New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 27th August 2008 There are 33 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 27th August 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Gathering clouds, e.g.OMENAAcross 5: Smooth-talkingGLIBAAcross 9: Some N.C.O.'sSSGTSAAcross 14: Centers of attentionFOCIAAcross 15: Rock's partnerROLLAAcross 16: Sierra ___LEONEAAcross 17: UnencumberedFOOTLOOSEAAcross 19: Shop groupUNIONAAcross 20: Some fruit still lifes?PAWPAWPRINTSAAcross 22: Parka wearer, maybeESKIMOAAcross 25: Orbital extremeAPOGEEAAcross 26: Showy dance intro?CANCANOPENERAAcross 30: Security concernsLEAKSAAcross 31: Diva's assetRANGEAAcross 32: Where one might get steamedSPAAAcross 35: Suffix with buoyANCYAAcross 36: Chocolate-caramel candiesROLOSAAcross 37: In short orderSOONAAcross 38: Terse reproofTSKAAcross 39: Actor Rutger ___HAUERAAcross 40: Political philosopher JohnLOCKEAAcross 41: Gobbler in a powwow musical group?TOMTOMTURKEYAAcross 43: Comical BooslerELAYNEAAcross 46: Call for moreENCOREAAcross 47: Chocolate's journey?BONBONVOYAGEAAcross 51: Prickly plantBRIARAAcross 52: StatesideINAMERICAAAcross 56: Where élèves studyECOLEAAcross 57: Hosiery shadeECRUAAcross 58: "Hairspray" momEDNAAAcross 59: Writer who went to hell?DANTEAAcross 60: Get blubberyWEEPAAcross 61: Novelist JaffeRONADDown 1: Not quite oneselfOFFDDown 2: Jersey soundMOODDown 3: System starter?ECODDown 4: Sweating the small stuffNITPICKYDDown 5: Gradually appeal toGROWONDDown 6: In the ___LOOPDDown 7: Rick's film loveILSADDown 8: Totally bungledBLEWDDown 9: 7-Eleven coolerSLURPEEDDown 10: Like half of U.S. senatorsSENIORDDown 11: In actionGOINGDDown 12: It takes up to 10 yrs. to reach maturityTNOTEDDown 13: Pick up onSENSEDDown 18: Priests of the EastLAMASDDown 21: Hunger signalsPANGSDDown 22: Super successECLATDDown 23: Composer Camille Saint-___SAENSDDown 24: Natural abilityKNACKDDown 27: "Are you in ___?"OROUTDDown 28: Archaeologist's prefixPALEODDown 29: Huge, in verseENORMDDown 32: Super, in VarietySOCKODDown 33: Cincinnati and lowball are versions of thisPOKERDDown 34: In the blink of ___ANEYEDDown 36: Japanese bowlfulRAMENDDown 37: Dungeons & Dragons characterSORCERERDDown 39: Roasted oneHONOREEDDown 40: Fencing moveLUNGEDDown 41: Capulet murdered by RomeoTYBALTDDown 42: Get together for a taskTEAM UPDDown 43: Fell backEBBEDDDown 44: Poet Federico García ___LORCADDown 45: Negative particleANIONDDown 48: Penthouse assetVIEWDDown 49: It's enough, for someONCEDDown 50: Easy to maneuver, at seaYAREDDown 53: Oath affirmationIDODDown 54: "The Situation Room" airerCNNDDown 55: Rte. suggesterAAA