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New York Times: Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, October 9, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Natan Last,
Andy Kravis,
the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
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Sends to eternal punishment
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Sends to eternal punishment
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Apple desktop
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Apple desktop
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Kind of tide
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Kind of tide
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Kindle purchase
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Kindle purchase
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Greek goddess of Earth
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Greek goddess of Earth
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"Free Willy" creature
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"Free Willy" creature
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Easter hopper
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Easter hopper
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Not mine alone
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Not mine alone
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Platypus feature
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Platypus feature
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Coined phrase?
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Coined phrase?
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Bob who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
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Bob who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature
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What a kitten is picked up by
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What a kitten is picked up by
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Something Linus carries in "Peanuts"
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Something Linus carries in "Peanuts"
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Buds
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Buds
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What it takes to tango
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What it takes to tango
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Canine, e.g.
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Canine, e.g.
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2016 Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala
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2016 Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala
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Collections for afternoon socials
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Collections for afternoon socials
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Reticent
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Reticent
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Ballet dancer in "Fantasia"
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Ballet dancer in "Fantasia"
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Regal initialism
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Regal initialism
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Physics prereq., maybe
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Physics prereq., maybe
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"Just as I expected!"
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"Just as I expected!"
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"The Giving ___" (Shel Silverstein title)
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"The Giving ___" (Shel Silverstein title)
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Civil rights leader Medgar
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Civil rights leader Medgar
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2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across
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2016 Best Picture nominee ... or a hint to the circled letters in 20-, 25- and 43-Across
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Frozen yogurt mix-in
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Frozen yogurt mix-in
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Item cut up for a salad, informally
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Item cut up for a salad, informally
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Dental care brand
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Dental care brand
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Tilt
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Tilt
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"That makes perfect sense now!"
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"That makes perfect sense now!"
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Crude carrier
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Crude carrier
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"SportsCenter" airer
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"SportsCenter" airer
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Unauthorized disclosure
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Unauthorized disclosure
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"Be prepared," for example
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"Be prepared," for example
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One at a coming-out party, briefly
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One at a coming-out party, briefly
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___ Dhabi
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___ Dhabi
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Wallet alternatives
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Puzzle
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Puzzle
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Actor Astin of "Pitch Perfect"
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Actor Astin of "Pitch Perfect"
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Composer Stravinsky
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Composer Stravinsky
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Island east of Lanai
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Island east of Lanai
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Website with a lot of home pages?
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Website with a lot of home pages?
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Laid-back
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Laid-back
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Mock Spanish expression of disapproval
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Mock Spanish expression of disapproval
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The Emerald Isle
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The Emerald Isle
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Rights org.
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Rights org.
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It can be greased
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It can be greased
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Wed
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Wed
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Footwear for a dandy
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Footwear for a dandy
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"What's the ___?" (slangy "How's it going?")
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"What's the ___?" (slangy "How's it going?")
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Hall-of-Fame pitcher Warren
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Hall-of-Fame pitcher Warren
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Onetime Pan Am rival
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Onetime Pan Am rival
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Dinosaur in the Super Mario world
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Dinosaur in the Super Mario world
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Passover brisket seasoning
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Passover brisket seasoning
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Anesthetics of old
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Anesthetics of old
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"Parsley, sage, rosemary and ___" ("Scarborough Fair" lyric)
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"Parsley, sage, rosemary and ___" ("Scarborough Fair" lyric)
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Longtime Yankees manager Joe
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Longtime Yankees manager Joe
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Triage sites, for short
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Triage sites, for short
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What's exited in Brexit, for short
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What's exited in Brexit, for short
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Insult
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Insult
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"Ta-ta!"
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"Ta-ta!"
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Tentatively schedule, with "in"
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Tentatively schedule, with "in"
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Say no to
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Say no to
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Remote location?
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Remote location?
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It may wind up at the side of a house
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It may wind up at the side of a house
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Annoys
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Annoys
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Profound
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Profound
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Company whose how-to manuals lack words
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Company whose how-to manuals lack words
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Tech whiz
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Tech whiz
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Tennis do-over
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Tennis do-over
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"Dude!"
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"Dude!"
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