NYT Crossword Answers - Oct 9

By Freddie Cheng

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Across

  1. 1"Yeeesh!"MAN
  2. 4Snippet of greenerySPRIG
  3. 9Prized horsesARABS
  4. 14Hominidae memberAPE
  5. 15Like sci-fi's Jabba the HuttOBESE
  6. 16Infantry armRIFLE
  7. 17Two downNOWAYJOSE
  8. 19Storage device that has fallen out of fashionCDROM
  9. 20MegaULTRA
  10. 21Weapon seen in "RoboCop"UZI
  11. 23Word after fire or before farmANT
  12. 24Hydrating gel ingredientALOE
  13. 25One outINEEDARIDE
  14. 29Staunchly supportingLOYALTO
  15. 31Storage device that has fallen out of fashionROLODEX
  16. 32One of 300 at the National MallACRE
  17. 34Variable in Newton's second lawMASS
  18. 35Two moving around each otherNOTHINGTODO
  19. 39Marvel series focused on Thor's brotherLOKI
  20. 40"Aw, shucks" response, maybeGRIN
  21. 41Like some chicken before cookingDEBONED
  22. 44"What happened next ...?"ANDTHEN
  23. 49Two upWORKSFORME
  24. 51PerfectHONE
  25. 52___ de Armas, "Blade Runner 2049" actressANA
  26. 53What Zuckerberg dropped from before "Facebook" in 2005THE
  27. 54Section of the beverage aisleCOLAS
  28. 55"The Burghers of Calais" sculptorRODIN
  29. 58Klutzy ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-AcrossALLTHUMBS
  30. 61Set upFRAME
  31. 62Poker actionRAISE
  32. 63Ivy League nicknameELI
  33. 64Authorization, informallySAYSO
  34. 65Space blanket materialMYLAR
  35. 66SpotSEE

Down

  1. 1Auto's oppositeMANUAL
  2. 2___ Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald debuted on an Amateur Night in 1934APOLLO
  3. 3Many an item on a child's Christmas listNEWTOY
  4. 4High-protein beanSOYA
  5. 5Common lunchbox item, informallyPBJ
  6. 6Classic car based in Lansing, Mich.REO
  7. 7Send outISSUE
  8. 8FogyGEEZER
  9. 9Hail Mary's pathARC
  10. 10Clear (of)RID
  11. 11"True, unfortunately"AFRAIDSO
  12. 12Dolly Parton and othersBLONDES
  13. 13Plastic explosive used in many demolitionsSEMTEX
  14. 18DisciplineAREA
  15. 22Statement from a witnessIDO
  16. 25Tiny tormentITCH
  17. 26Opposite of "Me too"NORI
  18. 27Source of some nondairy milkALMOND
  19. 28Way to goROAD
  20. 30Some ancient ItaliansLATINS
  21. 33O.E.D. part: Abbr.ENG
  22. 35Annual breast cancer awareness observanceNOBRADAY
  23. 36"All right, already!"OKOK
  24. 37Equivalent of five caratsGRAM
  25. 38Straight poker?TINE
  26. 39Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"LEONORA
  27. 41OvershadowsDWARFS
  28. 42Direct deposit, in briefEFT
  29. 43Break the Hippocratic oath, sayDOHARM
  30. 45The old you?THOU
  31. 46Fictional character who says "I am a brain .... The rest of me is a mere appendix"HOLMES
  32. 47Allow, as cookiesENABLE
  33. 48Cutesy name for a certain leviathanNESSIE
  34. 50Circuit switcherRELAY
  35. 54___ hair (iconic 1970s style)CHER
  36. 56PC discourse?IMS
  37. 57Prefix with cortexNEO
  38. 59Rapper ___ BabyLIL
  39. 60Grp. whose activities produce long linesTSA

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "Yeeesh!" — Answer: MAN
  2. 4. Snippet of greenery — Answer: SPRIG
  3. 9. Prized horses — Answer: ARABS
  4. 14. Hominidae member — Answer: APE
  5. 15. Like sci-fi's Jabba the Hutt — Answer: OBESE
  6. 16. Infantry arm — Answer: RIFLE
  7. 17. Two down — Answer: NOWAYJOSE
  8. 19. Storage device that has fallen out of fashion — Answer: CDROM
  9. 20. Mega — Answer: ULTRA
  10. 21. Weapon seen in "RoboCop" — Answer: UZI
  11. 23. Word after fire or before farm — Answer: ANT
  12. 24. Hydrating gel ingredient — Answer: ALOE
  13. 25. One out — Answer: INEEDARIDE
  14. 29. Staunchly supporting — Answer: LOYALTO
  15. 31. Storage device that has fallen out of fashion — Answer: ROLODEX
  16. 32. One of 300 at the National Mall — Answer: ACRE
  17. 34. Variable in Newton's second law — Answer: MASS
  18. 35. Two moving around each other — Answer: NOTHINGTODO
  19. 39. Marvel series focused on Thor's brother — Answer: LOKI
  20. 40. "Aw, shucks" response, maybe — Answer: GRIN
  21. 41. Like some chicken before cooking — Answer: DEBONED
  22. 44. "What happened next ...?" — Answer: ANDTHEN
  23. 49. Two up — Answer: WORKSFORME
  24. 51. Perfect — Answer: HONE
  25. 52. ___ de Armas, "Blade Runner 2049" actress — Answer: ANA
  26. 53. What Zuckerberg dropped from before "Facebook" in 2005 — Answer: THE
  27. 54. Section of the beverage aisle — Answer: COLAS
  28. 55. "The Burghers of Calais" sculptor — Answer: RODIN
  29. 58. Klutzy ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across — Answer: ALLTHUMBS
  30. 61. Set up — Answer: FRAME
  31. 62. Poker action — Answer: RAISE
  32. 63. Ivy League nickname — Answer: ELI
  33. 64. Authorization, informally — Answer: SAYSO
  34. 65. Space blanket material — Answer: MYLAR
  35. 66. Spot — Answer: SEE

Down

  1. 1. Auto's opposite — Answer: MANUAL
  2. 2. ___ Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald debuted on an Amateur Night in 1934 — Answer: APOLLO
  3. 3. Many an item on a child's Christmas list — Answer: NEWTOY
  4. 4. High-protein bean — Answer: SOYA
  5. 5. Common lunchbox item, informally — Answer: PBJ
  6. 6. Classic car based in Lansing, Mich. — Answer: REO
  7. 7. Send out — Answer: ISSUE
  8. 8. Fogy — Answer: GEEZER
  9. 9. Hail Mary's path — Answer: ARC
  10. 10. Clear (of) — Answer: RID. Hint: Get free from an obligation or burden. 🧹
  11. 11. "True, unfortunately" — Answer: AFRAIDSO
  12. 12. Dolly Parton and others — Answer: BLONDES
  13. 13. Plastic explosive used in many demolitions — Answer: SEMTEX
  14. 18. Discipline — Answer: AREA
  15. 22. Statement from a witness — Answer: IDO
  16. 25. Tiny torment — Answer: ITCH
  17. 26. Opposite of "Me too" — Answer: NORI
  18. 27. Source of some nondairy milk — Answer: ALMOND
  19. 28. Way to go — Answer: ROAD
  20. 30. Some ancient Italians — Answer: LATINS
  21. 33. O.E.D. part: Abbr. — Answer: ENG
  22. 35. Annual breast cancer awareness observance — Answer: NOBRADAY
  23. 36. "All right, already!" — Answer: OKOK
  24. 37. Equivalent of five carats — Answer: GRAM
  25. 38. Straight poker? — Answer: TINE
  26. 39. Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" — Answer: LEONORA
  27. 41. Overshadows — Answer: DWARFS
  28. 42. Direct deposit, in brief — Answer: EFT
  29. 43. Break the Hippocratic oath, say — Answer: DOHARM
  30. 45. The old you? — Answer: THOU
  31. 46. Fictional character who says "I am a brain .... The rest of me is a mere appendix" — Answer: HOLMES
  32. 47. Allow, as cookies — Answer: ENABLE
  33. 48. Cutesy name for a certain leviathan — Answer: NESSIE
  34. 50. Circuit switcher — Answer: RELAY
  35. 54. ___ hair (iconic 1970s style) — Answer: CHER
  36. 56. PC discourse? — Answer: IMS
  37. 57. Prefix with cortex — Answer: NEO
  38. 59. Rapper ___ Baby — Answer: LIL
  39. 60. Grp. whose activities produce long lines — Answer: TSA

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Every clue from the October 9 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1"Yeeesh!"MAN
4Snippet of greenerySPRIG
9Prized horsesARABS
14Hominidae memberAPE
15Like sci-fi's Jabba the HuttOBESE
16Infantry armRIFLE
17Two downNOWAYJOSE
19Storage device that has fallen out of fashionCDROM
20MegaULTRA
21Weapon seen in "RoboCop"UZI
23Word after fire or before farmANT
24Hydrating gel ingredientALOE
25One outINEEDARIDE
29Staunchly supportingLOYALTO
31Storage device that has fallen out of fashionROLODEX
32One of 300 at the National MallACRE
34Variable in Newton's second lawMASS
35Two moving around each otherNOTHINGTODO
39Marvel series focused on Thor's brotherLOKI
40"Aw, shucks" response, maybeGRIN
41Like some chicken before cookingDEBONED
44"What happened next ...?"ANDTHEN
49Two upWORKSFORME
51PerfectHONE
52___ de Armas, "Blade Runner 2049" actressANA
53What Zuckerberg dropped from before "Facebook" in 2005THE
54Section of the beverage aisleCOLAS
55"The Burghers of Calais" sculptorRODIN
58Klutzy ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-AcrossALLTHUMBS
61Set upFRAME
62Poker actionRAISE
63Ivy League nicknameELI
64Authorization, informallySAYSO
65Space blanket materialMYLAR
66SpotSEE

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Auto's oppositeMANUAL
2___ Theater, where Ella Fitzgerald debuted on an Amateur Night in 1934APOLLO
3Many an item on a child's Christmas listNEWTOY
4High-protein beanSOYA
5Common lunchbox item, informallyPBJ
6Classic car based in Lansing, Mich.REO
7Send outISSUE
8FogyGEEZER
9Hail Mary's pathARC
10Clear (of)RID
11"True, unfortunately"AFRAIDSO
12Dolly Parton and othersBLONDES
13Plastic explosive used in many demolitionsSEMTEX
18DisciplineAREA
22Statement from a witnessIDO
25Tiny tormentITCH
26Opposite of "Me too"NORI
27Source of some nondairy milkALMOND
28Way to goROAD
30Some ancient ItaliansLATINS
33O.E.D. part: Abbr.ENG
35Annual breast cancer awareness observanceNOBRADAY
36"All right, already!"OKOK
37Equivalent of five caratsGRAM
38Straight poker?TINE
39Heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"LEONORA
41OvershadowsDWARFS
42Direct deposit, in briefEFT
43Break the Hippocratic oath, sayDOHARM
45The old you?THOU
46Fictional character who says "I am a brain .... The rest of me is a mere appendix"HOLMES
47Allow, as cookiesENABLE
48Cutesy name for a certain leviathanNESSIE
50Circuit switcherRELAY
54___ hair (iconic 1970s style)CHER
56PC discourse?IMS
57Prefix with cortexNEO
59Rapper ___ BabyLIL
60Grp. whose activities produce long linesTSA

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