New York Times Answers - Saturday, 17th December 2005 There are 33 across clues and 34 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 17th December 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: More inclinedREADIERAAcross 8: Longfellow's Hiawatha, e.g.OJIBWAAAcross 14: Uninterrupted spaceEXPANSEAAcross 15: Anthony Trollope's "___ Finn"PHINEASAAcross 16: Saves every pennySCRIMPSAAcross 17: Some leftiesLIBBERSAAcross 18: Lotus car modelELISEAAcross 19: Word of greeting and partingCIAOAAcross 21: NaturalAFROAAcross 22: Language of IndochinaLAOAAcross 23: Build upMOUNTAAcross 25: Red on a fire truckADAIRAAcross 26: Turkey tip?LIRAAAcross 28: Signal box controlsLEVERSAAcross 30: House builder's purchaseLOTAAcross 31: Literary flubsMIXEDMETAPHORSAAcross 34: GlowLUMINESCEAAcross 35: As luck would have itBYMERESTCHANCEAAcross 40: Friend of TiggerROOAAcross 41: Not at a distanceON-SITEAAcross 42: Focaccia toppingSALTAAcross 44: Isn't going anywhereIDLESAAcross 46: Piano barIVORYAAcross 48: One of the "Magnificent Seven"LEEAAcross 49: "___, danke"NEINAAcross 50: Director of "The Ladykillers," 2004COENAAcross 51: Wine-tasting considerationAROMAAAcross 53: Entertainer nicknamed "The Abdominal Showman"GLEASONAAcross 55: CoversINSURESAAcross 57: Phased-out ToyotasTERCELSAAcross 58: French word for "kitchen"CUISINEAAcross 59: "Livin' With the Blues" singerODETTAAAcross 60: Rough place to grow up, with "the"STREETSDDown 1: ScalpRESELLDDown 2: Cry outEXCLAIMDDown 3: NonanalyticA PRIORIDDown 4: It may be a step upDAISDDown 5: Gravestone abbr.INMEMDDown 6: Medium powerE.S.P.DDown 6: Medium powerESPDDown 7: Life-saving operationsRESCUEMISSIONSDDown 8: One of the rivers near Three Rivers StadiumOHIODDown 9: HeadsailJIBDDown 10: Out of favor (with)INBADDDown 11: Bovine hybridBEEFALODDown 12: BraveWARRIORDDown 13: GroupsASSORTSDDown 15: Theory to explain seafloor spreadingPLATE TECTONICSDDown 20: Totally making stuff upINVENTIVEDDown 24: BuzzardsOLDMENDDown 25: Org. that battled P. T. BarnumASPCADDown 27: Roll bar?AXLEDDown 29: Oscar Mayer unitRASHERDDown 32: New moneyEUROSDDown 33: They're inclined to broodHENSDDown 35: ReviveBRING TODDown 36: Sang à la Jimmie RodgersYODELEDDDown 37: "Les Femmes Savantes" playwrightMOLIEREDDown 38: 4.19 joulesCALORIEDDown 39: Normal habitatELEMENTDDown 43: Plays withTEASESDDown 45: PassENACTDDown 47: First name in Mideast politicsYASIRDDown 50: Cuba libre ingredientCOLADDown 52: Put-up jobRUSEDDown 54: Content between intermissionsSETDDown 56: CrankNUT