New York Times, Thursday, October 6, 2022 Crossword Answer List
New York Times, Thursday, October 6, 2022
Author:
Simeon Seigel
Editor:
Will Shortz
Shifts from neutral, in a way
Across
1
Musky “cat” : CIVET
6
Banned antimalarial : DDT
9
Direction to bow, for a violinist : ARCO
13
Shifts from neutral, in a way : ACIDIFIES
15
Lie about : LOLL
16
What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle’s theme : MERGELEFT
17
F in music class? : LOUD
18
Falco of TV’s “Oz” : EDIE
19
Causes to run without human involvement : AUTOMATES
21
Loosening, as a joint : OILING
23
Shiner? : RAY
24
One who’s up to the minutes : STENO
25
Michigan college or its town : ALMA
27
Key used for exiting : ESC
30
Before opening? : ANTE
32
“Bésame ___” (bolero song) : MUCHO
34
Dedicatee of “Moby-Dick” : HAWTHORNE
39
Collect all together : POOL
40
Pumped metal : IRON
41
Looked for facts in figures : DATAMINED
43
“Blinking heck!” : NERTS
45
Bit : IOTA
46
[Cluck] : TSK
47
Geiger of Geiger counter fame : HANS
49
Slowpokes at the head of a trail : SLUGS
54
PBS’s “___ the Science Kid” : SID
55
“I never look back, dahling. It distracts from ___”: Pixar’s Edna Mode : THENOW
56
Honesty, kindness or respect, for many people : COREVALUE
61
Sports org. for students : NCAA
62
Common operating system for supercomputers, once : UNIX
63
Gradually trims … or a phonetic second hint to solving this puzzle’s theme : PARESDOWN
65
Milk delivery point : TEAT
66
How things have always been done : TRADITION
67
IDs since the Great Depression : SSNS
68
2013 biopic about actor Mineo : SAL
69
Crapshoots, essentially : ROLLS
Down
1
Many Stan Lee film appearances : CAMEOS
2
Sealed the deal : ICEDIT
3
Strong and energetic : VIRILE
4
Enter cautiously : EDGEIN
5
It’s no loss : TIE
6
Hermès, par exemple : DIEU
7
Expert : DEFT
8
Sudden source of rain, informally : TSTORM
9
Temper, as fears : ALLAY
10
Nose (around) : ROOT
11
With 12-Down, secretly plots (with) : CLUE
12
– : OLDS
14
The Swiss fly a square one : FLAG
20
Officer’s title : MAAM
22
Creator of an animal shelter : NOAH
25
With 26-Down, repeated occurrences of things in turn : ATRAIN
26
– : LENTOS
27
Major option for a future C.E.O. : ECON
28
With 29-Down, taught a lesson : SHOE
29
– : COLD
31
Signal to proceed : NOD
33
News letters : UPI
34
With 35-Down, some common attire for cooks : HINT
35
– : ARES
36
Tasks : WORK
37
Demolition material : TNT
38
Finish off : EAT
42
TV series with the all-time most-watched episode : MASH
44
Prison weapon : SHIV
48
Novelizes, e.g. : ADAPTS
50
Bestow upon temporarily : LENDTO
51
Deploy, as wire from a spool : UNCOIL
52
Disappear midtour, say : GOAWOL
53
Proust’s “___ Way” : SWANNS
54
Blue notes? : SEXTS
55
Set up for a swing : TEED
56
With 57-Down, noble title : CUTS
57
– : ONES
58
Johnson who directed “The Last Jedi” : RIAN
59
“___ Croft: Tomb Raider” : LARA
60
Europe’s third-longest river : URAL
64
Officer’s title : SIR