The Crossword Answers NYT - October 20, 2017

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• Chucks Crossword Clue

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  HEAVES

• "If I were a betting person, I'd say ..." Crossword Clue

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  ODDSARE

• Play with strings Crossword Clue

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  STRUM

• Tries to win Crossword Clue

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  WOOS

• Locale for much of "The Da Vinci Code" Crossword Clue

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  PARIS

• Arabic name that sounds like a reply of agreement Crossword Clue

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  YASIR

• Iran-contra business Crossword Clue

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  ARMSDEAL

• Helps in a way one shouldn't Crossword Clue

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  ABETS

• Symbol for a member of Anonymous Crossword Clue

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  GUYFAWKESMASK

• Rocker Gramm of Foreigner Crossword Clue

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  LOU

• "Today" co-host beginning in 2007 Crossword Clue

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  HODAKOTB

• Book of selected texts Crossword Clue

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  READER

• Frequent locale in the comic strip "Andy Capp" Crossword Clue

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  ALEHOUSE

• Small ammo Crossword Clue

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  BBSHOT

• Cut Crossword Clue

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  MOW

• Twerps Crossword Clue

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  SNIPS

• Hoedown participant Crossword Clue

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  GAL

• Inverse function in trigonometry Crossword Clue

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  ARCSINE

• Dated women? Crossword Clue

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  FAIRSEX

• It changes one's perspective Crossword Clue

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  LENS

• Time off for an N.F.L. team Crossword Clue

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  BYEWEEK

• Ominous parting words Crossword Clue

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  ORELSE

• Things hashed and mashed, informally Crossword Clue

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  TATERS

• Obscure knowledge Crossword Clue

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  ARCANA

• 1999 prequel that grossed over a billion dollars, familiarly Crossword Clue

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  EPISODEI

• Things non-PC people buy? Crossword Clue

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  MACS

• Things often found by the dessert table Crossword Clue

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  URNS

• Buck ___, first African-American coach in Major League Baseball Crossword Clue

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  ONEIL

• One letter of "NATO" in the NATO alphabet Crossword Clue

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  OSCAR

• Places for nightstands Crossword Clue

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  BEDSIDES

• Down Crossword Clue

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  SAD

• Things to 19-Across Crossword Clue

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  YARDS

• "And there you have it!" Crossword Clue

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  BADABING