New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 24th December 2008 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 24th December 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Newswoman PaulaZAHNAAcross 5: Fire ___OPALAAcross 9: Bowling unitFRAMEAAcross 14: Prefix with -gram or -graphIDEOAAcross 15: December 25, e.g.DATEAAcross 16: Last ___RITESAAcross 17: Show interrupterTVADVERTISEMENTAAcross 20: Brit. military awardDSOAAcross 21: "Sure, why not"IGUESSSOAAcross 22: Copenhagen wadTOBACCOCHEWAAcross 26: SelectTAPAAcross 27: Images representing Internet usersAVATARSAAcross 28: Sound of a lightning strikeZAPAAcross 30: George W., to George H. W.SONAAcross 31: Shower spongeLOOFAAAcross 34: Start of a Fred Flintstone cryYABBAAAcross 38: Mariner's datumTIDEAAcross 40: Power connectors, or a way to describe 17-, 22-, 55- and 61-AcrossPLUGSAAcross 42: Tuesday in HollywoodWELDAAcross 43: Dearborn debut of 1958EDSELAAcross 45: Coastal fliersERNESAAcross 47: ___-blamedDADAAcross 48: JurisprudenceLAWAAcross 50: How crowds moveEN MASSEAAcross 52: Tbsp. or tsp.AMTAAcross 55: Old-fashioned tub featureBATHSTOPPERAAcross 58: Play charactersPERSONAEAAcross 60: Lead-in to plunkKERAAcross 61: Expensive alternative to a toupeeHAIRREPLACEMENTAAcross 66: FuriousIRATEAAcross 67: Farming prefixAGROAAcross 68: They pop on planesEARSAAcross 69: Soup alternativeSALADAAcross 70: Car company that originated as an airplane manufacturerSAABAAcross 71: State whose tallest bldg. has only 19 floorsNDAKDDown 1: Clearasil targetZITDDown 2: Purely or simply: Abbr.ADVDDown 3: Tennis accessoriesHEADBANDSDDown 4: Signals, as to an auctioneerNODSATDDown 5: Keats creationODEDDown 6: Three, four or five, commonlyPARDDown 7: Heirloom localeATTICDDown 8: Vivien of filmLEIGHDDown 9: It lets you go without chargesFREEWAYDDown 10: Basketball hoopsRIMSDDown 11: Historic 1940s event, for shortATESTDDown 12: Group of brainsMENSADDown 13: Prevent, legallyESTOPDDown 18: Speaking one's mindVOCALDDown 19: 1956-57 crisis siteSUEZDDown 22: "There's no accounting for ___"TASTEDDown 23: RoundishOVOIDDDown 24: Jockey's whipCROPDDown 25: "___ Mio"OSOLEDDown 29: Hand covered with 32-DownPAWDDown 32: See 29-DownFURDDown 33: "___ of God," Jane Fonda filmAGNESDDown 35: Top layer, in a wayBEDSPREADDDown 36: UnconcernedBLASEDDown 37: Abacus userADDERDDown 39: Unagi, at a Japanese restaurantEELDDown 41: Radioed, e.g.SENTDDown 44: StrainedLABOREDDDown 46: Feature of many a 1970s rock concertSMOKEDDown 49: EbbWANEDDown 51: "2001" extrasAPEMENDDown 52: Sap suckerAPHISDDown 53: Stiller's comedy partnerMEARADDown 54: "Perry Mason" climaxTRIALDDown 56: Spanish appetizersTAPASDDown 57: Hägar the Horrible's wifeHELGADDown 59: Mex. missSRTADDown 62: Coach ParseghianARADDown 63: Corn coreCOBDDown 64: Org. with good aims?NRADDown 65: "'Tis a pity"TSK