New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th October 2008 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rock band with the triple-platinum album "High Voltage"ACDCAAcross 5: Direct sales giantAMWAYAAcross 10: Ins. planHMOAAcross 13: Something sold in half sizesSHOEAAcross 14: RestraintsCURBSAAcross 15: Orange Free State settlerBOERAAcross 16: Broken out, in a wayPIMPLYAAcross 17: Liqueur flavoringANISEAAcross 18: Constellation with a music-related nameLYRAAAcross 19: Effects seen down the roadLONGTERMIMPACTAAcross 22: Be stingy withSKIMPONAAcross 25: Large containerBINAAcross 26: Hollywood's DavisOSSIEAAcross 27: ___ fatTRANSAAcross 28: Type on a computerENTERAAcross 30: Peace of mindEASEAAcross 31: Bed problemSAGAAcross 32: Frame jobsSETUPSAAcross 37: TV series that's now a film franchiseMISSION IMPOSSIBLEAAcross 40: ChargersSTEEDSAAcross 41: Wall St. takeoverLBOAAcross 42: Faun, in partGOATAAcross 43: Peak performance?YODELAAcross 45: Call into questionIMPEACHAAcross 46: Sought-after objectGRAILAAcross 50: Big inits. in recordsEMIAAcross 51: Popular Art Deco printsERTESAAcross 52: Mischief-makers (you'll find seven of them in the answer grid)LITTLEDEVILSAAcross 55: SpearIMPALEAAcross 56: Russian Literature Nobelist IvanBUNINAAcross 57: Darned spot, oftenHEELAAcross 61: Poetry ___SLAMAAcross 62: Follow, as a tipACT ONAAcross 62: Follow, as a tipACTONAAcross 63: Sauce makerRAGUAAcross 64: Scrabble 1-pointerESSAAcross 65: Offering a stark choiceYESNOAAcross 66: Spontaneous skitsIMPROVDDown 1: Venom sourceASPDDown 2: Curious George, for oneCHIMPDDown 3: Can. or Aust. moneyDOLDDown 4: Like some black teaCEYLONESEDDown 5: Open ___ of wormsACANDDown 6: Legume used to produce sproutsMUNG BEANDDown 7: Quills, sometimesWRITINGIMPLEMENTSDDown 8: OutABSENTDDown 9: Nieuwpoort's riverYSERDDown 10: Big East basketball powerhouseHOYASDDown 11: Polite Parisian's responseMERCIDDown 12: Deliver a stemwinderORATEDDown 15: Sights at many football gamesBLIMPSDDown 20: Clip-___ONSDDown 21: CustomsMORESDDown 22: Sap sitesSTEMSDDown 23: Banded snakeKRAITDDown 24: DeadlockIMPASSEDDown 29: Petro-Canada competitorESSODDown 31: PassableSO-SODDown 33: Seafood cocktail ingredientTIGERSHRIMPDDown 34: Destroyer hunterU-BOATDDown 35: Almost winPLACEDDown 36: Green and Rogen of comediesSETHSDDown 38: Tennyson workIDYLLDDown 39: NowherenessOBLIVIONDDown 44: Figure outDEDUCEDDown 45: Drive forwardIMPELDDown 46: See for a secondGLIMPSEDDown 47: Muscat moneyRIALSDDown 48: Rockefeller Center figureATLASDDown 49: List unitITEMDDown 53: Web site with PowerSellersEBAYDDown 54: ___ timeINNODDown 58: Plug's placeEARDDown 59: ImmodestyEGODDown 60: Verb on valentine candyLUV