisguised

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  51. 99

    Pianist/composer Dohnányi

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  52. 100

    Beau

    5 letters Hints for Beau Clue page for Beau

  53. 102

    Barren

    8 letters Hints for Barren Clue page for Barren

  54. 107

    Fake molding in a room?

    12 letters Hints for Fake molding in a room? Clue page for Fake molding in a room?

  55. 112

    Guidebook for golf greens?

    9 letters Hints for Guidebook for golf greens? Clue page for Guidebook for golf greens?

  56. 114

    Mideast potentate

    5 letters Hints for Mideast potentate Clue page for Mideast potentate

  57. 115

    Butterfly in youth

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  58. 116

    No, to Natasha

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  59. 117

    Make a long story short?

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  60. 118

    Like fur coats

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  61. 119

    City north of Cologne

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  62. 120

    Familiar truths

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  63. 121

    Try again

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  64. 122

    Rectangular paving stones

    5 letters Hints for Rectangular paving stones Clue page for Rectangular paving stones

  65. 123

    Was very bright

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Italian silk center

    4 letters Hints for Italian silk center Clue page for Italian silk center

  2. 2

    Wise ___ owl

    4 letters Hints for Wise ___ owl Clue page for Wise ___ owl

  3. 3

    Tropical helmet material

    4 letters Hints for Tropical helmet material Clue page for Tropical helmet material

  4. 4

    Practice tit for tat

    9 letters Hints for Practice tit for tat Clue page for Practice tit for tat

  5. 5

    Venues

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  6. 6

    Skyline pointer

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  7. 7

    Ambulance attendant, often

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  8. 8

    Aloe, naturally

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  9. 9

    Low tie

    6 letters Hints for Low tie Clue page for Low tie

  10. 10

    P.G.A. Tour site, ___ Pines

    6 letters Hints for P.G.A. Tour site, ___ Pines Clue page for P.G.A. Tour site, ___ Pines

  11. 11

    Oberhausen cry

    3 letters Hints for Oberhausen cry Clue page for Oberhausen cry

  12. 12

    Catch-22

    4 letters Hints for Catch-22 Clue page for Catch-22

  13. 13

    Where "Guernica" was hung during W.W. II

    4 letters Hints for Where "Guernica" was hung during W.W. II Clue page for Where "Guernica" was hung during W.W. II

  14. 14

    Day in a heat wave

    8 letters Hints for Day in a heat wave Clue page for Day in a heat wave

  15. 15

    Run again

    6 letters Hints for Run again Clue page for Run again

  16. 16

    Tupper of Tupperware fame

    4 letters Hints for Tupper of Tupperware fame Clue page for Tupper of Tupperware fame

  17. 17

    Start of a sowing adage

    4 letters Hints for Start of a sowing adage Clue page for Start of a sowing adage

  18. 18

    Leave in a hurry, with "out"

    4 letters Hints for Leave in a hurry, with "out" Clue page for Leave in a hurry, with "out"

  19. 26

    Got along

    5 letters Hints for Got along Clue page for Got along

  20. 28

    Russian assembly

    4 letters Hints for Russian assembly Clue page for Russian assembly

  21. 29

    Channel changer

    4 letters Hints for Channel changer Clue page for Channel changer

  22. 33

    Part of the Old World: Abbr.

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  23. 35

    Tongue-curling

    4 letters Hints for Tongue-curling Clue page for Tongue-curling

  24. 36

    Blueprint datum

    4 letters Hints for Blueprint datum Clue page for Blueprint datum

  25. 37

    Farm sound

    4 letters Hints for Farm sound Clue page for Farm sound

  26. 38

    Can

    4 letters Hints for Can Clue page for Can

  27. 39

    Decreasing numbers of

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  28. 40

    It's in the past

    4 letters Hints for It's in the past Clue page for It's in the past

  29. 41

    European launch vehicle

    6 letters Hints for European launch vehicle Clue page for European launch vehicle

  30. 42

    Hard to lift

    6 letters Hints for Hard to lift Clue page for Hard to lift

  31. 43

    Most contrived

    6 letters Hints for Most contrived Clue page for Most contrived

  32. 46

    Drink from a machine

    5 letters Hints for Drink from a machine Clue page for Drink from a machine

  33. 47

    Spillane's "___ Jury"

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  34. 51

    Game with a yellow card

    6 letters Hints for Game with a yellow card Clue page for Game with a yellow card

  35. 53

    Skip

    6 letters Hints for Skip Clue page for Skip

  36. 54

    Dweller on Cape Prince of Wales

    7 letters Hints for Dweller on Cape Prince of Wales Clue page for Dweller on Cape Prince of Wales

  37. 56

    Insignificant

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  38. 58

    1912 Physics Nobelist ___ Dalen

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  39. 59

    Site of a historic 1905 revolt

    6 letters Hints for Site of a historic 1905 revolt Clue page for Site of a historic 1905 revolt

  40. 60

    Film, briefly

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  41. 61

    Suffering a loss

    6 letters Hints for Suffering a loss Clue page for Suffering a loss

  42. 64

    Ego

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  43. 65

    Out-of-control

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  44. 66

    Woolen cloak of ancient Rome

    6 letters Hints for Woolen cloak of ancient Rome Clue page for Woolen cloak of ancient Rome

  45. 67

    Long Island county

    6 letters Hints for Long Island county Clue page for Long Island county

  46. 68

    Toucher of the Pacific Rim

    4 letters Hints for Toucher of the Pacific Rim Clue page for Toucher of the Pacific Rim

  47. 69

    Vote seeker

    3 letters Hints for Vote seeker Clue page for Vote seeker

  48. 70

    Ring bearer

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  49. 72

    Gave, as wood to a wood chipper

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  50. 73

    Garden site

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  51. 75

    Antimob acronym

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  52. 76

    Managed, with "out"

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  53. 77

    Indoctrinate

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  54. 78

    Afflicts

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  55. 79

    ___ facto

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  56. 80

    City NNW of Madrid

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  57. 82

    Big trouble

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  58. 86

    Will of the Bible

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  59. 87

    Archaeologist's reckoning

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  60. 88

    Hang around

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  61. 90

    Hang around

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  62. 93

    Fills, as cracks between tiles

    6 letters Hints for Fills, as cracks between tiles Clue page for Fills, as cracks between tiles

  63. 94

    Archive documents

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  64. 95

    Dormmate

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  65. 97

    Ransacks

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  66. 100

    Trapshoot

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  67. 101

    Lyrics

    5 letters Hints for Lyrics Clue page for Lyrics

  68. 102

    J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, at Oxford

    4 letters Hints for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, at Oxford Clue page for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, at Oxford

  69. 103

    "A Day Without Rain" singer

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  70. 104

    Gush

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  71. 105

    Rush

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  72. 106

    Cherokee Strip city

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  73. 108

    Least change

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  74. 109

    Approximately

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  75. 110

    Dutch ___

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  76. 111

    Hamlet, e.g.

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  77. 113

    1964 Ronny and the Daytonas hit

    3 letters Hints for 1964 Ronny and the Daytonas hit Clue page for 1964 Ronny and the Daytonas hit

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