7 October 2021 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 7 October 2021

1
D
2
E
3
W
4
A
5
R
6
S
7
C
8
O
9
S
10
T
11
A
12
N
13
Z
14
A
15
E
X
A
R
C
H
16
A
W
A
Y
T
E
A
M
17
M
A
R
A
C
A
18
R
E
A
R
A
X
L
E
19
E
M
P
L
O
Y
20
E
D
21
B
A
T
T
E
N
R
O
L
L
22
I
N
G
23
I
24
C
E
25
B
A
26
L
L
27
D
28
I
N
29
G
E
30
D
31
T
I
T
O
32
A
S
33
K
A
N
Y
O
N
E
R
O
S
E
T
T
A
34
C
35
H
E
36
S
S
37
G
A
38
M
E
39
H
40
A
N
41
D
42
A
I
R
P
O
P
43
A
L
44
I
S
T
E
R
B
L
A
R
N
E
Y
45
S
46
T
A
47
S
I
48
S
49
B
E
50
A
N
51
P
A
52
T
E
53
E
A
C
H
T
I
54
M
E
55
B
O
Y
T
O
Y
56
A
N
H
E
U
S
E
R
57
E
U
R
O
P
E
58
S
K
I
P
P
I
N
G
59
S
T
O
N
E
S

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Big name in Scotch : DEWARS
7
Family name on "Seinfeld" : COSTANZA
15
Provincial governor in the Byzantine Empire : EXARCH
16
Patriots in New York, e.g. : AWAYTEAM
17
Harmless rattler : MARACA
18
Ram rod? : REARAXLE
19
Working : EMPLOYED
21
Secure, with "down" : BATTEN
23
Frozen asteroid or planet : ICEBALL
27
Left a bad impression on? : DINGED
31
Boxer Trinidad : TITO
32
"Don't just take my word for it!" : ASKANYONE
34
What may be drawn with black and white? : CHESSGAME
39
Flush, e.g. : HAND
42
Prepare, as a certain movie snack : AIRPOP
43
Celeb : ALISTER
45
Equilibrium : STASIS
49
Vegetarian spread : BEANPATE
53
On every occasion : EACHTIME
55
Dispensable young beau : BOYTOY
56
Big name in beer : ANHEUSER
57
One side in the Ryder Cup : EUROPE
58
With 59-Across, lakeside activity ... or a hint to the words spelled across the fifth, eighth and 11th rows of the completed grid : SKIPPING
59
See 58-Across : STONES
Down
1
Mark on one's record : DEMERIT
2
Proctored event, maybe : EXAM
3
John McCrae, author of "In Flanders Fields," e.g. : WARPOET
4
Name seen on the Kazakh/Uzbek border : ARAL
5
First soft drink sold in all-aluminum cans : RCCOLA
6
Light carriage, informally : SHAY
7
Memory ___ : CARD
8
Be shy : OWE
9
Onetime Scandinavian export : SAAB
10
Rule that should be broken? : TYRANNY
11
Rat-___ : ATAT
12
Like the newest model, familiarly : NEXTGEN
13
Jewelry store eponym : ZALE
14
"My thoughts exactly!" : AMEN
20
What jelly rolls are filled with? : ELLS
22
Memorable 2021 hurricane : IDA
24
Word often before a year : CIRCA
25
One who's not a fan : BOOER
26
One way to prevent stock losses? : LASSO
28
Bug collection? : INTEL
29
Ancient invaders of Rome : GOTHS
30
Silas ___, first American diplomat to France : DEANE
33
Mauna ___ : KEA
35
Tailgate grill : HIBACHI
36
Separate : SPLITUP
37
2.0, for one : GPA
38
Moonscape feature : MARE
40
Took full advantage of the buffet, say : ATEATON
41
Unmoved reaction : DRYEYES
44
West Coast burger chain with a "not-so-secret menu" : INNOUT
45
Vast expanses : SEAS
46
Lose value quickly : TANK
47
News anchor Smith, informally : SHEP
48
Enthusiastic assent in Spanish : SISI
49
On the surface it might not look like much : BERG
50
Five-spots : ABES
51
Prefix for fireworks : PYRO
52
Imbibe : TOPE
54
R&B/pop vocal group Boyz II ___ : MEN