New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 2nd December 2008 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 2nd December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ships' complementsCREWSAAcross 6: Org. that defends the Bill of RightsACLUAAcross 10: Sound of ... an explosionBOOMAAcross 14: On the levelLEG ITAAcross 14: On the levelLEGITAAcross 15: ... thunderCLAPAAcross 16: One of Scotland's Inner HebridesIONAAAcross 17: FireplaceINGLEAAcross 18: ... a mother with noisy kidsHUSHAAcross 19: ___ Pictures (entertainment company)SONYAAcross 20: IndispensableNEEDEDAAcross 22: ... a toy trainCHOO-CHOOAAcross 24: ... a raindrop in a puddleKERPLUNKAAcross 26: Comical CostelloLOUAAcross 27: Cuba, e.g., to CubansISLAAAcross 28: Looked up toADMIREDAAcross 32: ... a table tennis ball (with 45-Across)PINGAAcross 35: Not enough room to swing ___ACATAAcross 37: Prefix with dactylPTEROAAcross 38: Not worth a ___SOUAAcross 39: ... brakesSCREECHAAcross 41: All the sounds in this puzzle together?DINAAcross 42: ... a basketball through a basketSWISHAAcross 44: "La Bamba" actor MoralesESAIAAcross 45: See 32-AcrossPONGAAcross 46: Dermal artTATTOOSAAcross 48: "Right now!," to a doctorSTATAAcross 50: ... a knock on a doorRAPAAcross 51: ... Road RunnerBEEPBEEPAAcross 55: ... grease in a deep fryerSPLATTERAAcross 59: Destine for, as oblivionDOOMTOAAcross 60: Count ___ of Lemony Snicket booksOLAFAAcross 61: Run for itFLEEAAcross 63: Egypt's NasserGAMALAAcross 64: It follows first, second and thirdHOMEAAcross 65: ... a porkerOINKAAcross 66: Classic British JaguarETYPEAAcross 67: Columnist's columnOPEDAAcross 68: JudgeRATEAAcross 69: Test track featuresESSESDDown 1: ... champagne glassesCLINKDDown 2: Zellweger of "Jerry Maguire"RENEEDDown 3: Ham-and-___ (incompetent sort)EGGERDDown 4: BoarWILDPIGDDown 5: Braces (oneself)STEELSDDown 6: ... a surprised GermanACHDDown 7: ... a henCLUCKDDown 8: Mascara's placeLASHDDown 9: MaintainUPHOLDDDown 10: Serving with ham and gravyBISCUITDDown 11: ... a circusgoerOOOHDDown 12: ___ account (never)ONNODDown 13: B.L.T. ingredientMAYODDown 21: Fond ___, Wis.DULACDDown 23: Get-up-and-goOOMPHDDown 25: Mother-of-pearlsNACRESDDown 28: RelaxedATEASEDDown 29: Second serve, for exampleREDODDown 30: "___ Brockovich"ERINDDown 31: ... a doorbellDONGDDown 32: ... a cheater in classPSSTDDown 33: Place name before and after CityIOWADDown 34: "Bonne ___" (French wish at bedtime)NUITDDown 36: Two-time loser to D.D.E.AESDDown 39: Little ham?SHOATDDown 40: QuotedCITEDDDown 43: Attacked from aboveSTRAFEDDDown 45: "McHale's Navy" craftPTBOATSDDown 47: SelectOPTFORDDown 49: Highest point in an orbitAPOGEEDDown 51: Ford and Bush adviser ScowcroftBRENTDDown 52: TV trophiesEMMYSDDown 53: Day's marchETAPEDDown 54: The ends of the earthPOLESDDown 55: London entertainment districtSOHODDown 56: ... a person sitting downPLOPDDown 57: PatheticLAMEDDown 58: "On the Waterfront" director KazanELIADDown 62: Squeeze (out)EKE