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New York Times: Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Wednesday, October 3, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jennifer Nutt
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The challengers
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The challengers
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Sailor's quaff
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Sailor's quaff
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Presidential perk until 1977
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Presidential perk until 1977
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Speck
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Speck
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Roof feature
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Roof feature
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Jibe
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Jibe
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Roald who wrote "James and the Giant Peach"
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Roald who wrote "James and the Giant Peach"
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Sea nymphs, in Greek mythology
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Sea nymphs, in Greek mythology
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Like Edward Snowden
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Like Edward Snowden
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Tear in two
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Tear in two
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Rank for Jay Landsman on "The Wire": Abbr.
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Rank for Jay Landsman on "The Wire": Abbr.
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Munch Museum city
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Munch Museum city
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Gives comfort
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Gives comfort
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Generation ___
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Generation ___
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Had by heart
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Had by heart
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1,000 in a metric ton
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1,000 in a metric ton
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Certain operating system
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Certain operating system
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Check closely
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Check closely
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Gobble down
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Gobble down
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Muckraker Tarbell
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Muckraker Tarbell
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An American abroad
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An American abroad
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Like Brutalist architecture
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Like Brutalist architecture
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Top-notch
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Top-notch
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Utah's ___ Canyon
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Utah's ___ Canyon
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Annual Austin festival, for short
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Annual Austin festival, for short
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Prince George, to Prince William
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Prince George, to Prince William
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Like a dog on a walk, usually
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Like a dog on a walk, usually
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Haul
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Haul
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Tuna type
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Tuna type
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Nonhumanities subjects, for short
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Nonhumanities subjects, for short
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Immature
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Immature
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Vain queen who boasted that she was more beautiful than 18-Across
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Vain queen who boasted that she was more beautiful than 18-Across
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Object of worship
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Object of worship
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"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" musical
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"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" musical
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Actor Epps
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Actor Epps
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Chasers in many a chase scene
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Chasers in many a chase scene
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Mails
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Mails
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Upscale
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Upscale
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Place to play musical spoons
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Place to play musical spoons
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It ebbs and flows
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Hoodwink
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Hoodwink
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Where 63-Across ruled prior to her banishment
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Where 63-Across ruled prior to her banishment
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Locales for many food courts
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Locales for many food courts
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Finish
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Finish
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"Go, team!"
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"Go, team!"
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Finished
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Finished
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Big factor in longevity
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Big factor in longevity
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Football field marking
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Football field marking
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Mature
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Mature
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Shortening brand
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Shortening brand
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Garden dividers
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Garden dividers
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Lab work
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Lab work
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Long, thin mushroom
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Long, thin mushroom
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Herd at Yellowstone
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Herd at Yellowstone
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"She" responds to voice commands
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"She" responds to voice commands
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Director Van Sant
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Director Van Sant
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Writer Beattie
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Writer Beattie
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One end of a maze
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One end of a maze
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Moves like a heron
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Moves like a heron
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Checks for a fracture, perhaps
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Checks for a fracture, perhaps
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"Das Kapital" author
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"Das Kapital" author
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Purplish-red flowers
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Purplish-red flowers
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God who banished 63-Across to the sky, as depicted by the constellation formed by the X's in this puzzle's finished grid
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God who banished 63-Across to the sky, as depicted by the constellation formed by the X's in this puzzle's finished grid
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Year abroad
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Year abroad
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Base ___
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Base ___
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Handle
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Handle
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Where a river meets the sea
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Where a river meets the sea
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Sit quietly, perhaps
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Sit quietly, perhaps
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Cereal fruit
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Cereal fruit
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Took gold
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Took gold
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Gets ready to play hockey, with "up"
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Gets ready to play hockey, with "up"
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Train stop
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Train stop
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Guessing a number an audience member has thought of, e.g.
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Office note
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Office note
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Alexander who wrote "The Dunciad"
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Alexander who wrote "The Dunciad"
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Besides
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Besides
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Norm: Abbr.
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Norm: Abbr.
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English novelist McEwan
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English novelist McEwan
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