New York Times Answers - Friday, 12th December 2008 There are 37 across clues and 32 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 12th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mandrake the Magician's sidekickLOTHARAAcross 7: Sheepskin leather for bookbindingROANAAcross 11: UnwaveringSETAAcross 14: Get quite hotENRAGEAAcross 15: Billy Graham's "___ the Hills"UNTOAAcross 16: Org. with an annual televised awards ceremonyCMAAAcross 17: Thing on a stringTEA BAGAAcross 18: Call after which someone fills a boxBATTERUPAAcross 20: Unit in a physics textbookOHMAAcross 21: Be way offMISSBYAMILEAAcross 23: Sch. staffFACAAcross 24: Its employees get a lot of perksESPRESSOBARAAcross 25: UnchangedFLATAAcross 27: FlawlesslyTO A TAAcross 28: Where le nez isTETEAAcross 29: Where rushing strategies are often discussedFRATROWAAcross 31: Like three-legged race contestantsPAIREDAAcross 33: Capital of Shaanxi provinceXI'ANAAcross 33: Capital of Shaanxi provinceXIANAAcross 34: Course that has its limits, brieflyCALCAAcross 35: One may be in a stewDIPPERAAcross 38: 26-Down's scheduleIRSFORMAAcross 41: About three-fourths of la TierraAGUAAAcross 42: ReleaseEMITAAcross 43: Well-executedNEATAAcross 45: Fictional manager of a "psychiatric help" boothLUCYVANPELTAAcross 49: StinkADOAAcross 50: Setting of Main Duck IslandLAKE ONTARIOAAcross 51: It may come in vinCOQAAcross 52: Noble thingINERT GASAAcross 53: God commonly depicted with four armsVISHNUAAcross 55: Pitching asset?EARAAcross 56: Home of the ancient OlympicsELISAAcross 57: Half-sister of King ArthurELAINEAAcross 58: Org. in which one's number may be upSSSAAcross 59: DropDELEAAcross 60: Held to beSEENASDDown 1: ReleaseLET OFFDDown 2: Fair share, maybeONE-HALFDDown 3: Rock roller?TRAMCARDDown 4: Bell Centre team member, familiarlyHABDDown 5: NPR's "Only ___"AGAMEDDown 6: Record collector?REGISTRARDDown 7: ChafesRUBSRAWDDown 8: How money is often lostONABETDDown 9: Some advisers: Abbr.ATTYSDDown 10: LessNOTASDDown 11: Carpenter's scoring toolSCRIBERDDown 12: Use as a modelEMULATEDDown 13: Getting to the point?TAPEREDDDown 19: Face sideways?EMOTICONDDown 22: Piece of silverSPOONDDown 26: 38-Across completerTAXPAYERDDown 30: YokeTIEDDown 31: Pre-reincarnation periodsPASTLIVESDDown 32: 1980s sitcom title roleALFDDown 34: Quaint news sourceCRIERDDown 35: LollygagsDALLIESDDown 36: Desert denizensIGUANASDDown 37: Irregular foldsPUCKERSDDown 38: You can't escape from itIMPASSEDDown 39: Try to get something from a grab bag, sayREACHINDDown 40: One who's often with child?MADONNADDown 42: Call forENTAILDDown 44: Kitchen headgearTOQUESDDown 46: Picked a ticketVOTEDDDown 47: Point of viewANGLEDDown 48: Cotton varietyTOILEDDown 54: Reply facilitator: Abbr.SAE