New York Times Answers - Thursday, 12th December 2002 There are 40 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 12th December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Old ship's cargoCHESTAAcross 6: Like kiddie ridesTAMEAAcross 10: Cry to a straySCATAAcross 14: Mars Pathfinder, for oneROVERAAcross 15: Research paper abbr.ET ALAAcross 15: Research paper abbr.ET AL.AAcross 16: Tennis's MandlikovaHANAAAcross 17: Neighbor of a TurkIRAQIAAcross 18: Center of CatholicismROMEAAcross 19: Extra, in adsADDLAAcross 20: Little 'unTADAAcross 21: Laser beam targetCOMPACT DISCAAcross 24: Onetime delivery peopleICEMENAAcross 26: R-V interior?STUAAcross 27: Frequently flexing FerrignoLOUAAcross 28: GrantCEDEAAcross 29: Pitcher partEARAAcross 32: Race with flagsSLALOMAAcross 34: Sliding rod in an engineTAPPETAAcross 37: Make ___ out ofA'MANAAcross 38: One who's good under the hoodCAR-MECHANICAAcross 40: New Year's song title starterAULDAAcross 41: InveighedRAILEDAAcross 42: Good to goALLSETAAcross 44: Calif. and Wash. are on itPSTAAcross 45: Kind of sheetSPECAAcross 49: "Way cool!"RADAAcross 50: It's searched for online infoNETAAcross 52: StraightHETEROAAcross 54: Come in like a whirlwindCREATEHAVOCAAcross 58: Joule divisionERGAAcross 59: When repeated, not to be repeatedHUSHAAcross 60: Sea predatorORCAAAcross 61: "Sounds like ___!"APLANAAcross 63: Muslim leaderIMAMAAcross 64: Loads of mutual fundsFEESAAcross 65: Whence St. CatherineSIENAAAcross 66: Suffix with fluor-ESCEAAcross 67: Slug followerFESTAAcross 68: It starts and ends seven answers in this puzzleHARDCDDown 1: Role played by everyone, it's saidCRITICDDown 2: "Satires" authorHORACEDDown 3: Got aroundEVADEDDDown 4: Follow-up: Abbr.SEQDDown 5: InstantTRICEDDown 6: Four years, maybeTERMDDown 7: Looking down fromATOPDDown 8: Biker womenMAMASDDown 9: Puts into position, in a wayELECTSDDown 10: Alewife's cousinSHADDDown 11: Detroit's founderCADILLACDDown 12: "Yadda, yadda, yadda"AND SO ONDDown 13: Soft powderTALCUMDDown 22: Early aft.ONEPMDDown 23: Green Wave's homeTULANEDDown 25: Mint suppliesMETALSDDown 30: ImpressionistAPERDDown 31: PrécisRECAPDDown 33: In a crowd ofAMIDSTDDown 35: Rarin' to goARDENTDDown 36: Walk-way connectorTHISDDown 38: It provides no outletsCUL DE SACDDown 39: Regardless of the fact that, brieflyALTHODDown 40: Old-fashioned warningsALARUMSDDown 42: Popular comic book since 1942ARCHIEDDown 43: IrritateTEE OFFDDown 43: IrritateTEEOFFDDown 46: Kitchen thingiePEELERDDown 47: It may be runERRANDDDown 48: Crêpe suzette flavorerCOGNACDDown 51: Babe Ruth, for the YankeesTHREEDDown 53: What online shoppers may spendECASHDDown 55: Words of wistfulnessAHMEDDown 56: Does perfectlyACESDDown 57: Like tundrasVASTDDown 62: Carrier to KarachiPIA