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NYT Crossword Answers for October 22, 2017

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Sunday, October 22, 2017 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, October 22, 2017: 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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Its official name is Academy Award of Merit
5 letters Hints for Its official name is Academy Award of Merit Clue page for Its official name is Academy Award of Merit
2
"The Prophet" author Gibran
6 letters Hints for "The Prophet" author Gibran Clue page for "The Prophet" author Gibran
3
Shoot (for)
6 letters Hints for Shoot (for) Clue page for Shoot (for)
4
Brainteaser
5 letters Hints for Brainteaser Clue page for Brainteaser
5
Well-put
3 letters Hints for Well-put Clue page for Well-put
6
Niggling detail
3 letters Hints for Niggling detail Clue page for Niggling detail
7
Morse word
3 letters Hints for Morse word Clue page for Morse word
8
Elite group
5 letters Hints for Elite group Clue page for Elite group
9
Classic blazer fabrics
6 letters Hints for Classic blazer fabrics Clue page for Classic blazer fabrics
10
Mani-___
4 letters Hints for Mani-___ Clue page for Mani-___
11
Dingy part of a kitchen?
9 letters Hints for Dingy part of a kitchen? Clue page for Dingy part of a kitchen?
12
Just-passing mark
3 letters Hints for Just-passing mark Clue page for Just-passing mark
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Con
6 letters Hints for Con Clue page for Con
14
___-friendly
4 letters Hints for ___-friendly Clue page for ___-friendly
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Wife on "The Addams Family"
8 letters Hints for Wife on "The Addams Family" Clue page for Wife on "The Addams Family"
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Facebook Status: "Vegas, baby! And who would believe I'm standing next to Beyoncé and Katy Perry!"
14 letters Hints for Facebook Status: "Vegas, baby! And who would believe I'm standing next to Beyoncé and Katy Perry!" Clue page for Facebook Status: "Vegas, baby! And who would believe I'm standing next to Beyoncé and Katy Perry!"
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Very cute, in slang
6 letters Hints for Very cute, in slang Clue page for Very cute, in slang
18
Judge
6 letters Hints for Judge Clue page for Judge
24
Seal the deal
5 letters Hints for Seal the deal Clue page for Seal the deal
25
Where the Santa Ana and Long Beach Fwys. meet
6 letters Hints for Where the Santa Ana and Long Beach Fwys. meet Clue page for Where the Santa Ana and Long Beach Fwys. meet
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Tip off
4 letters Hints for Tip off Clue page for Tip off
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For 17+ viewers
4 letters Hints for For 17+ viewers Clue page for For 17+ viewers
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"When pigs fly!"
6 letters Hints for "When pigs fly!" Clue page for "When pigs fly!"
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Lightsome
5 letters Hints for Lightsome Clue page for Lightsome
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Tongue-lash
7 letters Hints for Tongue-lash Clue page for Tongue-lash
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Crater's edge
3 letters Hints for Crater's edge Clue page for Crater's edge
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Muscat resident
5 letters Hints for Muscat resident Clue page for Muscat resident
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Unheard-of
5 letters Hints for Unheard-of Clue page for Unheard-of
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Get the better of
6 letters Hints for Get the better of Clue page for Get the better of
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Damaged over time
7 letters Hints for Damaged over time Clue page for Damaged over time
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Workplace newbie
7 letters Hints for Workplace newbie Clue page for Workplace newbie
50
Facebook Status: "Nosebleed seats - but home-field advantage! GO GIANTS!!!"
14 letters Hints for Facebook Status: "Nosebleed seats - but home-field advantage! GO GIANTS!!!" Clue page for Facebook Status: "Nosebleed seats - but home-field advantage! GO GIANTS!!!"
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Ultrasound target
5 letters Hints for Ultrasound target Clue page for Ultrasound target
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Cousin of 15-Down
3 letters Hints for Cousin of 15-Down Clue page for Cousin of 15-Down
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Bad joint
7 letters Hints for Bad joint Clue page for Bad joint
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How Mark Twain is often quoted
7 letters Hints for How Mark Twain is often quoted Clue page for How Mark Twain is often quoted
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Bias
4 letters Hints for Bias Clue page for Bias
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Russian "invader" of the 1980s
6 letters Hints for Russian "invader" of the 1980s Clue page for Russian "invader" of the 1980s
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Olympics airer since 1988
3 letters Hints for Olympics airer since 1988 Clue page for Olympics airer since 1988
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Bowl over
5 letters Hints for Bowl over Clue page for Bowl over
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Speck
4 letters Hints for Speck Clue page for Speck
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Challenge to prove you're human
7 letters Hints for Challenge to prove you're human Clue page for Challenge to prove you're human
71
Critic Roger
5 letters Hints for Critic Roger Clue page for Critic Roger
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Alabama and Kansas, for two
5 letters Hints for Alabama and Kansas, for two Clue page for Alabama and Kansas, for two
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Quick thinking
3 letters Hints for Quick thinking Clue page for Quick thinking
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Schedules
6 letters Hints for Schedules Clue page for Schedules
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Start of a drill, maybe
9 letters Hints for Start of a drill, maybe Clue page for Start of a drill, maybe
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Saunter
5 letters Hints for Saunter Clue page for Saunter
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Still partly open, as a door
8 letters Hints for Still partly open, as a door Clue page for Still partly open, as a door
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Punk offshoot
3 letters Hints for Punk offshoot Clue page for Punk offshoot
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Mazda two-seaters
6 letters Hints for Mazda two-seaters Clue page for Mazda two-seaters
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Roadside bombs, for short
4 letters Hints for Roadside bombs, for short Clue page for Roadside bombs, for short
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This answer ends in "T," e.g.
4 letters Hints for This answer ends in "T," e.g. Clue page for This answer ends in "T," e.g.
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More on the mark
5 letters Hints for More on the mark Clue page for More on the mark
96
Some edible fungi
6 letters Hints for Some edible fungi Clue page for Some edible fungi
97
"Otherwise ...!"
6 letters Hints for "Otherwise ...!" Clue page for "Otherwise ...!"
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Prime setter, informally
6 letters Hints for Prime setter, informally Clue page for Prime setter, informally
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Cassiterite, e.g.
6 letters Hints for Cassiterite, e.g. Clue page for Cassiterite, e.g.
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Less strict
6 letters Hints for Less strict Clue page for Less strict
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Spawn
6 letters Hints for Spawn Clue page for Spawn
107
Flowing locks
5 letters Hints for Flowing locks Clue page for Flowing locks
108
Chipotle rival
5 letters Hints for Chipotle rival Clue page for Chipotle rival
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You might take it to go
5 letters Hints for You might take it to go Clue page for You might take it to go
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Arequipa is its second-largest city
4 letters Hints for Arequipa is its second-largest city Clue page for Arequipa is its second-largest city
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Fay of "King Kong"
4 letters Hints for Fay of "King Kong" Clue page for Fay of "King Kong"
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Rival
3 letters Hints for Rival Clue page for Rival
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Series honor, for short
3 letters Hints for Series honor, for short Clue page for Series honor, for short
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Workplace inits.
3 letters Hints for Workplace inits. Clue page for Workplace inits.
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Half a couple
3 letters Hints for Half a couple Clue page for Half a couple

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