New York Times Answers - Saturday, 16th February 2008 There are 35 across clues and 31 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 16th February 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: BristlesGETSMADAAcross 8: Post boxes?CEREALSAAcross 15: Thinner optionACETONEAAcross 16: Piece of silver, sayUTENSILAAcross 17: Lab tubeBURETTEAAcross 18: A lot of foreign intelligence interceptsCHATTERAAcross 19: Relatively remoteFARTHERAAcross 20: Many-sided problemsHYDRASAAcross 21: Ready to be put to bedEDITEDAAcross 22: "Rugrats" babyDILAAcross 23: Isn't O.K.AILSAAcross 25: One of the GandhisSONIAAAcross 26: Golden fish stocked in ornamental poolsORFEAAcross 27: Christening spotPROWAAcross 28: Nottingham's riverTRENTAAcross 29: DirtPORNOAAcross 31: One protected by a collieEWEAAcross 32: Patron of ParisGENEVIEVEAAcross 35: One making callsUMPAAcross 38: Schubert's "Eine Kleine Trauermusik," e.g.NONETAAcross 39: DemandEXACTAAcross 43: Some apéritifsKIRSAAcross 45: Mother of Hyacinth, in mythCLIOAAcross 46: Hindu sageRISHIAAcross 47: Certain alkeneENOLAAcross 48: IncubatorHENAAcross 49: SlewPASSELAAcross 50: Anti-ship missile that skims waves at nearly the speed of soundEXOCETAAcross 52: Touch-relatedTACTUALAAcross 53: Part of a special delivery?TRIPLETAAcross 54: Be quite enough forSATIATEAAcross 55: AmscrayVAMOOSEAAcross 56: Hamlet, notablyAVENGERAAcross 57: Give a bad nameSLANDERAAcross 58: "On Your Toes" composerRODGERSDDown 1: "The View," essentiallyGABFESTDDown 2: Home to Mount ChimborazoECUADORDDown 3: Earthen casserole dishTERRINEDDown 4: Letting standSTETTINGDDown 5: DecayedMOTH-EATENDDown 6: Put in up frontANTEDDDown 7: Skittish herdDEERDDown 8: Small, deep-fried pork cubeCUCHIFRITODDown 9: C2H4ETHYLENEDDown 10: Size upREADDDown 11: BaitENTRAPDDown 12: Singer of "A Foggy Day" in "A Damsel in Distress"ASTAIREDDown 13: Isn't very visibleLIESLOWDDown 14: Shooter that may be digital, for shortSLRDDown 22: Caused to be scored, as a runDROVEINDDown 24: European Union member: Abbr.SWEDDown 26: Means of public protestOPEN LETTERDDown 30: Was broad on the boardsOVERACTEDDDown 33: Big Mac requestNOCHEESEDDown 34: RealEXISTINGDDown 35: Island entertainerUKEDDown 36: Kind of waterMINERALDDown 37: Nearest, to NeroPROXIMADDown 40: LessenASSUAGEDDown 41: One using a cribCHEATERDDown 42: They work the earthTILLERSDDown 44: Apply messilySLOPONDDown 49: ___ Nurmi, nine-time track gold medalist in 1920s OlympicsPAAVODDown 51: ChowderheadCLODDDown 52: Peter or Paul, but not MaryTSARDDown 53: Picture producersTVS