The full solution for the NY Times October 16 2020 crossword puzzle is displayed below. Today’s puzzle is edited by Will Shortz and created by Damon Gulczynski.
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Across Clues
- Graduation props?HONORS
- Where gowns are worn, for shortORS
- Eponymous Dutch townEDAM
- One of a tribe of mythical warriorsAMAZON
- Showboaty home run celebrationsBATFLIPS
- The People’s Princess, to the peopleLADYDI
- Statement of readinessIMALLSET
- “Win some, lose some”THEMSTHEBREAKS
- Singer BareillesSARA
- Key chain?ISLES
- It’s not merely a yenNEED
- Actor in “The Office” and “The Hangover”EDHELMS
- Mentally exhilarating experienceHEADTRIP
- Seconds, sayMORE
- “It’s nobody’s fault”ACCIDENTSHAPPEN
- Inits. at the top of some bracketsNCAA
- Conclusive proof providerACIDTEST
- Enormous in proportionSEISMIC
- Place to buy and sell onlineETSY
- Jazz fan, presumablyUTAHN
- Cheek or lipSASS
- “Called it!”JUSTASITHOUGHT
- Bygone mode of transportationZEPPELIN
- Defector, perhapsEMIGRE
- What keywords are used forENCODING
- Starter followerENTREE
- Big ___ (40-Across conference)EAST
- Number often seen before a plus signAGE
- RepudiateDISOWN
Vertical Clues
- Shuts downHALTS
- City in which Malcolm X was bornOMAHA
- Former presidential candidate who wrote “Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!”NADER
- The “king of kings,” per a famous sonnetOZYMANDIAS
- Nuclear fuel containersRODS
- HuffSNIT
- Most valuable player awards?OBIES
- Go on tangent after tangentRAMBLE
- Didn’t merely peekSTARED
- “We All Love ___: Celebrating the First Lady of Song” (2007 tribute)ELLA
- Plate, e.g.DISK
- BrutesAPES
- Winter hrs. in YellowstoneMST
- Peach partFLESH
- Used as a lairHIDIN
- A few minutes after your Lyft arrives, sayETD
- What can come before longERE
- Incompetent execsEMPTYSUITS
- Easy paceLOPE
- G.I. rations, for shortMRES
- Text message statusSENT
- Prince in “Frozen”HANS
- Latin “Lo!”ECCE
- Smoothie bar stockACAI
- Group electing officers in Sept., maybePTA
- WhiffSCENT
- SelloutHIT
- “Remove ___” (in-app come-on)ADS
- Zoom call statusMUTED
- Lago di Como localeITALIA
- Door or window frameCASING
- Depend (on)HINGE
- Belligerent, in British slangAGGRO
- Cousin of a moleSHREW
- Dutch painter JanSTEEN
- Actress Malone of the “Hunger Games” filmsJENA
- Supermarket IDsUPCS
- Word before check … or a pattern alternative to a checkSPOT
- Opposite of disregardHEED
- Hilton competitorOMNI
- Half of a jazz duoZEE