New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 25th December 2002 There are 42 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 25th December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Your role in this puzzle [the asterisked clues will help you crack the case]COPAAcross 4: *Suspected means of entryCHIMNEYAAcross 11: No Miss AmericaHAGAAcross 14: Org. in Langley, Va.CIAAAcross 15: Finders' feesREWARDSAAcross 16: Chemical suffixINEAAcross 17: Done with a winkSLYAAcross 18: Period in human developmentIRON AGEAAcross 19: Regular guyJOEAAcross 20: American Beauty growthROSEBUDAAcross 22: Not realERSATZAAcross 24: Storage facilitiesSILOSAAcross 25: Big: Abbr.LRGAAcross 27: Cause for an aspirinACHEAAcross 28: New York cardinalEGANAAcross 29: Major oil portADENAAcross 30: "Wild" oneJOKERAAcross 31: Italian town with Giotto frescoesASSISIAAcross 33: Meat seasoningSAGEAAcross 35: Namesake makers: Abbr.SRSAAcross 36: *When the break-in occurredCHRISTMASAAcross 39: CopycatAPEAAcross 42: This, in EspañaESTEAAcross 43: Stop for the nightENCAMPAAcross 47: Asian assassinNINJAAAcross 49: Garden with a snakeEDENAAcross 51: NASA's ___ Research CenterAMESAAcross 52: Garr of "Young Frankenstein"TERIAAcross 53: Bag thicknessMILAAcross 54: Port in western FranceBRESTAAcross 55: NukesABOMBSAAcross 58: Roofers, oftenNAILERSAAcross 60: Lo-___CALAAcross 61: Site of an unwanted dutyLATRINEAAcross 63: Three on a clockIIIAAcross 65: SufferingILLAAcross 65: SufferingILL.AAcross 66: AdjustsORIENTSAAcross 67: Elevator ___CARAAcross 68: Person who does a lot of cleaning: Abbr.DDSAAcross 69: *What the intruder accidentally left behindCINDERSAAcross 70: What you may say when you crack the caseAHADDown 1: Syringe amt.CCSDDown 2: Offshore workplacesOILRIGSDDown 3: Commercial bribesPAYOLASDDown 4: "Hurray!" and "Oh, no!"CRIESDDown 5: 33-Across, e.g.HERBDDown 6: "If asked, yes"IWOULDDDown 7: *Eyewitness's description of the intruderMANDRESSEDINREDDDown 8: 1930's program, for shortNRADDown 9: Ragged partEDGEDDown 10: Belgian riverYSERDDown 11: Takes by forceHIJACKSDDown 12: Bar orderANOTHERDDown 13: Old dogsGEEZERSDDown 21: Kind of boomSONICDDown 23: ___ PauloSAODDown 24: MarineSEADDown 26: Little biterGNATDDown 29: What a snob might put onAIRSDDown 30: Shepherd who wrote "The Ferrari in the Bedroom"JEANDDown 32: Flushing siteSHEADDown 34: FedsGMENDDown 37: Some thingITEMDDown 38: StartleSCAREDDown 39: It may settle thingsANTACIDDDown 40: Spotted, as a horsePIEBALDDDown 41: MatriculatesENROLLSDDown 44: Its third verse begins "Let music swell the breeze"AMERICADDown 45: Handel workMESSIAHDDown 46: L.A. settingPSTDDown 48: "Treasure Island" boyJIMDDown 50: "Seinfeld" palELAINEDDown 54: "God ___"BLESSDDown 56: Convention groupBLOCDDown 57: Indian garbSARIDDown 59: Like some verbs: Abbr.INTRDDown 62: Bolivian exportTINDDown 64: Kind of contributionIRA