New York Times Answers - Saturday, 18th October 2008 There are 33 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 18th October 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Like DelftwareCERAMICAAcross 8: Robert B. Parker's private eyeSPENSERAAcross 15: Court slam dunkOPENANDSHUTCASEAAcross 17: Seriously deteriorateGOTORACKANDRUINAAcross 18: ProjectsEXUDESAAcross 19: Rubs the wrong wayIRKSAAcross 20: Gathered dustSATAAcross 21: Rewards for good divesNINESAAcross 22: It's in the cardsTREYAAcross 23: "The Right Stuff" subj.NASAAAcross 24: Stucco ingredients?CEESAAcross 25: DottyBATSAAcross 26: Precursor of PascalALGOLAAcross 27: Things to rush for: Abbr.YDSAAcross 28: It builds up in barsSILTAAcross 29: Designing womenSIRENSAAcross 30: Use a metal detector, maybeBEACHCOMBAAcross 32: BoltsSCRAMSAAcross 35: Sound system parts?EARSAAcross 36: Baseball positions: Abbr.CFSAAcross 39: Wolf who wrote "The Beauty Myth"NAOMIAAcross 40: Life-or-deathDIREAAcross 41: FashionSORTAAcross 42: 2006 Grammy-winning blues singer ___ ThomasIRMAAAcross 43: Fall shadeRUSTAAcross 44: See 46-AcrossAT SEAAAcross 45: Sch. figureGPAAAcross 46: With 44-Across, 1940 Laurel and Hardy filmSAPSAAcross 47: Chemical relativeISOMERAAcross 48: Writing that mixes reportage and fictionGONZOJOURNALISMAAcross 51: It's not a total knockoutLOCAL ANESTHESIAAAcross 52: Writer of pieces in passing?ELEGISTAAcross 53: Wagner opera title roleTRISTANDDown 1: PersuasivenessCOGENCYDDown 2: Glued, in a wayEPOXIEDDDown 3: Makes grand adjustments?RETUNESDDown 4: Magnetron partsANODESDDown 5: Some nagsMARESDDown 6: Much may come after itINASDDown 7: Quarantining org.CDCDDown 8: Corporation allocationSHARESDDown 9: Very slow-burning, as a firePUNKYDDown 10: Waiting area announcements, brieflyETDSDDown 11: Big A.T.M. makerNCRDDown 12: It may be chain-linkedSAUSAGEDDown 13: Star QB for the 1980s-'90s BengalsESIASONDDown 14: Many tuxesRENTALSDDown 16: EquivocateSKIRTTHEISSUEDDown 22: Creator of a bathroom cloudTALCDDown 23: Collective bargaining watchdog org.NLRBDDown 25: Pollster's concernBIASDDown 26: PointsAIMSDDown 28: Important matchSEMIDDown 29: IrritatedSOREDDown 30: Southeastern Conference team, for shortBAMADDown 31: Online shopping iconCARTDDown 32: Fish by thrusting a baited hook into holesSNIGGLEDDown 33: Auto-rotating systemCAR POOLDDown 33: Auto-rotating systemCARPOOLDDown 34: Bookstore sectionROMANCEDDown 36: Philosophical studier of the universeCOSMISTDDown 37: Cousin of a crocusFREESIADDown 38: DC Comics superheroSTARMANDDown 40: Spandex sourceDUPONTDDown 41: Choir robe accessoriesSTOLESDDown 43: Asian noblesRAJASDDown 44: Brew from TokyoASAHIDDown 46: Star turnsSOLIDDown 47: Preface: Abbr.INTRDDown 49: Turn backZAGDDown 50: Letter runRST