New York Times Answers - Thursday, 20th December 2001 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 20th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: MasteredTAMEDAAcross 6: ScissorCLIPAAcross 10: Red Sea vesselDHOWAAcross 14: "Deathtrap" co-star, 1982REEVEAAcross 15: Cairo debut of 1871AIDAAAcross 16: Bounty rivalVIVAAAcross 17: Conquer one's phobias?ESCAPEFEARAAcross 19: ___ impulseONANAAcross 20: Eugene Debs, e.g.: Abbr.SOCAAcross 21: Team membersOXENAAcross 22: SourCURDLEAAcross 24: Peloponnesian War victorSPARTAAAcross 26: Brine-cured cheesesFETASAAcross 27: #1 producer of a leafy vegetable?ESCAROLEKINGAAcross 32: Fail to workLOAFAAcross 35: Speaker of baseballTRISAAcross 36: Prefix with graphicGEOAAcross 37: Pupil's placeIRISAAcross 38: Goes throughSIFTSAAcross 40: Go afterSHAGAAcross 41: View from MarseilleMERAAcross 42: Secluded spotGLENAAcross 43: 1988 swimming gold medalist KristinOTTOAAcross 44: Treatment for an English earl?ESSEXTHERAPYAAcross 49: FoldPLEATAAcross 50: PeekGLANCEAAcross 54: Basis of a comparisonBRANDXAAcross 56: Jellystone Park residentYOGIAAcross 58: Fish delicacyEELAAcross 59: HubsLOCIAAcross 60: Extra time to finish a written test?ESSAYGRACEAAcross 63: "... two fives for ___?"ATENAAcross 64: Sorry sortRUERAAcross 65: Roadside offerHOPINAAcross 66: Not greatSO-SOAAcross 67: MenSIRSAAcross 68: Induction motor inventorTESLADDown 1: Ear cover, maybeTRESSDDown 2: Noted didacticistAESOPDDown 3: Travelers' destinationMECCADDown 4: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" girlEVADDown 5: Stops on a lineDEPOTSDDown 6: It may be alfrescoCAFEDDown 7: Debt protectionLIENDDown 8: Writer TarbellIDADDown 9: Distribute, with "out"PARCELDDown 10: "Rusalka" composerDVORAKDDown 11: 20-20 ability?HINDSIGHTDDown 12: Lap path, perhapsOVALDDown 13: Taper offWANEDDown 18: DemandsEXACTSDDown 23: Foe of the NavajoUTEDDown 25: Court figuresREFSDDown 26: Best Actress for "The Accused," 1988FOSTERDDown 28: ProperlyARIGHTDDown 29: Search and robRIFLEDDown 30: Like some drinksNEATDDown 31: EnergeticGOGODDown 32: Gimlet flavoringLIMEDDown 33: They're found in streaksORESDDown 34: National security concernsAIRSPACESDDown 39: Like rosebushesSNAGGYDDown 40: Versatile beanSOYADDown 45: Weather newsmakerEL NINODDown 46: Crossed (out)XEDDDown 47: Governments, by their natureTAXERSDDown 48: Tough spotPLIGHTDDown 51: Some tidesNEAPSDDown 52: Rhodes known for his scholarshipCECILDDown 53: Ecuador's Santa ___ BayELENADDown 54: Le Sage's "Gil ___"BLASDDown 55: Prefix with gravureROTODDown 56: W.W. I localeYSERDDown 57: They're used during a rowOARSDDown 61: ___ generisSUIDDown 62: EggsROE