New York Times Answers - Friday, 22nd August 2008 There are 27 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 22nd August 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It has 33 lettersRUSSIAN LANGUAGEAAcross 16: All-Star Game, e.g.INTERLEAGUEPLAYAAcross 17: OptionallyASANALTERNATIVEAAcross 18: High seatsTHRONESAAcross 19: "Lucia di Lammermoor" lord and namesakesENRICOSAAcross 20: Oscar nominee for "My Man Godfrey"AUERAAcross 21: StormsRAGESAAcross 23: Field with basesMATHAAcross 24: Wandered from the direct courseSTRAGGLEDAAcross 26: Actress BergerSENTAAAcross 27: Skid's cause, maybeSLEETAAcross 28: Protected by lawVESTEDAAcross 29: Four-year sch. of higher learning in ProvidenceRICAAcross 32: Condomless vis-à-vis protectedUNSAFERAAcross 34: Tacoma-to-Walla Walla dir.ESEAAcross 35: Shows one's feelingsEMOTESAAcross 37: Rio ___, multinational coal-mining giantTINTOAAcross 39: ___ Verdes Estates, Calif.PALOSAAcross 40: Chaotic placeMARE'S NESTAAcross 44: Classic 1974 role for Marty FeldmanIGORAAcross 45: Middle: PrefixCENTRAAcross 46: Inner opening?ENTOAAcross 47: Gun, to GuillermoPISTOLAAAcross 49: Ham, e.g.RADIOERAAcross 51: Pro at protectionINSURANCE BROKERAAcross 53: Health form fieldNEARESTRELATIVEAAcross 54: "An Inconvenient Truth" topicGREENHOUSEGASESDDown 1: Neck ties?RIATASDDown 2: OpenUNSHUTDDown 3: Burlesque-goer, typicallySTARERDDown 4: Mantilla wearersSENORASDDown 5: Setting of the 2007 animated film "Persepolis"IRANDDown 6: They might make you tear upALLERGENSDDown 7: Store figureNET SALESDDown 8: New Guinea portLAEDDown 9: "You're absolutely right"AGREEDDDown 10: Ex-senator Sam of Georgia and othersNUNNSDDown 11: DudsGEARDDown 12: When computers are workingUPTIMESDDown 13: Spanish city and province on the MediterraneanALICANTEDDown 14: Baroque dancesGAVOTTESDDown 15: Freebie on some airplane flightsEYESHADEDDown 22: Lie in the sunGETATANDDown 25: SticksGLUESDDown 26: Some Rockefeller Center muralsSERTSDDown 28: Time-honoredVENERABLEDDown 29: Plumber's job, maybeREPIPINGDDown 30: Idea personIMAGINERDDown 31: Ancient city to which Paul wrote an EpistleCOLOSSAEDDown 33: Angels are sometimes seen over themFIRTREESDDown 36: "Love is reciprocal ___": Marcel ProustTORTUREDDown 38: At allONEIOTADDown 40: Treating badlyMEANTODDown 41: Japanese mushroomsENOKISDDown 42: Pack in a ship's holdSTEEVEDDown 43: Baseball's Joe and othersTORRESDDown 45: BattleCLASHDDown 48: ___ Ishii, character in "Kill Bill"ORENDDown 50: Men might dress in thisDRAGDDown 52: High-quality vineyardCRU