New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 4th January 2006 There are 36 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 4th January 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DNA halfHELIXAAcross 6: Went over like ___ of bricksATONAAcross 10: PlunderLOOTAAcross 14: Hold forthORATEAAcross 15: CurbREINAAcross 16: Ninth in a seriesIOTAAAcross 17: Geographical combo #1SARASOTALEIPZIGAAcross 20: Series finaleET ALAAcross 20: Series finaleET AL.AAcross 21: Catchall category: Abbr.MISCAAcross 22: LockTRESSAAcross 23: Goddess with cow's hornsISISAAcross 25: Way back whenONCEAAcross 27: Geographical combo #2CALCUTTALEHAVREAAcross 34: "Family Ties" motherELYSEAAcross 35: CD followerROMAAcross 36: Went kaputDIEDAAcross 37: Island chain?LEIAAcross 38: Easy runDOGTROTAAcross 42: M. : France :: ___ : ItalySIGAAcross 43: Diving raptorsERNSAAcross 45: Luau servingPOIAAcross 46: Barely aheadUPONEAAcross 48: Geographical combo #3BOGOTALENINGRADAAcross 52: SnitchedTOLDAAcross 53: "A Book of Verses underneath the Bough" poetOMARAAcross 54: Optometrist's fieldSIGHTAAcross 57: Part of a casaSALAAAcross 59: Pro's rivalANTIAAcross 63: Classic novel, following "A," with a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 48-AcrossTALEOFTWOCITIESAAcross 66: Food thickenerAGARAAcross 67: SwabbiesTARSAAcross 68: Stick-onDECALAAcross 69: PortendBODEAAcross 70: ProhibitionistsDRYSAAcross 71: Fred's dancing sisterADELEDDown 1: Firefighter's needHOSEDDown 2: Middle of Q.E.D.ERATDDown 3: Yuri's love, in "Doctor Zhivago"LARADDown 4: Slanted writingITALICSDDown 5: Illiterates' signaturesXESDDown 6: DrawerARTISTDDown 7: Waiter's after-dinner offeringsTEASDDown 8: 6-Down purchaseOIL COLORDDown 9: Dir. from Columbus, Ga., to Columbus, OhioNNEDDown 10: "Listen" without hearingLIP-READDDown 10: "Listen" without hearingLIPREADDDown 11: Opposite of gushOOZEDDown 12: "Miss ___ Regrets"OTISDDown 13: PlatesTAGSDDown 18: BypassOMITDDown 19: Result of an insect biteITCHDDown 24: Courted ... or used the courtsSUEDDDown 26: Nautilus captainNEMODDown 27: V.I.P.CELEBDDown 28: Olds offeringALERODDown 29: PerjuryLYINGDDown 30: Bandleader ShawARTIEDDown 31: Golfer's wearVISORDDown 32: Isabella, por ejemploREINADDown 33: Barely beatEDGEDDDown 39: Australian exportOPALDDown 40: Kindergarten commendationGOLDSTARDDown 41: Bluefin or yellowfinTUNADDown 44: "What'd I tell ya?!"SOTHEREDDown 47: Like many family flicksPGRATEDDDown 49: Fictional dog from KansasTOTODDown 50: "I didn't care about that anyway"NOLOSSDDown 51: Apple of many colorsIMACDDown 54: Wild guessSTABDDown 55: Moor's betrayerIAGODDown 56: Bag brandGLADDDown 58: HaywireAWRYDDown 60: "Way to go!"NICEDDown 61: Blue hueTEALDDown 62: Tropical stopISLEDDown 64: Bouquet businessFTDDDown 65: Cider girl of songIDA