NYT Crossword Answers - Sep 30

By Justin Werfel

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  1. 1Wood turnerLATHE
  2. 6Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life"CAPRA
  3. 11Yuletide beverageNOG
  4. 14Storyteller of antiquityAESOP
  5. 15How tuna may be packedINOIL
  6. 16Card game that involves shouting its nameUNO
  7. 17*What a straw man in a cornfield is for?CROWCONTROL
  8. 19Palindromic woman's nameNAN
  9. 20"Already accomplished!"DONEIT
  10. 21DodgeEVADE
  11. 23Product in high demandHOTITEM
  12. 26Material for a pub quizTRIVIA
  13. 27During a tiebreaker, informallyINOT
  14. 28*Ref who makes a ruling against your favored team?GARBAGEUMP
  15. 31Queen Elizabeth II's favored dog breedCORGI
  16. 33Move like the BlobOOZE
  17. 34Informal topTEE
  18. 35*Primate with perfect pitch?ONKEYKONG
  19. 39Puppet alien of TVALF
  20. 42Greek cheeseFETA
  21. 43Underground waterwaySEWER
  22. 47*Kelley Blue Book?CARCATALOG
  23. 51"Tootsie" actress GarrTERI
  24. 52"Unfortunately that's wrong"ALASNO
  25. 53Sleazy hotelFLEABAG
  26. 55"Shush!"CANIT
  27. 56"No more for me, thanks"IMFULL
  28. 58Something found in a pen or octopusINK
  29. 59"I love this!" ... or, phonetically, remark about the answer to each of the starred cluesITSADELIGHT
  30. 64Year in SpainANO
  31. 65Sign between Virgo and ScorpioLIBRA
  32. 66"Unfortunately ..."IFEAR
  33. 67Declares, informallySEZ
  34. 68Teeny-tinyEENSY
  35. 69Run-downSEEDY

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  1. 1Fond du ___, Wis.LAC
  2. 2___ LingusAER
  3. 3General on a Chinese menuTSO
  4. 4"Was your performance a success?"HOWDITGO
  5. 5Disney park with Spaceship EarthEPCOT
  6. 6Movie houseCINEMA
  7. 7OpposingANTI
  8. 8Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have leftPORT
  9. 9Locale of an annual CarnavalRIO
  10. 10Pollen, cat hair, etc.ALLERGENS
  11. 11Largest and most northern Canadian territoryNUNAVUT
  12. 12One way to stopONADIME
  13. 13Flipped outGONEAPE
  14. 18Earth's pull, in briefONEG
  15. 22StruggleVIE
  16. 23Sound of a drinker in comicsHIC
  17. 24Yoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance"ONO
  18. 25CragTOR
  19. 26Big name in teaTAZO
  20. 29Befitting a king or queenROYAL
  21. 30___ choyBOK
  22. 32BabyishINFANTILE
  23. 36Low-carb kind of dietKETO
  24. 37H, to HomerETA
  25. 38"Oh. Come. On!"GETALIFE
  26. 39Some pod-bearing treesACACIAS
  27. 40Fitness guru JackLALANNE
  28. 41Puppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show"FRANKOZ
  29. 44Fly catcherWEB
  30. 45Time in historyERA
  31. 46Big truckRIG
  32. 48CBS forensic dramaCSI
  33. 49When nothing goes rightOFFDAY
  34. 50Sticky stuffGLUE
  35. 54___ Island, locale in New York HarborELLIS
  36. 56ID for a library volumeISBN
  37. 57Planet whose name is also a candy companyMARS
  38. 60Bit of apparel that often has stripesTIE
  39. 61"Golly!"GEE
  40. 62OwnedHAD
  41. 63AttemptTRY

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Wood turner — Answer: LATHE
  2. 6. Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" — Answer: CAPRA
  3. 11. Yuletide beverage — Answer: NOG
  4. 14. Storyteller of antiquity — Answer: AESOP
  5. 15. How tuna may be packed — Answer: INOIL
  6. 16. Card game that involves shouting its name — Answer: UNO
  7. 17. *What a straw man in a cornfield is for? — Answer: CROWCONTROL
  8. 19. Palindromic woman's name — Answer: NAN
  9. 20. "Already accomplished!" — Answer: DONEIT
  10. 21. Dodge — Answer: EVADE. Hint: Slip away from trouble rather than face it head-on. 🏃
  11. 23. Product in high demand — Answer: HOTITEM
  12. 26. Material for a pub quiz — Answer: TRIVIA
  13. 27. During a tiebreaker, informally — Answer: INOT
  14. 28. *Ref who makes a ruling against your favored team? — Answer: GARBAGEUMP
  15. 31. Queen Elizabeth II's favored dog breed — Answer: CORGI
  16. 33. Move like the Blob — Answer: OOZE
  17. 34. Informal top — Answer: TEE
  18. 35. *Primate with perfect pitch? — Answer: ONKEYKONG
  19. 39. Puppet alien of TV — Answer: ALF
  20. 42. Greek cheese — Answer: FETA
  21. 43. Underground waterway — Answer: SEWER
  22. 47. *Kelley Blue Book? — Answer: CARCATALOG
  23. 51. "Tootsie" actress Garr — Answer: TERI
  24. 52. "Unfortunately that's wrong" — Answer: ALASNO
  25. 53. Sleazy hotel — Answer: FLEABAG
  26. 55. "Shush!" — Answer: CANIT
  27. 56. "No more for me, thanks" — Answer: IMFULL
  28. 58. Something found in a pen or octopus — Answer: INK
  29. 59. "I love this!" ... or, phonetically, remark about the answer to each of the starred clues — Answer: ITSADELIGHT
  30. 64. Year in Spain — Answer: ANO
  31. 65. Sign between Virgo and Scorpio — Answer: LIBRA
  32. 66. "Unfortunately ..." — Answer: IFEAR
  33. 67. Declares, informally — Answer: SEZ
  34. 68. Teeny-tiny — Answer: EENSY
  35. 69. Run-down — Answer: SEEDY

Down

  1. 1. Fond du ___, Wis. — Answer: LAC
  2. 2. ___ Lingus — Answer: AER. Hint: Think of the Irish airline whose name belongs before “Lingus.” ✈️
  3. 3. General on a Chinese menu — Answer: TSO
  4. 4. "Was your performance a success?" — Answer: HOWDITGO
  5. 5. Disney park with Spaceship Earth — Answer: EPCOT
  6. 6. Movie house — Answer: CINEMA
  7. 7. Opposing — Answer: ANTI
  8. 8. Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have left — Answer: PORT
  9. 9. Locale of an annual Carnaval — Answer: RIO
  10. 10. Pollen, cat hair, etc. — Answer: ALLERGENS
  11. 11. Largest and most northern Canadian territory — Answer: NUNAVUT
  12. 12. One way to stop — Answer: ONADIME
  13. 13. Flipped out — Answer: GONEAPE
  14. 18. Earth's pull, in brief — Answer: ONEG
  15. 22. Struggle — Answer: VIE
  16. 23. Sound of a drinker in comics — Answer: HIC
  17. 24. Yoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance" — Answer: ONO
  18. 25. Crag — Answer: TOR
  19. 26. Big name in tea — Answer: TAZO. Hint: This beverage brand is especially associated with tea bags and blends. 🍵
  20. 29. Befitting a king or queen — Answer: ROYAL
  21. 30. ___ choy — Answer: BOK
  22. 32. Babyish — Answer: INFANTILE
  23. 36. Low-carb kind of diet — Answer: KETO
  24. 37. H, to Homer — Answer: ETA
  25. 38. "Oh. Come. On!" — Answer: GETALIFE
  26. 39. Some pod-bearing trees — Answer: ACACIAS
  27. 40. Fitness guru Jack — Answer: LALANNE
  28. 41. Puppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show" — Answer: FRANKOZ
  29. 44. Fly catcher — Answer: WEB
  30. 45. Time in history — Answer: ERA
  31. 46. Big truck — Answer: RIG
  32. 48. CBS forensic drama — Answer: CSI. Hint: This TV crime series turns lab evidence into courtroom-ready cases. 🔬
  33. 49. When nothing goes right — Answer: OFFDAY
  34. 50. Sticky stuff — Answer: GLUE
  35. 54. ___ Island, locale in New York Harbor — Answer: ELLIS
  36. 56. ID for a library volume — Answer: ISBN
  37. 57. Planet whose name is also a candy company — Answer: MARS
  38. 60. Bit of apparel that often has stripes — Answer: TIE
  39. 61. "Golly!" — Answer: GEE
  40. 62. Owned — Answer: HAD. Hint: Think of a simple past-tense verb meaning possessed. 🧩
  41. 63. Attempt — Answer: TRY

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Every clue from the September 30 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Wood turnerLATHE
6Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life"CAPRA
11Yuletide beverageNOG
14Storyteller of antiquityAESOP
15How tuna may be packedINOIL
16Card game that involves shouting its nameUNO
17*What a straw man in a cornfield is for?CROWCONTROL
19Palindromic woman's nameNAN
20"Already accomplished!"DONEIT
21DodgeEVADE
23Product in high demandHOTITEM
26Material for a pub quizTRIVIA
27During a tiebreaker, informallyINOT
28*Ref who makes a ruling against your favored team?GARBAGEUMP
31Queen Elizabeth II's favored dog breedCORGI
33Move like the BlobOOZE
34Informal topTEE
35*Primate with perfect pitch?ONKEYKONG
39Puppet alien of TVALF
42Greek cheeseFETA
43Underground waterwaySEWER
47*Kelley Blue Book?CARCATALOG
51"Tootsie" actress GarrTERI
52"Unfortunately that's wrong"ALASNO
53Sleazy hotelFLEABAG
55"Shush!"CANIT
56"No more for me, thanks"IMFULL
58Something found in a pen or octopusINK
59"I love this!" ... or, phonetically, remark about the answer to each of the starred cluesITSADELIGHT
64Year in SpainANO
65Sign between Virgo and ScorpioLIBRA
66"Unfortunately ..."IFEAR
67Declares, informallySEZ
68Teeny-tinyEENSY
69Run-downSEEDY

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Fond du ___, Wis.LAC
2___ LingusAER
3General on a Chinese menuTSO
4"Was your performance a success?"HOWDITGO
5Disney park with Spaceship EarthEPCOT
6Movie houseCINEMA
7OpposingANTI
8Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have leftPORT
9Locale of an annual CarnavalRIO
10Pollen, cat hair, etc.ALLERGENS
11Largest and most northern Canadian territoryNUNAVUT
12One way to stopONADIME
13Flipped outGONEAPE
18Earth's pull, in briefONEG
22StruggleVIE
23Sound of a drinker in comicsHIC
24Yoko who sang on "Give Peace a Chance"ONO
25CragTOR
26Big name in teaTAZO
29Befitting a king or queenROYAL
30___ choyBOK
32BabyishINFANTILE
36Low-carb kind of dietKETO
37H, to HomerETA
38"Oh. Come. On!"GETALIFE
39Some pod-bearing treesACACIAS
40Fitness guru JackLALANNE
41Puppeteer with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show"FRANKOZ
44Fly catcherWEB
45Time in historyERA
46Big truckRIG
48CBS forensic dramaCSI
49When nothing goes rightOFFDAY
50Sticky stuffGLUE
54___ Island, locale in New York HarborELLIS
56ID for a library volumeISBN
57Planet whose name is also a candy companyMARS
60Bit of apparel that often has stripesTIE
61"Golly!"GEE
62OwnedHAD
63AttemptTRY

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