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NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, October 17

By Bhavya

The New York Times crossword remains the pinnacle of word games for puzzle enthusiasts, and today’s puzzle doesn’t disappoint with a mix of wordplay, trivia, and clever clues. If you’re stuck or just want to verify your progress, here are the answers for today’s puzzle:

 

NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, October 17

Across:

  1. Fed the kitty, perhaps : CATSAT
  2. Salve : BALM
  3. #1 pal : BFF
  4. Hercule’s creator : AGATHA
  5. One who might make a comeback? : ALUM
  6. Hebrew name meaning “my God” : ELI
  7. Much ado about some punctuation? : PERIODDRAMA
  8. No pro : CON
  9. It’s often gained by knocking : ENTRY
  10. Only city that entirely surrounds a country : ROME
  11. Request from Oliver Twist : MORE
  12. Nutrition fig. : RDA
  13. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence? : RUNONFUMES
  14. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony : SANDRA
  15. Silky fabrics : SATINS
  16. Hunting cap feature : EARLAP
  17. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner : NANCE
  18. Harsh words regarding the past and the present? : TENSEEXCHANGE
  19. Harbor sights : BOATS
  20. Take off : DEPART
  21. Commercial success? : ADSALE
  22. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk : LTSULU
  23. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing? : TITLEFIGHT
  24. Toddler’s need, maybe : NAP
  25. Grassy expanses : LEAS
  26. Regarding : INRE
  27. Build, as a relationship : FORGE
  28. Possibilities : IFS
  29. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across? : ALTERCATION
  30. Ornamental pond fish : KOI
  31. Cross paths : MEET
  32. Pill bug, e.g. : ISOPOD
  33. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance : ERA
  34. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of “Jurassic Park” : ISLA
  35. Ending point of the first marathon : ATHENS

Down:

  1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel : CAPERS
  2. What is to be done? : AGENDA
  3. Pattern of intersecting stripes : TARTAN
  4. Use a spoon, say : STIR
  5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting : AHOY
  6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly : TAD
  7. Industry mogul : BARON
  8. Don’t you forget it! : ALAMO
  9. Light units : LUMENS
  10. Violent sport, for short : MMA
  11. Flattering, as clothing : BECOMING
  12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339) : FLORENCE
  13. Touch : FINESSE
  14. Gru’s twin brother in the “Despicable Me” franchise : DRU
  15. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g. : MUTANTS
  16. Half-baked? : RARE
  17. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law : FANART
  18. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth : DENTALS
  19. Do some grapplin’ : RASSLE
  20. Was up : LED
  21. Big feller? : AXE
  22. Drug also called “rocket fuel” or “ozone,” for short : PCP
  23. Absolutely amazing : TODIEFOR
  24. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” : EASTASIA
  25. “Stop right there!” : HALT
  26. Tall and pointy, as ears : BATLIKE
  27. Uses TurboTax, perhaps : EFILES
  28. Green, say : UNRIPE
  29. Scenic spot to snorkel : LAGOON
  30. Overturns : UPENDS
  31. Dirt : INTEL
  32. Climate activist Thunberg : GRETA
  33. Billy Joel’s “Tell ___ About It” : HER
  34. Observe Ramadan, in a way : FAST
  35. “Then again …,” in a text : OTOH
  36. Bon ___ : AMI
  37. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War : CIA

Good luck on your next crossword adventure!

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Bhavya