New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 24th December 1996 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 24th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ blockerBETAAAcross 5: CabbieHACKAAcross 9: Desert floraCACTIAAcross 14: Latin 101 wordAMASAAcross 15: Cousin of a TonyOBIEAAcross 16: Autumn colorOCHERAAcross 17: Singer McEntireREBAAAcross 18: Give the slip toLOSEAAcross 19: Squirrel awaySTOREAAcross 20: Alien art form, some sayCROPCIRCLESAAcross 23: Magnum and others, for shortPISAAcross 24: Give it ___ (try)AGOAAcross 25: "Now, about..."ASTOAAcross 26: GetawaysLAMSAAcross 28: Hilton Head Island, for oneRESORTAAcross 30: Prohibitionists would like to prohibit itALCOHOLAAcross 33: Caught but goodNAILEDAAcross 36: Danish moneyKRONEAAcross 37: AgreementPACTAAcross 40: Interrupt, as a dancerCUT-INAAcross 40: Interrupt, as a dancerCUTINAAcross 42: ParrotedAPEDAAcross 43: Fitzgerald and othersELLASAAcross 45: Bee and snake productsVENOMSAAcross 47: Boo-boosSLIPUPSAAcross 49: Turkey moistenerBASTERAAcross 53: Cartoon skunk ___ Le PewPEPEAAcross 54: TV adSPOTAAcross 56: "Norma ___"RAEAAcross 57: SASE, e.g.ENCAAcross 59: Fruit pastryPRUNEDANISHAAcross 62: Ravel work, with "La"VALSEAAcross 64: Legal scholar GuinierLANIAAcross 65: Villa d'___ESTEAAcross 66: "Give peace ___ time, O Lord": Morning PrayerINOURAAcross 67: Prime time hourNINEAAcross 68: Mets stadiumSHEAAAcross 69: Gently gallopsLOPESAAcross 70: Pub roundALESAAcross 71: Like a Granny Smith appleTARTDDown 1: Where train commuters drinkBARCARDDown 2: Come to the foreEMERGEDDown 3: No-nosTABOOSDDown 4: Pronto!ASAPDDown 5: Kind of medicineHOLISTICDDown 6: Call off a takeoffABORTDDown 7: 50's western "The ___ Kid"CISCODDown 8: Ship's central beamKEELDDown 9: Russian horsemanCOSSACKDDown 10: Take stepsACTDDown 11: Auto disassembly siteCHOP SHOPDDown 12: Actress HatcherTERIDDown 13: Gets one's goatIRESDDown 21: Singer IreneCARADDown 22: Building wingELLDDown 27: QuagmireMORASSDDown 29: RecordedONTAPEDDown 30: Point after deuceADINDDown 31: SingleONEDDown 32: ConductedLEDDDown 34: Disposable diaper brandLUVSDDown 35: Bordeaux summerETEDDown 37: Foot: Lat.PESDDown 38: The worksALLDDown 39: Carriage horse soundCLIP-CLOPDDown 41: People who don't countNOBODIESDDown 44: Evening mealsSUPPERSDDown 46: ___ HariMATADDown 48: EachPERDDown 50: Country singer YearwoodTRISHADDown 51: Resurrection Mass dayEASTERDDown 52: Warm up againREHEATDDown 54: EscargotSNAILDDown 55: Tubular pastaPENNEDDown 57: Stephen King topicEVILDDown 58: Prefix with secondNANODDown 60: Arm boneULNADDown 61: Hornets' homeNESTDDown 63: Take to courtSUE