Our Missing Letter Crossword October 20, 2024 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.
The Missing Letter Crossword October 20, 2024 Answers
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| # | Clue |
| 1A | ADVERB: "to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (such as the count of 21 in blackjack)" |
| 5A | Steaming mad |
| 10A | ___ Roy ("Succession" character) |
| 14A | Director Kazan |
| 15A | Cab driver's command |
| 16A | Part of a highway |
| 17A | ADJECTIVE: "outmoded or discredited by reason of age" |
| 19A | James who sings "At Last" |
| 20A | Coffee liqueur |
| 21A | "You ___ so right!" |
| 22A | Environmentalist's field of study (abbr.) |
| 23A | Google alternative |
| 25A | Maggie or Kevin |
| 27A | NOUN: "goodbye; sometimes used interjectionally" |
| 31A | Praying mantis, e.g. |
| 34A | NOUN: "an occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a future event" |
| 35A | ___ Field (where the Seattle Mariners played, until its 2019 name change) |
| 37A | Despite, when texting |
| 38A | ___ off (got clean after a mud run) |
| 40A | NOUN: "any of various carnivorous mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail" |
| 41A | No-___ (unknown person) |
| 43A | Tagged in time |
| 44A | Eight-armed swimmers |
| 47A | NOUN: "a retail establishment usually of a specified kind" |
| 48A | Earthquake shake |
| 50A | GEOGRAPHICAL NAME: "republic in eastern Africa just south of the Equator...legislative capital Dodoma, historic capital Dar es Salaam" |
| 52A | NOUN: "a variant of an original recording (as of a song) made by rearranging or adding to the original" |
| 54A | God with a hammer |
| 55A | Toronto Blue ___ |
| 57A | NOUN: "not so" |
| 59A | Latin phrase meaning "existing" |
| 63A | Black-and-white treat |
| 64A | IDIOM: "to be smart or sensible enough not to do something" |
| 66A | Use a fencepost, maybe |
| 67A | NOUN: "a roofed porch" |
| 68A | Eye drop |
| 69A | Does highway work |
| 70A | VERB: "to put forth (strength, effort, etc.)" |
| 71A | Chooses (to) |
| 1D | Part of a bird |
| 2D | NOUN: "the bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm" |
| 3D | "Star Wars" order |
| 4D | The coccyx, more familiarly |
| 5D | Fad pets of the 1990s |
| 6D | Stephen in "The Crying Game" |
| 7D | Flour in Indian cuisine |
| 8D | Levels, as of a stadium |
| 9D | Prevalent |
| 10D | Wintry downpours |
| 11D | NOUN: "a person hired to perform underhanded or unscrupulous tasks (as to ruin someone's reputation)" |
| 12D | Really digging |
| 13D | NOUN: "the flesh of a young calf" |
| 18D | NOUN: "one of five offspring produced in the same pregnancy" |
| 24D | NOUN: "the acquisition of gain (such as money) in dishonest or questionable ways" |
| 26D | Part of, as a plot |
| 27D | Scorching |
| 28D | Love, in Lyon |
| 29D | NOUN: "time gone by" |
| 30D | "The game is ___!" (Sherlock Holmes declaration) |
| 32D | Funny Oteri |
| 33D | Mexican sandwich |
| 36D | American living abroad |
| 39D | NOUN: "unhappy destiny" |
| 42D | ___ sour (cocktail) |
| 45D | VERB: "to form many short bends or ripples" |
| 46D | VERB: "to discourage from free or spontaneous activity especially through the operation of inner psychological or external social constraints" |
| 49D | Fundamental particles |
| 51D | NOUN: "a system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent" |
| 53D | TRADEMARK: "used for a preparation of alprazolam" |
| 55D | NOUN: "a sudden feeling of shock, surprise, or disappointment" |
| 56D | Section of town |
| 58D | VERB: "to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone" |
| 60D | Prefix with son or daughter |
| 61D | Place at the table |
| 62D | Does it wrong |
| 65D | NOUN: "hostile conflict between states or nations" |
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