New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd October 2020 There are 37 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd October 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cable news lineupPANELAAcross 6: Only character with the same name in both "Rent" and "La Bohème"MIMIAAcross 10: Some urgent messages, in briefAPBSAAcross 14: Dramatic deviceASIDEAAcross 15: What's before after, at the end?EVERAAcross 16: Kaplan course subj.LSATAAcross 17: "That's enough for now"TAKEABREAKAAcross 19: SingularLONEAAcross 20: Most promising slate of candidatesSHORT LISTAAcross 20: Most promising slate of candidatesSHORTLISTAAcross 21: Decision spotFORKAAcross 22: Dark halfYINAAcross 23: SexyHOTAAcross 24: One who might have a brush with fame?ARTISTAAcross 26: Jobs at Apple, onceCEOAAcross 27: Prom night worryACNEAAcross 29: Puzzle solver's cryAHAAAcross 30: Legal pad alternativeWORD PROCESSORAAcross 33: Lightly lined apparelPINSTRIPESUITAAcross 34: Batting equipment?FAKEEYELASHESAAcross 35: Cost-of-living fig.CPIAAcross 36: Array on a screenAPPSAAcross 37: The season opener?TISAAcross 38: Author who was a childhood friend of Harper LeeCAPOTEAAcross 40: FilchCOPAAcross 41: Melissa Jefferson ___ LizzoA.K.A.AAcross 41: Melissa Jefferson ___ LizzoAKAAAcross 44: Spots for bulbsBEDSAAcross 45: Celebrity's influenceSTARPOWERAAcross 48: OverhaulREDOAAcross 49: Goes in 100%RISKSITALLAAcross 50: Single piece of underwear, paradoxicallyPAIRAAcross 51: Highland slopeBRAEAAcross 52: Background distractionNOISEAAcross 53: Some are traditional, in briefIRASAAcross 54: Steel (oneself)GIRDAAcross 55: MountGET ONDDown 1: MarkPATSYDDown 2: Japanese beer brandASAHIDDown 3: Camera mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" (not a Kodak!)NIKONDDown 4: River of GermanyEDERDDown 5: Upgrade at a dealershipLEATHERSEATSDDown 6: WarrantMERITDDown 7: Singer/actor who narrated 1964's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"IVESDDown 8: GistMEATDDown 9: Put outIRKDDown 10: Divvy upALLOTDDown 11: Autoimmune condition with itchy skinPSORIASISDDown 12: Use of a cushion or a backboardBANK SHOTDDown 13: Anne or Jeanne: Abbr.STEDDown 18: B+ or A-BLOOD TYPEDDown 21: E-tail perkFREESHIPPINGDDown 24: Tree toppersANCESTORSDDown 25: Pine productTARDDown 26: Pine productCONEDDown 27: Pieces of pomegranateARILSDDown 28: Nightclub of song, familiarlyCOPADDown 30: Resource with content in 300+ languagesWIKIPEDIADDown 31: ___ schoolPREPDDown 32: Seeks judgment, in a waySUESDDown 33: Fairy tale patriarchPAPABEARDDown 34: Grp. that watches TVFCCDDown 39: Some may lingerODORSDDown 40: EncrustedCAKEDDDown 41: Be in storeAWAITDDown 42: Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show"KELSODDown 43: Longtime senator SpecterARLENDDown 45: Who asks "What can I help you with?"SIRIDDown 46: Former Bulgarian monarchTSARDDown 47: Omaha relativeOTOEDDown 48: Tech sch. in upstate N.Y.RPIDDown 49: Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you"RBG