New York Times Answers - Friday, 21st December 2001 There are 36 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 21st December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Squinting eye, e.g.SLITAAcross 5: Phoenix, formerlyASHESAAcross 10: Maker of pit stops?TRAMAAcross 14: CorePITHAAcross 15: PullCLOUTAAcross 16: Something about youAURAAAcross 17: AlwaysEVERAAcross 18: "Arsenic and Old Lace" directorCAPRAAAcross 19: Top TatarKHANAAcross 20: Where people take a crash course?DEMOLITIONDERBYAAcross 23: It may be under the tableWADAAcross 24: Traffic stoppers?: Abbr.DEAAAcross 25: Nameplate sharerBUSINESSPARTNERAAcross 34: ___ endATANAAcross 35: Kind of stockNOPARAAcross 36: Set, in SoissonsFIXEAAcross 37: Preserve, in a waySALTAAcross 38: Put to the testTRIEDAAcross 39: ProceedingsACTAAAcross 40: Bygone titleSHAHAAcross 41: "Touched By an Angel" co-starREESEAAcross 42: Stop at the door, perhapsCARDAAcross 43: Firecrackers go off on itINDEPENDENCE DAYAAcross 46: Ram, in RamsgateTUPAAcross 47: Part of a U.R.L., maybeGOVAAcross 48: Too good to compete withOUTOFONESLEAGUEAAcross 57: Wear down little by littleGNAWAAcross 58: SpokesRADIIAAcross 59: Air bag?LUNGAAcross 60: Cork's placeEIREAAcross 61: Salon supplyTINTSAAcross 62: Letters on a food stampUSDAAAcross 63: Bibliographic abbr.ET ALAAcross 63: Bibliographic abbr.ET AL.AAcross 64: Part of a U.R.L.SLASHAAcross 65: A footbridge from Windsor leads to itETONDDown 1: Wasted no timeSPEDDDown 2: Like some ammunitionLIVEDDown 3: SquibITEMDDown 4: Cry uncleTHROW IN THE TOWELDDown 5: They may describe spillsACCIDENTREPORTSDDown 6: Crib partSLATDDown 7: Prayer stick wieldersHOPIDDown 8: Newly minted moneyEURODDown 9: What "ain't" ain'tSTANDARDENGLISHDDown 10: Simply acceptTAKEATFACEVALUEDDown 11: Where Wuppertal isRUHRDDown 12: Disney's Aladdin, e.g.ARABDDown 13: LotsMANYDDown 21: P.C.-to-P.C. systemLANDDown 22: Article written by FreudDERDDown 25: They have low rangesBASSIDDown 26: Deseret denizen: Var.UTAHNDDown 27: It's often dressedSALADDDown 28: Philosopher KierkegaardSORENDDown 29: Went undercoverSPIEDDDown 30: Bel ___PAESEDDown 31: Certain batteryNICADDDown 32: Cry while holding a paperEXTRADDown 33: Well-rehearsedREADYDDown 44: Sta-___ fabric softenerPUFDDown 45: Cedar Rapids collegeCOEDDown 48: Kind of archOGEEDDown 49: Military assignmentUNITDDown 50: Seat of ancient Irish kingsTARADDown 51: Do perfectlyNAILDDown 52: Buchanan who wrote "The Corpse Had a Familiar Face"EDNADDown 53: Is on the bottom?SITSDDown 54: Sudden burstGUSTDDown 55: ReverseUNDODDown 56: Alaska's first governor William A. ___EGAN