New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th September 2004 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: SmudgeBLOTAAcross 5: Quiet timesCALMSAAcross 10: Hole makerMOTHAAcross 14: Call's companionBECKAAcross 15: One in search of a tin canU-BOATAAcross 16: ParrotECHOAAcross 17: Hesitation by actor William?KATTSPAUSEAAcross 19: Fats Waller's "___ I'll Be Tired of You"THENAAcross 20: PeevedINASNITAAcross 21: Rustling soundSWOOSHAAcross 23: Peanut Butter Lovers Mo.NOVAAcross 24: River of HesseEDERAAcross 26: AbedNOTUPAAcross 28: Garden figureGNOMEAAcross 30: Don't just stand thereREACTAAcross 33: Piz Bernina, e.g.ALPAAcross 34: Suffix with modernIZEAAcross 36: Reason for a citation: Abbr.DWIAAcross 37: A large orderELKSAAcross 38: Contract term for a 1930's heavyweight champ?BAERSCLAUSEAAcross 41: 1974 Gould/Sutherland spoofSPYSAAcross 43: Farm cryMOOAAcross 44: Select, with "for"OPTAAcross 45: Neither's partnerNORAAcross 46: Handle clumsilyPAWATAAcross 48: Crocheted itemSHAWLAAcross 52: Bit of nostalgiaOLDIEAAcross 54: Leaves home?TREEAAcross 56: Key opener?PHIAAcross 57: VivacityESPRITAAcross 60: StraddlingONTOPOFAAcross 62: Org. with eligibility rulesNCAAAAcross 63: Actor Russell's Oscar win?CROWESFEATAAcross 65: Is beneficialPAYSAAcross 66: Trade fair-goerBUYERAAcross 67: GreatnessFAMEAAcross 68: Travel plans: Abbr.RTESAAcross 69: ___ Yello (soft drink)MELLOAAcross 70: Went downSLIDDDown 1: "The Thrill Is Gone" hitmaker, 1970B. B. KINGDDown 2: Use for supportLEAN ONDDown 3: Book specificationOCTAVODDown 4: Ducats: Abbr.TKTSDDown 5: One of a team of eightCUPIDDDown 6: LessenerABATERDDown 7: Cardinals great ___ BrockLOUDDown 8: It may be high in churchMASSDDown 8: It may be high in churchMASS.DDown 9: Do a slow boilSTEWDDown 10: "Ditto"METOODDown 11: Biography of a noted newspaper publisher?OCHSTALEDDown 12: Comic book hero since 1962THEHULKDDown 13: BabydollHONDDown 18: Cause for a blessingSNEEZEDDown 22: Ft. Erie's homeONTDDown 25: Revolutionary War soldierREDCOATDDown 27: Later afterthought: Abbr.PPSDDown 29: G.I.'s not accounted forMIASDDown 31: Leather stickerAWLDDown 32: "Later!"CIAODDown 35: First name in humorERMADDown 37: Job preceder: Abbr.ESTHDDown 38: Famed admiral's concurrence?BYRDSAYEDDown 39: SpreadSOWDDown 40: Tournament shockersUPSETSDDown 41: ___-Jet (winter vehicle)SNODDown 42: SkunkPOLECATDDown 46: ApiecePERDDown 47: Mason's aidTROWELDDown 49: Attorney's filingAPPEALDDown 50: Introspective queryWHOAMIDDown 51: StoleLIFTEDDDown 53: Bridge declarationIPASSDDown 55: Summer time in Buenos AiresENERODDown 58: Long-range weapon, for shortICBMDDown 59: AlignTRUEDDown 61: Switch positionsOFFSDDown 62: Popular news source, brieflyNPRDDown 64: Olive ___OYL