20 October 2023 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 20 October 2023

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Stipulation that's more common in a seller's market : ASIS
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Centers of some centers : ATRIA
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Exchange words, in a way : SPAR
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Stops along the way, say : MOTELROOMS
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Lamenting words : AHME
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It clearly divides people : PLEXIGLASS
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Hat material for the paranoid : FOIL
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Cry during an argument between siblings : MOM
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OK, in Oaxaca : BUENO
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Like an adjustable drinking straw : BENDY
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Active ingredient in Off! : DEET
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Struck down : SMOTE
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Occasions to read the Haggadah : SEDERS
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Gift for guests : GOODYBAG
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Setting for a battle in "Lawrence of Arabia" : AQABA
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Spilling a drink on someone or dancing on a host's sofa : PARTYFOUL
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Banksy work : MURAL
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Slip : ERR
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A.C. converter : DIODE
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Irreverent Christmas tune : SANTABABY
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Big name in pest control : ORKIN
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Second half? : ALTEREGO
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Worries over small details : FUSSES
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Cousin of a wolverine : OTTER
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What red might indicate : DEBT
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Spikes, for example : SHOES
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Help : AVAIL
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Preening sort : FOP
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Particle : IOTA
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One with bright and dark sides : EVILGENIUS
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Godawful : GRIM
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Sole supporters : GELINSERTS
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___ Zimmer, Oscar-winning composer for "Dune" : HANS
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Sharon who starred in "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" : GLESS
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Frontier direction during frontier times : WEST
Down
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Distinction not used in the military : AMPM
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Eschewing help : SOLO
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Tabloid pair : ITEM
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Undertone of Cole Porter's "Let's Do It" : SEX
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Makes the case : ARGUES
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Vacancy sign : TOLET
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Bookbinding leather : ROAN
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"My deepest apologies" : IMSOSORRY
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Jerk : ASS
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Adage for the risk-averse : SAFETYFIRST
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D.I.Y. booster seats : PHONEBOOKS
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In an atmosphere of : AMID
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Have faith : RELY
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Oh, the humanities! : LIBERALARTS
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Some nudes : BODYDOUBLES
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Testing grounds for aspiring politicians : DEBATETEAMS
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Pithy remark : MOT
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Central Asian savory pastry : SAMSA
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___ rights : EQUAL
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"Heck, yeah!" : DARNTOOTIN
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Actress Greta of "Camille" : GARBO
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___ Cornish, former co-host of "All Things Considered" : AUDIE
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Dales : GLENS
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Rocky road ingredient? : PEAGRAVEL
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Stingy sort? : BEE
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Pretends : FEIGNS
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"Venus de Milo With Drawers" and "Lobster Telephone" : DALIS
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Sound from the satisfied : SIGH
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Dance in a ring : HORA
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Nasty : VILE
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Awesome, in modern slang : FIRE
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Backup plans : OUTS
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"Hey, you!" : PSST
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Drive, with "on" : EGG
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Misoneism, n.: Hatred of anything ___ : NEW