New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 15th December 2004 There are 36 across clues and 45 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 15th December 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: To the rearAFTAAcross 4: Cold war winnerNATOAAcross 8: Raft woodBALSAAAcross 13: ForPROAAcross 14: "You ___ kiddin'!"AINTAAcross 15: Attach, in a wayGLUEONAAcross 16: With 38-Across, a punny riddleHOWDIDTHEOAKASKAAcross 19: Points in a lofty speechIDEALSAAcross 20: Long taleEPICAAcross 21: Simpson exclamationDOHAAcross 22: DummyDOLTAAcross 23: Short-sheeting and othersPRANKSAAcross 25: Slightly openAJARAAcross 28: SeaWorld attractionSHAMUAAcross 32: Things that are burned nowadaysCDSAAcross 35: Cousin of a bassoonOBOEAAcross 37: Moon of MarsPHOBOSAAcross 38: See 16-AcrossOUTTHEMAPLETREEAAcross 41: Partner of aboveBEYONDAAcross 42: Set straightTRUEAAcross 43: DummyASSAAcross 44: Tobacconist's offeringBLENDAAcross 45: "Baseball Tonight" channelESPNAAcross 47: FakeERSATZAAcross 51: Like ripe cheesesAGEDAAcross 55: EachPERAAcross 58: Bush's alma materYALEAAcross 59: Designer PucciEMILIOAAcross 61: Answer to the riddleIWOODPINEFIRYEWAAcross 64: CajolesCOAXESAAcross 65: PBS mattersARTSAAcross 66: Word with rolling or bowlingPINAAcross 67: City whose daily newspaper is the Beacon JournalAKRONAAcross 68: Come togetherMASSAAcross 68: Come togetherMASS.AAcross 69: Today, in TijuanaHOYDDown 1: Ladybug's preyAPHIDDDown 2: Tolkien ring bearerFRODODDown 3: Sauna attireTOWELDDown 4: Get exactly rightNAILDDown 5: Pitches inAIDSDDown 6: Explosive stuffTNTDDown 7: None of the aboveOTHERDDown 8: Family pariahBLACK SHEEPDDown 9: Diving birdAUKDDown 10: Extraction from galena oreLEADDDown 11: Hardly thrillingSO-SODDown 12: Pharaoh's symbolANKHDDown 15: EnterGO INDDown 17: Numbers to crunchDATADDown 18: Ecol. watchdogE.P.A.DDown 18: Ecol. watchdogEPADDown 23: Where a queen may be crownedPROMDDown 24: Title chanceSHOTDDown 26: Restoration poetJOHN DRYDENDDown 27: In the sackABEDDDown 29: Start of an incantationABRADDown 30: Tavern in "The Simpsons"MOESDDown 31: Plays for a foolUSESDDown 32: Baseball's "Georgia Peach"COBBDDown 33: Pacers' contest?DUELDDown 34: Eye problemSTYEDDown 36: "Dig in!"EATDDown 37: AndPLUSDDown 39: Muscle ___TONEDDown 40: White House resident, informallyPREZDDown 46: Depilatory brandNAIRDDown 48: Con artists' preySAPSDDown 49: Will Smith title roleALIDDown 50: Coffee break time, maybeTENAMDDown 52: Informational symbolGLYPHDDown 53: Children's song refrainEIEIODDown 54: Soft, like cottonDOWNYDDown 55: Typewriter typePICADDown 56: "Star Wars" critterEWOKDDown 57: Not just chuckleROARDDown 59: Young newtsEFTSDDown 60: Fail to makeMISSDDown 60: Fail to makeMISS.DDown 62: Useless tic-tac-toe rowOXODDown 63: Big timeERA