New York Times Answers - Thursday, 5th December 1996 There are 32 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 5th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Broker's securityMARGINAAcross 7: DisappointsLETSDOWNAAcross 15: ReluctantAVERSEAAcross 16: Abyssinia, todayETHIOPIAAAcross 17: Start of a quip concerning a Hitchcock filmTOGETTOTHEBATESAAcross 19: RadialsTIRESAAcross 20: Massenet operaTHAISAAcross 21: Site of the tree of lifeEDENAAcross 22: Hammer partsPEENSAAcross 23: Employer watchdog: Abbr.OSHAAAcross 27: Q-U linkRSTAAcross 28: 20's hit "___ Get By"ILLAAcross 28: 20's hit "___ Get By"ILL.AAcross 29: Carer for horsesSTABLERAAcross 31: One of 150PSALMAAcross 33: Beauty's swainBEASTAAcross 34: Middle of the quipMOTELYOUGOBYWAYAAcross 39: DevelopedAROSEAAcross 40: Starts of some pranksDARESAAcross 41: UsurperDEPOSERAAcross 44: One-striper: Abbr.ENSAAcross 45: ___ ZeppelinLEDAAcross 48: WhiffenpoofsELISAAcross 49: Sturdy stocking stuffLISLEAAcross 51: Tomato typeROMAAAcross 52: Former enemy capitalHANOIAAcross 53: River to the Rio GrandePECOSAAcross 54: End of the quipOFTHEPSYCHOPATHAAcross 59: 1942 U.S. victory siteCORAL SEAAAcross 60: Mary's home, in an old songTRALEEAAcross 61: Like steppesTREELESSAAcross 62: Ceremonial dinnersSEDERSDDown 1: ConcernMATTERDDown 2: DodgesAVOIDSDDown 3: "What if" feelingREGRETDDown 4: Village centerGREENDDown 5: FollowersISTSDDown 6: Basketball champions' "trophy"NETDDown 7: River of forgetfulnessLETHEDDown 8: Allen and FromeETHANSDDown 9: Devout oneTHEISTDDown 10: Brothers and othersSIBSDDown 11: E.R. lettersD.O.A.DDown 12: ChooseOPTDDown 13: "___ geht's?" (German "How are you?")WIEDDown 14: TV's "Emerald Point ___"NASDDown 18: Opera set in CyprusOTELLODDown 22: CavortPLAYDDown 23: Toes the lineOBEYSDDown 24: Chopped cabbageSLAWDDown 25: "For ___ jolly..."HESADDown 26: BohemianARTYDDown 28: Byron's "the ___ of Greece!"ISLESDDown 30: French clericsABBESDDown 31: Mexican moneyPESOSDDown 32: Kind of pieMUDDDown 34: CookedMADEDDown 35: City south of MoscowORELDDown 36: Sun hatTOPIDDown 37: Mary Macleod wrote in itGAELICDDown 38: Alencon's departmentORNEDDown 42: PassELAPSEDDown 43: Salon tasksRINSESDDown 45: SiteLOCALEDDown 46: HamEMOTERDDown 47: Track eventsDASHESDDown 50: Nutritious beansSOYASDDown 51: Fix, as a worn cushionREPADDDown 52: Site of 7-DownHELLDDown 53: Sweat sourcePOREDDown 54: Beerfest time: Abbr.OCTDDown 55: In place ofFORDDown 56: Certain numeroTREDDown 57: "Some ___ meat and canna eat": BurnsHAEDDown 58: Lofty address abbr.HTS