New York Times Answers - Thursday, 16th December 2004 There are 32 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 16th December 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Makes cry, in a wayTEARGASSESAAcross 11: Way offAFARAAcross 15: Swelling rushSPRINGTIDEAAcross 16: Chute opener?PARAAAcross 17: City next to NewarkEASTORANGEAAcross 18: Lead-up to a coupPLOTAAcross 19: Failed at a shootoutMISSEDAAcross 20: AdditionallyELSEAAcross 21: Informal conversation openerLISTENAAcross 25: ConfrontsFACESAAcross 26: Water colorsAQUASAAcross 27: Shot that's completely off the markAIRBALLAAcross 31: Water pitSUMPAAcross 32: Comparatively closeASNEARAAcross 33: Some radio listings: Abbr.AMSAAcross 36: 1969 #3 hit … and a hint to this puzzle's themeTIMEOFTHESEASONAAcross 39: Sault ___ MarieSTEAAcross 40: Old TV partTRIODEAAcross 41: This, in ToledoESTAAAcross 42: ComebacksRETORTSAAcross 44: Progress little by littleCREEPAAcross 45: 100-eyed giant of mythARGUSAAcross 47: Uncredited authorsGHOSTSAAcross 48: Big pigBOARAAcross 49: The Cat in the Hat had oneBOW-TIEAAcross 49: The Cat in the Hat had oneBOWTIEAAcross 53: It's loadedAMMOAAcross 54: BogeyONEOVERPARAAcross 59: PercolateSEEPAAcross 60: Home of Rollins CollegeWINTERPARKAAcross 61: Gardener's needHOSEAAcross 62: Starts, as an agreementENTERSINTODDown 1: Literary inits.TSEDDown 2: Org. that conducts many studiesE.P.A.DDown 2: Org. that conducts many studiesEPADDown 3: MGM motto starterARSDDown 4: Becoming gradually slower, in musicRIT.DDown 4: Becoming gradually slower, in musicRITDDown 5: Garden decorationsGNOMESDDown 6: SmilingAGRINDDown 7: Points on a line: Abbr.STASDDown 8: FaultsSINSDDown 9: Upper handEDGEDDown 10: Tournament favoriteSEEDDDown 11: Fund-raising letterAPPEALDDown 12: First semester offeringsFALLCLASSESDDown 13: Stopped lyingAROSEDDown 14: Taxi postingRATESDDown 21: Holds upLASTSDDown 22: Cry of surrenderIQUITDDown 23: Quadrennial eventSUMMERGAMESDDown 24: Cash register partTAPEDDown 25: It's figured according to the 14-DownFAREDDown 27: MovingASTIRDDown 28: ___ waterINHOTDDown 29: Orchestra sectionREEDSDDown 30: Kind of coatBASEDDown 32: Retro hairdoAFRODDown 34: Sacred songMOTETDDown 35: Goes postalSNAPSDDown 37: Baseball's Mel and othersOTTSDDown 38: PlanelikeAERODDown 43: Where the holm oak is nativeEUROPEDDown 44: It's said when lifting the armCHEERSDDown 45: DisconcertABASHDDown 46: Mercutio's friendROMEODDown 47: One who tithesGIVERDDown 49: Boxer RiddickBOWEDDown 50: "Come ___!"ONINDDown 51: Hit the roadWENTDDown 52: LugTOTEDDown 55: Coll. in Troy, N.Y.RPIDDown 56: Give a thumbs downPANDDown 57: Obsolete form of "to be"ARTDDown 58: MGM rival, onceRKO