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NYT Crossword Answers for October 8, 2012

Monday, October 8, 2012 · 76 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Monday, October 8, 2012: 76 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

    Rand McNally publication

    5 letters Hints for Rand McNally publication Clue page for Rand McNally publication

  2. 6

    Where a fetus develops

    4 letters Hints for Where a fetus develops Clue page for Where a fetus develops

  3. 10

    What says "Miss America" on Miss America

    4 letters Hints for What says "Miss America" on Miss America Clue page for What says "Miss America" on Miss America

  4. 14

    "Grand" instrument

    5 letters Hints for "Grand" instrument Clue page for "Grand" instrument

  5. 15

    Samoan capital

    4 letters Hints for Samoan capital Clue page for Samoan capital

  6. 16

    Duo + one

    4 letters Hints for Duo + one Clue page for Duo + one

  7. 17

    Cent

    5 letters Hints for Cent Clue page for Cent

  8. 18

    Casual pants

    9 letters Hints for Casual pants Clue page for Casual pants

  9. 20

    Ocean bottoms

    7 letters Hints for Ocean bottoms Clue page for Ocean bottoms

  10. 22

    Depart

    5 letters Hints for Depart Clue page for Depart

  11. 23

    Fishing line holder

    4 letters Hints for Fishing line holder Clue page for Fishing line holder

  12. 24

    Names like Billy the Kid

    7 letters Hints for Names like Billy the Kid Clue page for Names like Billy the Kid

  13. 26

    Vehicle with a compactor

    12 letters Hints for Vehicle with a compactor Clue page for Vehicle with a compactor

  14. 30

    Ingredient in a McDonald's Quarter Pounder

    5 letters Hints for Ingredient in a McDonald's Quarter Pounder Clue page for Ingredient in a McDonald's Quarter Pounder

  15. 31

    Recreational walk

    4 letters Hints for Recreational walk Clue page for Recreational walk

  16. 32

    Traffic problem

    3 letters Hints for Traffic problem Clue page for Traffic problem

  17. 35

    Unsuave sort

    4 letters Hints for Unsuave sort Clue page for Unsuave sort

  18. 36

    Unrefined oil

    5 letters Hints for Unrefined oil Clue page for Unrefined oil

  19. 38

    Conceal

    4 letters Hints for Conceal Clue page for Conceal

  20. 39

    Items checked by T.S.A. agents

    3 letters Hints for Items checked by T.S.A. agents Clue page for Items checked by T.S.A. agents

  21. 40

    Rugmaking apparatus

    4 letters Hints for Rugmaking apparatus Clue page for Rugmaking apparatus

  22. 41

    Target, as with a gun

    5 letters Hints for Target, as with a gun Clue page for Target, as with a gun

  23. 42

    Where one might witness a hit and run?

    12 letters Hints for Where one might witness a hit and run? Clue page for Where one might witness a hit and run?

  24. 45

    Opposite of rejects

    7 letters Hints for Opposite of rejects Clue page for Opposite of rejects

  25. 48

    Winnie-the-___

    4 letters Hints for Winnie-the-___ Clue page for Winnie-the-___

  26. 49

    Find, as a missing person

    5 letters Hints for Find, as a missing person Clue page for Find, as a missing person

  27. 50

    Atomic bomb unit

    7 letters Hints for Atomic bomb unit Clue page for Atomic bomb unit

  28. 53

    Fishing gear holder

    9 letters Hints for Fishing gear holder Clue page for Fishing gear holder

  29. 56

    Stop, as a stream

    5 letters Hints for Stop, as a stream Clue page for Stop, as a stream

  30. 58

    "What ___ be done?"

    4 letters Hints for "What ___ be done?" Clue page for "What ___ be done?"

  31. 59

    Made a rug, e.g.

    4 letters Hints for Made a rug, e.g. Clue page for Made a rug, e.g.

  32. 60

    Pig sounds

    5 letters Hints for Pig sounds Clue page for Pig sounds

  33. 61

    Spot for a goatee

    4 letters Hints for Spot for a goatee Clue page for Spot for a goatee

  34. 62

    Spots for glasses

    4 letters Hints for Spots for glasses Clue page for Spots for glasses

  35. 63

    Skedaddles ... or what 18-, 26-, 42- and 53-Across all have

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Online store offering

    3 letters Hints for Online store offering Clue page for Online store offering

  2. 2

    Knots

    4 letters Hints for Knots Clue page for Knots

  3. 3

    Roadway division

    4 letters Hints for Roadway division Clue page for Roadway division

  4. 4

    University of Michigan's home

    8 letters Hints for University of Michigan's home Clue page for University of Michigan's home

  5. 5

    Small source of protein

    7 letters Hints for Small source of protein Clue page for Small source of protein

  6. 6

    Walk like a duck

    6 letters Hints for Walk like a duck Clue page for Walk like a duck

  7. 7

    Magnum ___

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  8. 8

    Fraction of an hr.

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  9. 9

    Valise

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  10. 10

    What a meteor looks like in the sky

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  11. 11

    Zones

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  12. 12

    One working out the lumps?

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  13. 13

    Garden watering aids

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  14. 19

    Wonderland girl

    5 letters Hints for Wonderland girl Clue page for Wonderland girl

  15. 21

    Neural activity measure, for short

    3 letters Hints for Neural activity measure, for short Clue page for Neural activity measure, for short

  16. 24

    Desertlike

    4 letters Hints for Desertlike Clue page for Desertlike

  17. 25

    Book between Mark and John

    4 letters Hints for Book between Mark and John Clue page for Book between Mark and John

  18. 26

    Asian desert

    4 letters Hints for Asian desert Clue page for Asian desert

  19. 27

    "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose"

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  20. 28

    Spanish waterways

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  21. 29

    Hitchhiker's digit

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  22. 32

    Iwo ___

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  23. 33

    Eve's mate

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  24. 34

    Ration (out)

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  25. 36

    Price

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  26. 37

    Masses of fish eggs

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  27. 38

    Leave lickety-split

    8 letters Hints for Leave lickety-split Clue page for Leave lickety-split

  28. 40

    Place to pin a tiny flag

    5 letters Hints for Place to pin a tiny flag Clue page for Place to pin a tiny flag

  29. 41

    Numerous

    7 letters Hints for Numerous Clue page for Numerous

  30. 42

    Summon

    6 letters Hints for Summon Clue page for Summon

  31. 43

    Peaks

    6 letters Hints for Peaks Clue page for Peaks

  32. 44

    Item resting on andirons

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  33. 45

    Room just under a roof

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  34. 46

    Stock market disaster

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  35. 47

    Desert plants

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  36. 50

    Transport

    4 letters Hints for Transport Clue page for Transport

  37. 51

    Prefix with directional

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  38. 52

    Zap

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  39. 54

    Ram's mate

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  40. 55

    The "B" of B.S.A.

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  41. 57

    Letter add-ons, for short

    3 letters Hints for Letter add-ons, for short Clue page for Letter add-ons, for short

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