New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd December 2005 There are 33 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd December 2005. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mideast leader?ALIFAAcross 5: Dropped byPAIDAVISITAAcross 15: Take the baitBITEAAcross 16: Be matureACTONESAGEAAcross 17: Iowa kinOTOEAAcross 18: Something politicians are loath to doRAISETAXESAAcross 19: Part of A.S.T.: Abbr.ATLAAcross 20: TiVo forerunnersVCRSAAcross 21: "Kate & Allie" actressMEYERSAAcross 22: Neckwear for SpongeBob SquarePantsREDTIEAAcross 24: "___ one …" (opiner's opening)IFORAAcross 26: Not permanently wetDRYABLEAAcross 28: StymiedINASPOTAAcross 33: Treat with Graham crackersSMOREAAcross 34: Verse siteVALENTINEAAcross 36: ___ Rhin (French department)HAUTAAcross 37: Outstanding issuesDEBTSAAcross 38: Modern pentathlon eventEPEEAAcross 39: "Easy as pie!"ITSACINCHAAcross 41: Dress shirt featurePLEATAAcross 42: Some wedding arrangementsPEONIESAAcross 43: AcceptYIELDTOAAcross 45: Convertible alternativeTTOPAAcross 47: Obviously enjoy, as a jokeROARATAAcross 48: Impersonated at a partyCAMEASAAcross 52: Tennis scoreADINAAcross 54: HETAAAcross 55: Stays too long at the gym, sayOVERDOESITAAcross 57: AcclaimHAILAAcross 58: Attended to a detailDOTTEDTHEIAAcross 59: Model born Melissa MillerEMMEAAcross 60: Group f/64 co-founderANSELADAMSAAcross 61: Battle of the ___, opened on 10/16/1914YSERDDown 1: Cruising, sayABOARDSHIPDDown 2: One puppy to anotherLITTERMATEDDown 3: "See?" followerITOLDYOUSODDown 4: Cost of doing businessFEEDDown 5: Lot for salePARCELDDown 6: Rent-___ACARDDown 7: Reply to "Who's there?"ITISIDDown 8: Pageboys, e.g.DOSDDown 9: Pasqueflowers, e.g.ANEMONESDDown 10: PracticedVETERANDDown 11: Watson's "___ Holmes …"ISAYDDown 12: ___-Altenburg (old German duchy)SAXEDDown 13: Entertainment exec RobertIGERDDown 14: Hardy soulTESSDDown 20: Part of an auraVIBEDDown 23: Parade patternTARTANDDown 25: Foul-mouthedFILTHYDDown 27: StillEVEN SODDown 29: See 57-DownSTELLADDown 30: Fantastic notionsPIPEDREAMSDDown 31: How to shoot ducks at a shooting galleryONE AT A TIMEDDown 32: One destined to pass the barTEETOTALERDDown 35: Fox competitorABCDDown 37: Weight-watcher's drinkDIETSODADDown 40: The Acropolis, onceCITADELDDown 41: Hacienda hand, maybePEONDDown 44: Red eye causeIRITISDDown 46: Ottoman honorificPASHADDown 48: It ends with two barsCODADDown 49: Literary streamAVONDDown 50: Team since 1962METSDDown 51: One-named artistERTEDDown 53: Per ___DIEMDDown 56: SFO postingETDDDown 57: With 29-Down, greeting for Mrs. Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire"HEY