Answers to the game
NYT Crossword
IOS and Android
(Developer The New York Times Company)
NYT Crossword Answers 10/09/22
NYT ACROSS CLUES
Like the protagonist at the start of “28 Days Later” – INACOMA
? – HSWEEP
Lady Macduff, e.g. – SCOT
Group of fighters – MILITIA
One way to recoi – lINHORROR
Male deer – HART
“My ___” (#1 hit for the Knack) – SHARONA
One of the two main branches of Buddhism – MAHAYANA
N.B.A. All-Star Gobert – RUDY
*Worker with a brush [three rungs] – CHIMNEYH
Fuel option – DIESEL
“Ciao!” – TATA
Completely pooped – BEAT
? – HCOMMANDER
A.C.C. school – UVA
Place with counselors – CAMP
Maker of Pilots and Passports – HONDA
Team ___ – USA
“___ Canto” (2001 Ann Patchett novel) – BEL
Structure resembling a pergola – ARBOR
? – HPICKER
Airport with a BART station – SFO
Mail, e.g. – ARMOR
Otis who founded the Otis Elevator Company – ELISHA
Expelled from the body – EGESTED
*Captain with a periscope [four rungs] – SUBMARINEH
Some military wear, informally – CAMO
Carpet specification – PILE
Former make of Ford – EDSEL
[I’m frustrated!] – GAH
Lab eggs – OVA
Animation and sculpting, for two – ARTS
Advances through corporate ranks ? and what the answer to each starred clue in this puzzle does – CLIMBSTHELADDER
“Mon ___!” – DIEU
Singer Grande, to fans – ARI
Center – HUB
Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title – ENEWS
Map inits. until 1991 – USSR
Pest control brand – DCON
? – HREPAIRMAN
“Really good work!” – NICEJOB
Sung by a group – CHORAL
Writer known for his anthropomorphic animal characters – AESOP
“When r u coming?” – ETA
*Seasonal orchard worker [eight rungs] – CHERRYH
Staple of Dutch Golden Age art – TULIP
Feeling while watching a volcanic eruption, perhaps – AWE
According to – PER
Narwhal’s tusk – TOOTH
Pleasant speech cadence – LILT
Pen that aptly rhymes with “click” – BIC
*Worker for AT&T or Verizon [four rungs] – TELEPHONEH
Common wall mirror shape – OVAL
Sound on Old MacDonald’s farm – OINK
Chicken scratch – SCRAWL
? – HPAINTER
Worker who probably isn’t paid enough – PEON
Really, really spicy – ULTRAHOT
1/100 of a franc – CENTIME
Dirt clump – CLOD
Googles, e.g. – SEARCHES
Like people in crowds, whether intentionally or not – ELBOWED
Donations for the needy – ALMS
*One putting a coat on outside [three rungs] – HOUSEH
Surreptitious assents – SLYNODS
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
Communications on Slack, e.g. – IMS
Org. funding Covid-19 research – NIH
In the manner of – ALA
Roughly – CIRCA
“Then again …,” in a tweet – OTOH
Upscale hotel room fixture – MINIBAR
One calling for a tow, maybe – AAAMEMBER
Visual depiction of the apparatus used by the starred professionals – H
“___ wise guy, eh?” – SOA
Like some humor – WRY
Important stretch – ERA
Stretch longer than an 11-Across – EON
Mario who founded a fashion empire – PRADA
Snowboards well, informally – SHREDS
Rabble-rouse – CAUSEASTIR
Something taken by a waiter – ORDER
“Cya!” – TTYL
“How ___ Your Mother” – IMET
Con’s vote – NAY
Mafia : Sicilia :: Camorra : ___ – NAPOLI
Harden – INURE
Latin for “trumpet” – TUBA
Disinclined – AVERSE
Temple text – TALMUD
Beach in Rio de Janeiro, informally – COPA
“From now ___ won’t be hanging around” (bluegrass lyric) – ONI
1600, in ancient Rome – MDC
Tick off – MAKEMAD
___-by-the-Sea, Calif. – CARMEL
Welcomes, as the new year – RINGSIN
Narcissist’s treasure – EGO
Perceived – FELT
Output from Sappho – ODES
Cloud – OBSCURE
Adjustable bike part – SEAT
“I don’t wanna hear it” – SPAREME
Boxer Laila – ALI
Stephen who said “Think books aren’t scary? Well, think about this: You can’t spell ‘Book’ without ‘Boo!’” – COLBERT
Director DuVernay – AVA
Play title that superstitious actors avoid saying aloud in theaters – MACBETH
Certain sib – BRO
Currency to which the Maltese scudo is pegged – EURO
Opus ___ – DEI
Hypnotized, say – ENRAPT
Sci-fi novel made into films in 1984 and 2021 – DUNE
Skeptical reply to “That’s true” – ISIT
Activity one tries to get out of? – ESCAPEROOM
Sushi condiment – WASABI
Strand, perhaps – SNOWIN
“Silly me!” – DOH
Pope of 1963-78 – PAULVI
Government bonds? – ALLIANCES
Preppy clothing brand – JCREW
Ending with leuko- or oo- – CYTE
Quick kiss – PECK
One with a marsupium, affectionately – ROO
Bacardi, e.g., in México – RON
Threat from a squealer – ILLTELL
Antelopes with twisty horns – ELANDS
Immune system agent – TCELL
Like luxurious pillows – PLUSH
Breakfast that may be prepared overnight – OATS
Former N.F.L. QB Kyle – ORTON
Pet rescue org. – SPCA
“The Black Cat” author – POE
Genderqueer identity – ENBY
Soccer star Messi, familiarly – LEO
Delta ___ Chi, house in “Animal House” – TAU
B&O and Reading: Abbr. – RRS
Either half of pocket rockets, in poker slang – ACE
___ Jima – IWO
Rx from a doc, e.g. – MED
Newsroom heads, for short – EDS