New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th December 2004 There are 36 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th December 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Insistence on precise standardsPURISMAAcross 7: Matured nest eggs?CHICKSAAcross 13: Game played to 5,000 pointsCANASTAAAcross 14: Antique storage cabinet for foodHOOSIERAAcross 16: LooksAPPEARSAAcross 17: OpenUNLATCHAAcross 18: Danger to diversEELAAcross 19: Cashew, e.g.NUT TREEAAcross 21: ___ de coeurCRIAAcross 22: Classical septetSEASAAcross 24: Topic for PortiaMERCYAAcross 25: "And so?"THENAAcross 26: InclinedATILTAAcross 28: The old college cheerRAHAAcross 29: Have a loan fromOWETOAAcross 30: It enters thingsRETURN KEYAAcross 32: LinchpinsKEYSTONESAAcross 34: Comment from a high chairGOOAAcross 35: Moon, to a poetORBAAcross 36: Be in tuneSINGONKEYAAcross 40: Position in a rock bandKEYBOARDSAAcross 44: Pussyfoot around?CREEPAAcross 45: How-do-you-dosHISAAcross 47: Having nice linesSLEEKAAcross 48: Weed killer?HOERAAcross 49: Precursors of suitsTORTSAAcross 51: Part of an orderLAMAAAcross 52: Judgment DayENDAAcross 53: Travel guide?POLARISAAcross 55: SoakingWETAAcross 56: LostMISLAIDAAcross 58: Not stagONADATEAAcross 60: PermitENTITLEAAcross 61: Summer OlympianKAYAKERAAcross 62: MinnesotanGOPHERAAcross 63: Longtime Disney execEISNERDDown 1: Capital of French PolynesiaPAPEETEDDown 2: Pull out, as braidsUNPLAITDDown 3: "The Facts of Life" actressRAEDDown 4: "My life ___ open book"ISANDDown 5: Play, in a waySTRUMDDown 6: Passe-partoutMASTER KEYDDown 7: Can openerCHURCH KEYDDown 8: Somebody niceHONEYDDown 9: One loved by HerculesIOLEDDown 10: Org. of 1861CSADDown 11: GalleyKITCHENDDown 12: ConcealSECRETEDDown 13: Gallic Wars chroniclerCAESARDDown 15: Ones making lots of chargesRHINOSDDown 20: ___-la-laTRADDown 23: Fly swatterSLUGGERDDown 25: It's solid blue in poolTWOBALLDDown 27: Hike en masseTROOPDDown 29: Others in OaxacaOTROSDDown 31: Security Council vetoNONDDown 33: Kind of storySOBDDown 36: IntrigueSCHEMEDDown 37: Work done on a collapsible tableIRONINGDDown 38: MustNEEDSTODDown 39: Ring for openers?KEYHOLDERDDown 40: Computer tapKEY STROKEDDown 40: Computer tapKEYSTROKEDDown 41: Come back to lifeREAWAKEDDown 42: Ceres to the GreeksDEMETERDDown 43: Winter OlympianSKATERDDown 46: Bit of finan. planningIRADDown 49: ___ de Jouy (upholstery fabric)TOILEDDown 50: Locale in ExodusSINAIDDown 53: Way to goPATHDDown 54: Hazards a guessSAYSDDown 57: EdgeLIPDDown 59: Northernmost city of ancient PalestineDAN