Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Wednesday October 28, 2020.
‘Rent’ role for Idina Menzel – MAUREEN
‘Same’ – METOO
A barb might cause it to deflate – EGO
Area of expertise – SPHERE
Arizona State University mascot – SUNDEVIL
At most – TOPS
Biblical verb ending – ETH
Black ___ – OPS
Careful effort – PAINS
Casual ristorante – TRATTORIA
Category in pitching’s Triple Crown, in brief – ERA
Chicago transports – ELS
Compass creation – ARC
Cookie with creme – OREO
Coral reef – CAY
Disapproving sound – TSK
Do some lexicography – DEFINE
Dolly’s last name in ‘Hello, Dolly!’ – LEVI
Driving test, of a sort – GOLF
DVR brand – TIVO
End of the quote – ANSWER
Exam for a wannabe A.D.A – LSAT
First Campbell’s Soup flavor, introduced in 1895 – TOMATO
Flatow of public radio – IRA
Frequent ‘S.N.L.’ role for Beck Bennett – MIKEPENCE
From that place – THENCE
Go (for) – RETAIL
Good eggs? – ROE
GPS calculation: Abbr – RTE
Helm – STEER
It’s called ‘le jour J’ in France – DDAY
Johns, to Scots – IANS
Liberty Mutual commercial mascot – EMU
Like two-thirds of Fibonacci numbers – ODD
Line in an old series of Apple commercials – IMAMAC
Lyon king – ROI
Major-league manager Kapler – GABE
Microwaves – ZAPS
Modern pentathlon event – EPEE
Mongrel – CUR
N.Y.S.E. listing: Abbr – CORP
One of the subjects of the book ‘War of the Currents’ – TESLA
Openly disregard – FLOUT
Orchestra tuner – OBOE
Palindromist Jon of ‘Sit on a Potato Pan, Otis!’ – AGEE
Part 2 of the quote – COMPLICATEDAND
Part 3 – YOURENEVER
Part 4 – REALLYSURE
Part 5 – YOUGOTTHERIGHT
Peter the Great, for one – TSAR
Piece that often includes a D.O.B – OBIT
Piolet, e.g – ICEAX
Plundered – LOOTED
Pull a fast one on – FOOL
Rap’s Lil ___ Vert – UZI
Rare weather phenomenon that’s white, unlike its colorful cousin – FOGBOW
Raw fish dish – POKE
Saw print – RAN
See through? – XRAY
Senate rebuke – ETTU
Shipbuilding place – BOATYARD
Sicken with sweetness – CLOY
Sleekly designed, for short – AERO
Smart, in a way – HURT
Sounds at pounds – ARFS
Start of an idea – GERM
Start of an idea – SEED
Suckerfish that attaches itself to sharks – REMORA
Sue Monk ___, author of ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ – KIDD
Surveying unit – ACRE
Take out – REMOVE
Ticked off – SORE
Turkish inn – IMARET
U.S. Navy builder – SEABEE
Very short time – TRICE
Was verklempt from pride – KVELLED
What members of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion claim to be descended from – YETIS
When to take a foliage tour – FALL
Whispered name in ‘The Raven’ – LENORE
Winter malady – FLU
With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts ‘Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle …’ – TRICKY
