Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Wednesday October 21, 2020.
‘If you’re asking me,’ in textspeak – IMHO
‘Just ___’ (Nike slogan) – DOIT
‘That is too much for me’ – ICANTEVEN
‘We ___ loudest when we ___ to ourselves’: Eric Hoffer – LIE
‘___ Eyes’ (1975 Eagles hit) – LYIN
‘___ in the Morning’ (bygone radio show) – IMUS
1975 hit by the Electric Light Orchestra – EVILWOMAN
2014 Winter Olympics locale – SOCHI
Actress Brie of ‘Mad Men’ – ALISON
American pop-rock band composed of three sisters – HAIM
Baltimore athlete – ORIOLE
Battle of Normandy city – CAEN
Bellyache – BEEF
Big expense for some city dwellers – CAR
Brew with hipster cred – PBR
Broadcast often seen at 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m – LOCALNEWS
Cake with rum – BABA
Catch – NAB
Census taker in India? – DELHICOUNTER
Chinese dynasty circa A.D. 250 – WEI
Classic tattoo word – MOM
Co. that merged into Verizon – GTE
College in Manhattan – BARUCH
Colorful fish – KOI
Cone-shaped corn snacks – BUGLES
Creator of sketches, in brief – SNL
Crow, e.g – TRIBE
Denny’s competitor – IHOP
Dueling sword – EPEE
Expel – EGEST
Fairly – PRETTY
First showing at a film festival in France? – CANNESOPENER
Fixed a mistake at a card table – REDEALT
Funny Brooks – MEL
Gradually weaken – SAP
Halloween time: Abbr – OCT
Hindu title of respect – BABU
Home of most of the members of NATO: Abbr – EUR
How café may be served – AULAIT
If-___ (computer programming statement) – ELSE
Increase, as resolution – ENHANCE
Lightly touch, as with a handkerchief – DAB
Like a bad apple – WORMY
Like Barack Obama’s presidency – TWOTERM
Loads – SLEWS
Many a May or June honoree – GRAD
Mensa stats – IQS
Misspeaking, e.g – ERROR
Narrow opening – SLIT
Old Glory’s land, for short – USOFA
Owned – HAD
Police dragnet in South Korea? – SEOULSEARCH
Prop for Mr. Peanut – CANE
Said ‘I’ll have …’ – ORDERED
Skate park feature – RAIL
Small citrus fruit – KUMQUAT
Some derivative stories, colloquially – FANFIC
Some fund-raisers – TELETHONS
Sound: Prefix – PHON
Sounds of satisfaction – AHS
Spanish article – UNA
Supercharge, as an engine – REV
Swelling reducer – ICE
Taj Mahal city – AGRA
To be: Fr – ETRE
Total mess – STY
Union workplace – SHOP
Urban sitting spot – STOOP
Very long time – EON
W-2 fig – SSN
Watches Bowser, say – DOGSITS
Ways to cross a river in Switzerland? – BERNBRIDGES
What many people have for public speaking – PHOBIA
Wholesale’s opposite – RETAIL
Wyoming-to-Missouri dir – ESE
___ Conventions – GENEVA
