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NYT Crossword Answers for October 28, 2011

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Friday, October 28, 2011 · 60 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Friday, October 28, 2011: 60 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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Theory related to eugenics
15 letters Hints for Theory related to eugenics Clue page for Theory related to eugenics
16
What good competitors may give one
15 letters Hints for What good competitors may give one Clue page for What good competitors may give one
17
Part of many confessions
15 letters Hints for Part of many confessions Clue page for Part of many confessions
18
Old Testament book before Neh.
3 letters Hints for Old Testament book before Neh. Clue page for Old Testament book before Neh.
19
Some services
7 letters Hints for Some services Clue page for Some services
20
Composer of "1/1," "1/2," "2/1" and "2/2"
3 letters Hints for Composer of "1/1," "1/2," "2/1" and "2/2" Clue page for Composer of "1/1," "1/2," "2/1" and "2/2"
21
Some HDTVs
4 letters Hints for Some HDTVs Clue page for Some HDTVs
23
Noodle
4 letters Hints for Noodle Clue page for Noodle
24
Guidebook listings for the budget-conscious
13 letters Hints for Guidebook listings for the budget-conscious Clue page for Guidebook listings for the budget-conscious
32
Gossips
11 letters Hints for Gossips Clue page for Gossips
33
Winter cry in New York
9 letters Hints for Winter cry in New York Clue page for Winter cry in New York
34
Riddle
11 letters Hints for Riddle Clue page for Riddle
36
Like some cross-dressers
13 letters Hints for Like some cross-dressers Clue page for Like some cross-dressers
38
Stoker who wrote "Dracula"
4 letters Hints for Stoker who wrote "Dracula" Clue page for Stoker who wrote "Dracula"
39
"Hooked on Classics" company
4 letters Hints for "Hooked on Classics" company Clue page for "Hooked on Classics" company
41
"That's the spot"
3 letters Hints for "That's the spot" Clue page for "That's the spot"
42
Pacific, perhaps
7 letters Hints for Pacific, perhaps Clue page for Pacific, perhaps
49
Here, in Juárez
3 letters Hints for Here, in Juárez Clue page for Here, in Juárez
50
Fictional maker of earthquake pills and elephant bullets
15 letters Hints for Fictional maker of earthquake pills and elephant bullets Clue page for Fictional maker of earthquake pills and elephant bullets
53
Feature of the ideal path
15 letters Hints for Feature of the ideal path Clue page for Feature of the ideal path
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Some I.T. experts
15 letters Hints for Some I.T. experts Clue page for Some I.T. experts

Down clues

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More prudent, say
5 letters Hints for More prudent, say Clue page for More prudent, say
2
"The People and Its Leaders" muralist
6 letters Hints for "The People and Its Leaders" muralist Clue page for "The People and Its Leaders" muralist
3
Tangy pie fruit
7 letters Hints for Tangy pie fruit Clue page for Tangy pie fruit
4
Amsterdam-based financial giant
3 letters Hints for Amsterdam-based financial giant Clue page for Amsterdam-based financial giant
5
Pitch ___
4 letters Hints for Pitch ___ Clue page for Pitch ___
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It means nothing
4 letters Hints for It means nothing Clue page for It means nothing
7
De Matteo of "The Sopranos"
4 letters Hints for De Matteo of "The Sopranos" Clue page for De Matteo of "The Sopranos"
8
Note passers?
4 letters Hints for Note passers? Clue page for Note passers?
9
Korean War leader
4 letters Hints for Korean War leader Clue page for Korean War leader
10
Filling yarn
4 letters Hints for Filling yarn Clue page for Filling yarn
11
"Look at me, ___ helpless ..." (first words of "Misty")
4 letters Hints for "Look at me, ___ helpless ..." (first words of "Misty") Clue page for "Look at me, ___ helpless ..." (first words of "Misty")
12
What may come before so much?
3 letters Hints for What may come before so much? Clue page for What may come before so much?
13
How Ginger Rogers danced
7 letters Hints for How Ginger Rogers danced Clue page for How Ginger Rogers danced
14
Taken for
6 letters Hints for Taken for Clue page for Taken for
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"Discobolus" sculptor
5 letters Hints for "Discobolus" sculptor Clue page for "Discobolus" sculptor
22
New York's ___ Building, designed by Mies van der Rohe
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23
Crazy way to go?
7 letters Hints for Crazy way to go? Clue page for Crazy way to go?
25
Jerry in the Basketball Hall of Fame
5 letters Hints for Jerry in the Basketball Hall of Fame Clue page for Jerry in the Basketball Hall of Fame
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Polo and others
5 letters Hints for Polo and others Clue page for Polo and others
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Go out with ___
5 letters Hints for Go out with ___ Clue page for Go out with ___
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Some Parisian income
5 letters Hints for Some Parisian income Clue page for Some Parisian income
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Walter ___, two-time winner of golf's U.S. Open
5 letters Hints for Walter ___, two-time winner of golf's U.S. Open Clue page for Walter ___, two-time winner of golf's U.S. Open
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Echo, e.g.
5 letters Hints for Echo, e.g. Clue page for Echo, e.g.
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Short
5 letters Hints for Short Clue page for Short
34
Some rodeo bulls
7 letters Hints for Some rodeo bulls Clue page for Some rodeo bulls
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Doesn't lay off
7 letters Hints for Doesn't lay off Clue page for Doesn't lay off
36
Actress Ullman
6 letters Hints for Actress Ullman Clue page for Actress Ullman
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Boil down
6 letters Hints for Boil down Clue page for Boil down
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Some idols
5 letters Hints for Some idols Clue page for Some idols
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Heat divisions
5 letters Hints for Heat divisions Clue page for Heat divisions
42
Part of a Molière work
4 letters Hints for Part of a Molière work Clue page for Part of a Molière work
43
Abram of "This Old House"
4 letters Hints for Abram of "This Old House" Clue page for Abram of "This Old House"
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Oh so
4 letters Hints for Oh so Clue page for Oh so
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Res ___ Ioquitur
4 letters Hints for Res ___ Ioquitur Clue page for Res ___ Ioquitur
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"How's it ___?"
4 letters Hints for "How's it ___?" Clue page for "How's it ___?"
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___ Minor
4 letters Hints for ___ Minor Clue page for ___ Minor
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Like some monuments: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for Like some monuments: Abbr. Clue page for Like some monuments: Abbr.
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Wilfred Owen poem "Dulce et Decorum ___"
3 letters Hints for Wilfred Owen poem "Dulce et Decorum ___" Clue page for Wilfred Owen poem "Dulce et Decorum ___"
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Scotland's longest river
3 letters Hints for Scotland's longest river Clue page for Scotland's longest river

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