21 October 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 21 October 2023

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R
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V
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F
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B
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M
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B
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G
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W
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Y
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V
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M
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W
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L
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G
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Stores with fixed costs? : REPAIRSHOPS
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What might be sought before a major decision : SECONDOPINION
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1998 rap hit by Big Pun (feat. Joe) : STILLNOTAPLAYER
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Shortcut, of a sort : CANAL
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Like many attics : MUSTY
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N.C.A.A. women's basketball champs of 2023, for short : LSU
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Settled : ALIT
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Modern way to pay : VENMO
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___ Domino : FATS
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Son of, in Hebrew : BEN
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Ships : SENDS
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Some beach fliers : KITES
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Chick with multiple Grammys : COREA
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World Trade ___ (fixture of Hong Kong or Toronto) : CENTRE
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Trading off? : EMBARGO
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Least robust-looking : WANNEST
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"Get it?" : YOUSEE
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Cancels : VOIDS
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Word often accompanied by an arrow : ENTER
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Haka dance performers : MAORI
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Home, spun? : WEB
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A bunch : LOTS
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Astronaut Cooper, informally : GORDO
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Cocktail fruta : PINA
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Corp. debut : IPO
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Kind of badge : MERIT
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Coastal formations : DUNES
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Reprimand to one who spoke too soon : DONTINTERRUPTME
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Nonessential, as spending : DISCRETIONARY
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"I HAVE to have this — whatever it costs" : TAKEMYMONEY
Down
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Curb, as spending : REININ
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Sparkle : ECLAT
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Sample, say : POLL
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___ Radcliffe, pioneer in Gothic fiction : ANN
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1781 Mozart opera seria : IDOMENEO
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Jeffersonian design at the heart of the University of Virginia : ROTUNDA
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Some contractions : SPASMS
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Aware of, informally : HIPTO
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Sole : ONLY
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___ mater : PIA
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Vegan coffee order : SOYLATTE
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Lacking creativity : STALE
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Ones who build their homes bit by bit : NESTERS
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One crossing the line? : SCAB
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Autumn hue : RUSSET
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Cusp : VERGE
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Many Laplanders : FINNS
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More irritated : SORER
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Ibram X. ___, author of "How to Be an Antiracist" : KENDI
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Concerns for a linguist : CASES
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City with the oldest metro system in Africa : CAIRO
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Blinker : EYELID
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Tech support? : MONOPOD
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"Shut your pie hole!" : BUTTONIT
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Feature of a Craftsman home : WOODTRIM
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Magazine that originated the words "payola" and "striptease" : VARIETY
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Post-___ : MORTEM
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Bleak : WINTRY
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"Man has no greater ___ than himself": Petrarch : ENEMY
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Foundation : BASE
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Mystery, e.g. : GENRE
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Ones going through a stage : PUPAE
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Bandmate of Keith and Brian : MICK
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Country duo Brooks & ___ : DUNN
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Inspection org. : TSA
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Joey of children's literature : ROO