NYT Crossword Answers - Oct 5
All Too Wise
By John Kugelman
Across
- 1Classic target of a trollBILLYGOAT
- 10Prized steedARAB
- 14Little hellionsIMPS
- 18Hard to understandCLEARASMUD
- 20Latvian capitalRIGA
- 21Kindle competitorNOOK
- 22Sailor who drinks only the finest grog?CLASSYMATEY
- 24Knockoff version of a sweet treat?GOODYCOPY
- 26ID on a credit checkSSN
- 27End-of-level showdownBOSSFIGHT
- 30BridgesSPANS
- 32Vote forYEA
- 33Paint carelesslyDAUB
- 34Alternative to kaleCHARD
- 35Projectionist's itemFILMREEL
- 43Convenient spot for a cat nap?HANDYBELLY
- 45Singer RitaORA
- 47"Darn it!"DANG
- 49WildAMUCK
- 52ZilchNADA
- 55Wrap up tightSWATHE
- 56Press coverageINK
- 57ScorchingOVERHOT
- 59Agent's good newsITSAHIT
- 60Cryptographers' needsKEYS
- 62Suitable for the middle-aged?FORTYWORTHY
- 65"Oh, dear!"MYMY
- 66Flies the coopESCAPES
- 68Pain-relieving drugDEMEROL
- 70Knitted capBEANIE
- 73Huff and puff?VAPE
- 74"Look what I did!"TADA
- 75BewilderedATSEA
- 76Polynesian staplePOI
- 77Twisted doLOCS
- 79Martial artist BruceLEE
- 80Suspicious absence from school?FISHYHOOKY
- 84Taps on the snootBOOPS
- 85PlacesLAYS
- 87SnuggleCANOODLE
- 88Stooge who said "Soitenly!"CURLY
- 89PosesASKS
- 91"What's up, ___?"DOC
- 92Wise guysSAGES
- 93Crudely built shackSHANTY
- 96Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shapeSTARAPPLE
- 99Barista or barristerJOB
- 102"How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.?COCKYPITY
- 104A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say?STEAMYIRONY
- 107Present opener?OMNI
- 108Unlike a cover: Abbr.ORIG
- 109Something parents may try to limit for their kidsSCREENTIME
- 110See 95-DownTEEN
- 111Creole stapleOKRA
- 112In which actors barely go through the motions?SEXSCENES
Down
- 2TroublesILLS
- 3Low-fatLEAN
- 4___ AméricasLAS
- 5Many, many mos.YRS
- 7Donny or MarieOSMOND
- 8StockpileAMASS
- 9Light rebukesTUTS
- 10"For crying out loud!"ARGH
- 11HootRIOT
- 12BeforeAGO
- 13Referee's mistakeBADCALL
- 14Nighttime demonsINCUBI
- 16Is visually strikingPOPS
- 19Death-___DEFYING
- 23Triangular signYIELD
- 30Manage to lose, as a tailSHAKE
- 33Proofreader's markDELE
- 34Actor Affleck when he needs a nap?CRANKYCASEY
- 35Some nonlicensed tributesFANART
- 36Sluggers' statsRBIS
- 37Startled criesEEKS
- 39Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude?MOUTHYHARPY
- 40"Eureka!" shouterARCHIMEDES
- 41Benny Hill theme songYAKETYSAX
- 42Oolong or lapsang souchongCHINESETEA
- 43Actor Bill of "Barry"HADER
- 44Twists side-to-sideYAWS
- 52GratisNOFEE
- 53Garden shelterBOWER
- 55"You're cramping my ___"STYLE
- 59Waffle House alternativesIHOPS
- 61SoundSANE
- 63Not follow suit, in bridgeREVOKE
- 67"La Vie en rose" singerPIAF
- 71Sports journalist LindaCOHN
- 72"___, Silver!"HIYO
- 74Gimlets and screwdriversTOOLS
- 77Some memes of the 2000sLOLCATS
- 78Driver's warningFORE
- 81Disgusting, in totspeakICKYPOO
- 82TV journalist KotbHODA
- 86Became real, as bad newsSANKIN
- 88Southwestern culinary fusionCALMEX
- 90PigpenSTY
- 92ExtraSPARE
- 93Macbeth or MacduffSCOT
- 94Bygone iPhone buttonHOME
- 96Move around and aroundSTIR
- 98Chest muscles, for shortPECS
- 99KnitJOIN
- 100"This round's ___"ONME
- 101Effortless ways to advanceBYES
- 103VexIRK
- 105Close of business?INC
- 10666, for example: Abbr.RTE
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Classic target of a troll — Answer: BILLYGOAT
- 10. Prized steed — Answer: ARAB
- 14. Little hellions — Answer: IMPS
- 18. Hard to understand — Answer: CLEARASMUD
- 20. Latvian capital — Answer: RIGA
- 21. Kindle competitor — Answer: NOOK
- 22. Sailor who drinks only the finest grog? — Answer: CLASSYMATEY
- 24. Knockoff version of a sweet treat? — Answer: GOODYCOPY
- 26. ID on a credit check — Answer: SSN
- 27. End-of-level showdown — Answer: BOSSFIGHT
- 29. "When in the ___ of human events ..." — Answer: COURSE
- 30. Bridges — Answer: SPANS
- 32. Vote for — Answer: YEA
- 33. Paint carelessly — Answer: DAUB
- 34. Alternative to kale — Answer: CHARD
- 35. Projectionist's item — Answer: FILMREEL
- 38. "If you ask me nicely ..." — Answer: IMAY
- 42. Game with players known as "shooters" — Answer: CRAPS
- 43. Convenient spot for a cat nap? — Answer: HANDYBELLY
- 45. Singer Rita — Answer: ORA. Hint: Think of the British pop singer known for hits like “Anywhere” and “Let You Love Me” 🎤
- 46. Official hand gesture of Hawaii — Answer: SHAKA
- 47. "Darn it!" — Answer: DANG
- 48. 1950s political nickname — Answer: IKE
- 49. Wild — Answer: AMUCK
- 51. The 4,765-year-old "Methuselah" is one — Answer: PINE
- 52. Zilch — Answer: NADA. Hint: A casual way to say there isn’t any at all. 🤷
- 53. Prominent feature of dubstep music — Answer: BASS
- 55. Wrap up tight — Answer: SWATHE
- 56. Press coverage — Answer: INK
- 57. Scorching — Answer: OVERHOT
- 59. Agent's good news — Answer: ITSAHIT
- 60. Cryptographers' needs — Answer: KEYS
- 62. Suitable for the middle-aged? — Answer: FORTYWORTHY
- 65. "Oh, dear!" — Answer: MYMY
- 66. Flies the coop — Answer: ESCAPES
- 68. Pain-relieving drug — Answer: DEMEROL
- 69. The Chiffons' "___ So Fine" — Answer: HES
- 70. Knitted cap — Answer: BEANIE
- 71. Pop icon with a Best Actress award — Answer: CHER
- 73. Huff and puff? — Answer: VAPE
- 74. "Look what I did!" — Answer: TADA
- 75. Bewildered — Answer: ATSEA. Hint: Feeling this way means you’re confused and unsure which direction to take. 🧭
- 76. Polynesian staple — Answer: POI
- 77. Twisted do — Answer: LOCS
- 78. Global currency market, for short — Answer: FOREX
- 79. Martial artist Bruce — Answer: LEE
- 80. Suspicious absence from school? — Answer: FISHYHOOKY
- 84. Taps on the snoot — Answer: BOOPS
- 85. Places — Answer: LAYS
- 87. Snuggle — Answer: CANOODLE
- 88. Stooge who said "Soitenly!" — Answer: CURLY
- 89. Poses — Answer: ASKS
- 91. "What's up, ___?" — Answer: DOC
- 92. Wise guys — Answer: SAGES
- 93. Crudely built shack — Answer: SHANTY
- 96. Purple fruit with a distinctive inner shape — Answer: STARAPPLE
- 99. Barista or barrister — Answer: JOB
- 102. "How sad. You actually think you can win," e.g.? — Answer: COCKYPITY
- 104. A locksmith getting stuck in bedroom handcuffs, say? — Answer: STEAMYIRONY
- 107. Present opener? — Answer: OMNI
- 108. Unlike a cover: Abbr. — Answer: ORIG
- 109. Something parents may try to limit for their kids — Answer: SCREENTIME
- 110. See 95-Down — Answer: TEEN
- 111. Creole staple — Answer: OKRA
- 112. In which actors barely go through the motions? — Answer: SEXSCENES
Down
- 1. Surreptitiously loops in, for short — Answer: BCCS
- 2. Troubles — Answer: ILLS
- 3. Low-fat — Answer: LEAN
- 4. ___ Américas — Answer: LAS
- 5. Many, many mos. — Answer: YRS
- 6. Venues like New York City's Stonewall Inn — Answer: GAYBARS
- 7. Donny or Marie — Answer: OSMOND
- 8. Stockpile — Answer: AMASS. Hint: Think of gathering a large amount of something over time! 📦
- 9. Light rebukes — Answer: TUTS
- 10. "For crying out loud!" — Answer: ARGH
- 11. Hoot — Answer: RIOT
- 12. Before — Answer: AGO
- 13. Referee's mistake — Answer: BADCALL
- 14. Nighttime demons — Answer: INCUBI
- 15. "Wuthering Heights" setting — Answer: MOOR. Hint: Think of a vast, open landscape often associated with wild nature and isolation. 🌾
- 16. Is visually striking — Answer: POPS
- 17. Portree is the capital of this isle — Answer: SKYE
- 19. Death-___ — Answer: DEFYING
- 23. Triangular sign — Answer: YIELD
- 25. Whom Uncle Sam wants for the U.S. Army — Answer: YOU
- 28. Like wild meat, sometimes — Answer: GAMY
- 30. Manage to lose, as a tail — Answer: SHAKE
- 31. He was a "rollin' stone," in a Motown classic — Answer: PAPA
- 33. Proofreader's mark — Answer: DELE
- 34. Actor Affleck when he needs a nap? — Answer: CRANKYCASEY
- 35. Some nonlicensed tributes — Answer: FANART
- 36. Sluggers' stats — Answer: RBIS
- 37. Startled cries — Answer: EEKS
- 39. Half-woman, half-bird, all attitude? — Answer: MOUTHYHARPY
- 40. "Eureka!" shouter — Answer: ARCHIMEDES
- 41. Benny Hill theme song — Answer: YAKETYSAX
- 42. Oolong or lapsang souchong — Answer: CHINESETEA
- 43. Actor Bill of "Barry" — Answer: HADER
- 44. Twists side-to-side — Answer: YAWS
- 46. Hybrid sport played with a trampoline-like net — Answer: SPIKEBALL
- 47. Swiss locale of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum — Answer: DAVOS
- 50. Old-fashioned term of address — Answer: MAAM
- 52. Gratis — Answer: NOFEE
- 53. Garden shelter — Answer: BOWER
- 54. Discovery of chemist John Dalton — Answer: ATOM
- 55. "You're cramping my ___" — Answer: STYLE
- 58. Evil alter ego of literature — Answer: HYDE
- 59. Waffle House alternatives — Answer: IHOPS
- 61. Sound — Answer: SANE
- 63. Not follow suit, in bridge — Answer: REVOKE
- 64. Frequent on-screen partner of Hepburn — Answer: TRACY
- 67. "La Vie en rose" singer — Answer: PIAF
- 71. Sports journalist Linda — Answer: COHN
- 72. "___, Silver!" — Answer: HIYO
- 74. Gimlets and screwdrivers — Answer: TOOLS
- 76. Ad Council spots, for short — Answer: PSAS
- 77. Some memes of the 2000s — Answer: LOLCATS
- 78. Driver's warning — Answer: FORE
- 81. Disgusting, in totspeak — Answer: ICKYPOO
- 82. TV journalist Kotb — Answer: HODA
- 83. What wavy lines in comic strips represent — Answer: ODORS
- 84. "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" facial reaction — Answer: BUGEYES
- 86. Became real, as bad news — Answer: SANKIN
- 88. Southwestern culinary fusion — Answer: CALMEX
- 90. Pigpen — Answer: STY
- 92. Extra — Answer: SPARE
- 93. Macbeth or Macduff — Answer: SCOT
- 94. Bygone iPhone button — Answer: HOME
- 95. Common 110-Across stressor — Answer: ACNE
- 96. Move around and around — Answer: STIR
- 97. Rapper with a feline-sounding name — Answer: TYGA
- 98. Chest muscles, for short — Answer: PECS. Hint: A gym slang favorite for the upper torso 💪
- 99. Knit — Answer: JOIN
- 100. "This round's ___" — Answer: ONME
- 101. Effortless ways to advance — Answer: BYES
- 103. Vex — Answer: IRK
- 105. Close of business? — Answer: INC
- 106. 66, for example: Abbr. — Answer: RTE
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