New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th September 2004 There are 31 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Place not much heard fromDEADSPOTAAcross 9: Mr. on "Mission: Impossible"PHELPSAAcross 15: How spokes goRADIALLYAAcross 16: "Hey, hey, hey!"OOLALAAAcross 17: 2004 political exileARISTIDEAAcross 18: "Friends" actressKUDROWAAcross 19: Rejoices (in)GLORIESAAcross 20: Is divisiveBISECTSAAcross 21: What England's George VI lackedSONSAAcross 22: One pulling strings?TUNERAAcross 23: Exotic land, in verseARABYAAcross 25: Whence Ahab's storyKINGSAAcross 26: Its first song was "Video Killed the Radio Star"MTVAAcross 29: Cargo carrierSEMIAAcross 30: Pouter's riposteSEEIFICAREAAcross 32: Speaking one's mind?THINKINGOUTLOUDAAcross 34: Familiar redhead since 1918RAGGEDYANNAAcross 35: "Empedocles on ___" (Matthew Arnold poem)ETNAAAcross 36: Blood lettersABOAAcross 37: LotsREAMSAAcross 38: Snorkelers' wearMASKSAAcross 39: CarriedBORNEAAcross 40: Hunky-doryFINEAAcross 41: Melodic musical passagesARIOSOSAAcross 44: Brendan Behan's "___ Boy"BORSTALAAcross 47: Rancho ___ (fossil site)LABREAAAcross 48: Main way to a 49-Across, maybeAIRROUTEAAcross 49: Popular vacation spotISLANDAAcross 50: TellsRECOUNTSAAcross 51: High pointsAPEXESAAcross 52: Neon or heliumINERT GASDDown 1: Bring unwillinglyDRAGDDown 2: ___ of AvonEARLDDown 3: Western "so long"ADIOSAMIGODDown 4: StrippingDISROBINGDDown 5: Luxuriously smoothSATINYDDown 6: LayersPLIESDDown 7: Futuramic of the late 40's and early 50'sOLDSDDown 8: Ship rope or chainTYEDDown 9: Mocking, with "at"POKINGFUNDDown 10: Be a homebody?HOUSESITDDown 11: Like Esau vis-à-vis JacobELDERDDown 12: ___ de TriompheLARCDDown 13: Bit of intriguePLOTDDown 14: They may be pulled in two directionsSAWSDDown 20: Woes for toesBUNIONSDDown 22: DrawTIEGAMEDDown 23: Ad ___ per aspera (Kansas' motto)ASTRADDown 24: Doctor's orderREHABDDown 25: Mau Maus, e.g.KENYANSDDown 26: Chiang Ch'ing's mateMAO TSETUNGDDown 27: Big caseTRUNKDDown 28: Sacred Hindu textVEDASDDown 30: BywaysSIDEROADSDDown 31: Takes all the money fromCLEANSOUTDDown 33: Camper's supplyKEROSENEDDown 38: Kaleidoscope partMIRRORDDown 39: Natural cleanserBORAXDDown 40: MightFORCEDDown 41: Amman's Queen ___ International AirportALIADDown 42: FileRASPDDown 43: Suffix with discernIBLEDDown 44: "Très ___!"BIENDDown 45: The U.N.'s Kofi ___ AnnanATTADDown 46: LackingLESSDDown 48: Actress MeyersARI