New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 23rd December 2008 There are 43 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 23rd December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A TurnerTEDAAcross 4: Plopped (down)SATAAcross 7: Critic, at timesRATERAAcross 12: Seine sightILEAAcross 13: Oklahoma cityENIDAAcross 15: "Boom" preceder, in songTARARAAAcross 16: Unit of cell phone usage: Abbr.MINAAcross 17: Actress ConnDIDIAAcross 18: Snare againRETRAPAAcross 19: The Wizard of Menlo ParkEDISONAAcross 21: Start of a Latin 101 conjugationAMOAAcross 23: Liquid meas.PTSAAcross 24: Staff againREMANAAcross 25: Show utter disrespect forSPITONAAcross 28: Went smoothlySAILEDAAcross 30: Three triosNONETAAcross 34: City of 100,000+ or the lake it's onERIEAAcross 37: Patriotic org.DARAAcross 38: Thin layerLAMINAAAcross 39: Parisian possessiveTESAAcross 40: Thanksgiving time: Abbr.NOVAAcross 41: Rocket scientist Wernher ___ BraunVONAAcross 42: Firm upSETAAcross 43: One with absolutely no mannersANIMALAAcross 45: "Awesome!"RADAAcross 46: Limerick landEIREAAcross 47: Part of some jointsTENONAAcross 48: Screenwriter Ephron and othersDELIASAAcross 50: Policy of many hotel shuttlesNOTIPSAAcross 52: Title giverNAMERAAcross 56: Engine additiveS.T.P.AAcross 56: Engine additiveSTPAAcross 59: Medical suffixOMAAAcross 60: Main course onlyNOSIDEAAcross 61: Moses vis-à-vis the Red SeaPARTERAAcross 64: "Look what ___!"IDIDAAcross 66: Game with matchsticksNIMAAcross 67: Biblical landing siteARARATAAcross 68: Eat by candlelight, sayDINEAAcross 69: Whitney after whom Whitneyville, Conn., is namedELIAAcross 70: Pave overRETARAAcross 71: Univ. aidesTASAAcross 72: Badge flasher: Abbr.DETDDown 1: Stove featureTIMERDDown 2: Skip overELIDEDDown 3: Shade of blueDENIMDDown 4: Arizona locale famous for its red rocksSEDONADDown 5: Have ___ with (know well)ANINDDown 6: Prescription abbr.TIDDDown 7: "Norma ___"RAEDDown 8: TechniqueARTDDown 9: Rain check?TARPDDown 10: Part of Q.E.D.ERATDDown 11: CriticizesRAPSDDown 14: It's a wrapDIAPERDDown 15: Easy paceTROTDDown 20: MS. enclosureSASEDDown 22: Season opener?MIDDDown 25: Balkan nativeSLAVDDown 26: ___ even keelONANDDown 27: Monique ou DominiqueNOMDDown 29: Object of many screamsIDOLDDown 31: Not final, at lawNISIDDown 32: Cabinet dept.ENERDDown 33: Gallery on the ThamesTATEDDown 34: Coup d'___ETATDDown 35: Descartes who thought "I think ..."RENEDDown 36: Hasn't leftISINDDown 38: City in California or New JerseyLODIDDown 40: iPod typeNANODDown 41: Actor Kilmer and othersVALSDDown 44: "___ Dieu!"MONDDown 45: Made good on, as a loanREPAIDDDown 46: Those, in MadridESASDDown 48: UnfavorableDIMDDown 49: Battery polesANODESDDown 51: Libel, e.g.TORTDDown 53: DugMINEDDDown 54: Ancient Roman magistrateEDILEDDown 55: "Please ___" (invoice request)REMITDDown 56: Fight, but not all-outSPARDDown 57: Weight allowanceTAREDDown 58: Backside, slangilyPRATDDown 60: Jazz singer SimoneNINADDown 62: La precederTRADDown 63: Ring settingEARDDown 65: Dah's counterpartDIT