15 October 2020 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 15 October 2020

1
E
2
F
3
L
4
A
5
T
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S
7
P
8
E
9
C
10
B
11
O
12
A
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S
14
P
L
A
T
Y
15
N
A
D
A
16
L
I
M
E
S
E
S
U
P
18
A
U
S
T
19
R
A
L
I
A
20
O
U
T
L
I
21
E
R
S
22
T
U
B
23
M
R
S
24
F
R
E
E
25
D
O
M
26
M
27
E
28
A
29
E
I
S
30
F
A
Y
31
K
A
N
G
32
C
33
O
34
F
F
E
E
35
P
O
T
S
O
O
R
A
37
A
W
O
R
D
38
T
R
U
39
T
A
R
O
T
40
V
E
G
E
41
T
R
A
M
42
P
O
L
I
N
E
E
T
I
M
44
H
A
M
45
S
R
A
46
S
O
N
47
R
E
P
O
48
M
E
N
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T
50
A
51
P
52
O
A
K
53
M
A
C
A
54
R
O
N
I
55
D
56
O
57
W
N
U
N
58
D
E
R
59
D
I
D
G
E
60
O
P
R
Y
61
O
I
N
K
O
O
D
I
R
63
S
T
Y
X
64
T
O
T
S
65
S
T
Y
E
S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Key for Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" : EFLAT
6
A house may be built on it : SPEC
10
Burlesque accessories : BOAS
14
Web-footed mammals : PLATYPUSES
15
A goose egg : NADA
16
Gimlet garnish : LIME
18
Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme : AUSTRALIA
20
Malcolm Gladwell best seller that explores the 10,000-hour rule : OUTLIERS
22
Ice cream container : TUB
23
Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway" : MRS
24
Statue of ___, figure atop the U.S. Capitol : FREEDOM
26
___ culpa : MEA
29
Autobahn hazard : EIS
30
Elflike : FAY
31
Big hopper : KANGAROO
32
Things with perks? : COFFEEPOTS
37
"I need to speak with you," briefly : AWORD
38
Capote sobriquet : TRU
39
Cartomancy tool : TAROT
40
Brand of spread for sandwiches and toast : VEGEMITE
41
Bouncer's equipment : TRAMPOLINE
44
Ingredient in a Cuban sandwich : HAM
45
Spanish 23-Across: Abbr. : SRA
46
Holy Trinity part : SON
47
Ones coming for a ride? : REPOMEN
49
Select : TAP
52
Wood rich in tannins : OAK
53
"Yankee Doodle" epithet that's also the name of a food : MACARONI
55
Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered : DOWNUNDER
59
Instrument played using circular breathing : DIDGERIDOO
60
Nashville music mecca, informally : OPRY
61
"Old MacDonald" sound : OINK
63
Where Achilles took a dip? : STYX
64
Little ones : TOTS
65
They can be treated with warm compresses : STYES
Down
1
English town known for its salt : EPSOM
2
___ de sel : FLEUR
3
Goes the distance : LASTS
4
___ Gawande, author of the 2014 best seller "Being Mortal" : ATUL
5
Embodied : TYPIFIED
6
Catch : SNARE
7
Take five : PAUSEFORAMOMENT
8
S.I. V.I.P.s : EDS
9
Balls of yarn, fake mice, etc. : CATTOYS
10
Gossip : BLAB
11
Big Alaska export : OIL
12
"You think that's true about me?" : AMI
13
"SpongeBob SquarePants" setting : SEA
19
___ Rebellion, 1808 uprising in New South Wales : RUM
21
Language that gave us "spunk" and "slogan" : ERSE
25
Piece of information : DATUM
26
Performers of the ceremonial haka dance : MAORI
27
Noted example of corporate misconduct : ENRON
28
Stone with curved bands : AGATE
29
Violinist Zimbalist : EFREM
31
Dweller in a eucalyptus forest : KOALA
32
Capitulates : CAVES
33
Have a loan from : OWETO
34
Strand at the airport, maybe : FOGIN
35
Letter-shaped part of a sink : PTRAP
39
Whirled powers? : TORNADOS
41
What it takes two to tie : THEKNOT
42
Time it takes light to travel .3 mm: Abbr. : PSEC
47
Novelist Santha Rama ___ : RAU
48
Grades : MARKS
49
Hot alcoholic drink : TODDY
50
1973 #1 Rolling Stones love ballad : ANGIE
51
Fishing spots : PIERS
52
Traditional gemstone for a seventh wedding anniversary : ONYX
54
Gas : RIOT
55
Galas : DOS
56
Make a decision : OPT
57
Sardonic : WRY
58
Italian god : DIO