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New York Times: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Tuesday, October 5, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Hoang-Kim Vu,
Jessica Zetzman
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Some people have checkered ones
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Buenos ___
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Buenos ___
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The "me" of "Despicable Me"
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The "me" of "Despicable Me"
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First name in cosmetics
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First name in cosmetics
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Like some online purchases
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Like some online purchases
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Alley-___ (fancy basketball shot)
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Alley-___ (fancy basketball shot)
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Classic work with chapters titled "Attack by Stratagem" and "Maneuvering an Army"
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Classic work with chapters titled "Attack by Stratagem" and "Maneuvering an Army"
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Clear tables at a restaurant
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Clear tables at a restaurant
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Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
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Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
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Emerald ___ (Ireland)
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Emerald ___ (Ireland)
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It's reversed in a mirror
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It's reversed in a mirror
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Signature Phil Collins hit ranked among VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s"
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Signature Phil Collins hit ranked among VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s"
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Musical skill
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Musical skill
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Cher or Sade, voicewise
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Cher or Sade, voicewise
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State generating the highest percentage of its electricity by wind
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State generating the highest percentage of its electricity by wind
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Drill conductor, informally
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Drill conductor, informally
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Wed. follower
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Wed. follower
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Changes political affiliation
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Changes political affiliation
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Egg layer
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Egg layer
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Cries of protest
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Cries of protest
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Cowboy's charge
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Cowboy's charge
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Only player on more than two winning World Cup teams
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Only player on more than two winning World Cup teams
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Stage name of Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys
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Stage name of Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys
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Flee to remote safety
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Flee to remote safety
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Book that comes with a set of keys
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Book that comes with a set of keys
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Sign of sainthood
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Sign of sainthood
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Debtor's note
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Debtor's note
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Oaf
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Oaf
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Despondent ... as progressively suggested by 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across?
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Despondent ... as progressively suggested by 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across?
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Computing pioneer Lovelace
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Computing pioneer Lovelace
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Concur
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Concur
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Scheduled to arrive
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Scheduled to arrive
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Director Spike or Ang
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Director Spike or Ang
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Big books
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Big books
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"Really?," in textspeak
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"Really?," in textspeak
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___ dish
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___ dish
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Pale
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Pale
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Bit of equipment for an angioplasty
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Bit of equipment for an angioplasty
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Spill the ___ (gossip)
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Spill the ___ (gossip)
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Top Italian soccer league
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Top Italian soccer league
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Kind of sauce
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Kind of sauce
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Derive by logic
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Derive by logic
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Like some data and deals
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Like some data and deals
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Emissions control grp.
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Emissions control grp.
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Florence Griffith Joyner or Wilma Rudolph
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Florence Griffith Joyner or Wilma Rudolph
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It's prepacked for an emergency
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It's prepacked for an emergency
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Where a slice might go
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Where a slice might go
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Victory by a Cinderella team, e.g.
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Victory by a Cinderella team, e.g.
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Russian despot
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Russian despot
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"Ay, dios ___!"
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"Ay, dios ___!"
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Pressure, metaphorically
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Pressure, metaphorically
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All-weather protectors
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All-weather protectors
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Olympian Korbut
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Olympian Korbut
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"Sorta"
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"Sorta"
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What the middle of 58-Across stands for
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What the middle of 58-Across stands for
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Victory
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Victory
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Home for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Home for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Communication at Gallaudet Univ.
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Communication at Gallaudet Univ.
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Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels
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Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels
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Recipient of Grammy's 2020 Song of the Year award for "I Can't Breathe"
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Recipient of Grammy's 2020 Song of the Year award for "I Can't Breathe"
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Euro rival, in brief
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Euro rival, in brief
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Toque
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Toque
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Prefix with -gram
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Homophone of 35-Down
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Homophone of 35-Down
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Show of love, for short?
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Show of love, for short?
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One of the Spice Girls
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One of the Spice Girls
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Musical combos?
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Islamic equivalent of kosher
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Islamic equivalent of kosher
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Practice piano piece
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Practice piano piece
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Pond scum, typically
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Pond scum, typically
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Afternoon hour
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Afternoon hour
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Abhors
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Abhors
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Approvals on Facebook
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Approvals on Facebook
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Trompe ___
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Trompe ___
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Optimistic
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Optimistic
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"Me" problem
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"Me" problem
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Pitching asset
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Pitching asset
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"___ Lips Are Sealed" (Go-Go's hit)
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"___ Lips Are Sealed" (Go-Go's hit)
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