New York Times Answers - Thursday, 23rd April 2009 There are 35 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 23rd April 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Starring roleLEADAAcross 5: Way to goPATHAAcross 9: Certain sultan's subjectOMANIAAcross 14: "There was a time ..."ONCEAAcross 15: It's headed by a deputy asst. secy. of laborOSHAAAcross 16: They need their bearingsAUTOSAAcross 17: See 71-AcrossGODFATHEROFSOULAAcross 20: Romance fiction or horror films, e.g.ESCAPEAAcross 21: Midcentury yearMDLAAcross 22: European tongueERSEAAcross 23: Small changeCENTAAcross 25: Letters at seaUSSAAcross 27: See 71-AcrossFEDEXCOMPETITORAAcross 35: Basic education, familiarlyRRRAAcross 36: House support?YEAAAcross 37: Language that contains no adjectivesNAVAHOAAcross 38: RedolenceAROMAAAcross 41: Do colorful workDYEAAcross 43: Coffee break time, maybeTENAMAAcross 44: GenericNONAMEAAcross 46: "I'll take that as ___"ANOAAcross 48: E.T.S. offeringGREAAcross 49: See 71-AcrossCLEVELANDPLAYERAAcross 53: "Yes, ___!"SIRAAcross 54: Alternative to "roll the dice"SPINAAcross 55: Band lineupGIGSAAcross 59: MicrowaveZAPAAcross 61: AvailableONCALLAAcross 65: See 71-AcrossIVYLEAGUESCHOOLAAcross 68: DrillBORERAAcross 69: Def Leppard hit "Pour Some Sugar ___"ONMEAAcross 70: ApprovedOKEDAAcross 71: Shade that defines 17-, 27-, 49- and 65-AcrossBROWNAAcross 72: Title grp. in an ABC dramaNYPDAAcross 73: Barbecue orderRIBSDDown 1: High-priced ticket optionLOGEDDown 2: Great-great-great-grandfather of MethuselahENOSDDown 3: Electrical lettersACDCDDown 4: Scrawl graffiti on, e.g.DEFACEDDown 5: StrengthPOTENCYDDown 6: Word with mountain or flyASHDDown 7: Not usTHEMDDown 8: IndigentHARD UPDDown 9: KlutzOAFDDown 10: InspirationMUSEDDown 11: Decor finish?ATORDDown 12: Us, abroadNOUSDDown 13: Bikini, e.g.ISLEDDown 18: Culminating pointAPEXDDown 19: Merlin of football and TVOLSENDDown 24: Pointy-___TOEDDDown 26: Rebounds, e.g.STATDDown 27: Swiss capitalFRANCDDown 28: Documentarian MorrisERROLDDown 29: Queen's attendantDRONEDDown 30: Like some pyramidsMAYANDDown 31: "___ got you"IVEDDown 32: Having a biteTANGYDDown 33: Almost 80 million people visit it yearlyOHAREDDown 34: Former Colorado governor RoyROMERDDown 39: Dallas hoopster, brieflyMAVDDown 40: Where the Iowa Straw Poll is doneAMESDDown 42: GoalsENDSDDown 45: "My Fair Lady" ladyELIZADDown 47: Fought againstOPPOSEDDDown 50: One of Isabella I's kingdomsARAGONDDown 51: "The Mod Squad" roleLINCDDown 52: MainstayANCHORDDown 55: 1970s-'80s singer AndyGIBBDDown 56: Songwriter NovelloIVORDDown 57: Urban sidewalk vendor's offeringGYRODDown 58: BoatloadSLEWDDown 60: Pint-sizePUNYDDown 62: Golfer Isao ___AOKIDDown 63: Financial writer MarshallLOEBDDown 64: Attorneys' degs.LLDSDDown 66: Coastal flierERNDDown 67: Great Brit., e.g., in years pastEMP