New York Times Answers - Friday, 21st August 2009 There are 34 across clues and 32 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 21st August 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Feature of Psalm 119ACROSTICAAcross 9: People work for themWAGESAAcross 14: "How rude!"THENERVEAAcross 15: Call on the carpetHAUL UPAAcross 16: 1997 Jim Carrey filmLIARLIARAAcross 17: Cuban-born jazz great SandovalARTUROAAcross 18: IsolatedALLALONEAAcross 19: Tracked vehicleSNO-CATAAcross 20: City where French kings were crownedREIMSAAcross 21: Spur-of-the-momentRASHAAcross 23: Virus's needHOSTAAcross 24: Swimmer's soundGASPAAcross 25: Onetime popular musician ... or a radio station where he might be heard?WELKAAcross 26: "Ella and ___!" (1963 jazz album)BASIEAAcross 27: Suffix with absorbENTAAcross 28: Sweet loafRAISIN BREADAAcross 30: SeparateSORTAAcross 31: LowdownPOOPAAcross 32: First athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazineJACK DEMPSEYAAcross 36: AmigoBROAAcross 39: Ungentle giantsOGRESAAcross 40: As bad luck would have itALASAAcross 41: BlubberWEEPAAcross 42: Caspian Sea feederURALAAcross 43: HitchSNAGAAcross 44: It may get you out of a trapWEDGEAAcross 45: Excise via an operationRESECTAAcross 47: Switch hitter?TRAINMANAAcross 49: Coffee-mate producerNESTLEAAcross 50: It's unbelievableTALL TALEAAcross 51: Went on a dinner date, e.g.ATEOUTAAcross 52: Shows the ropesEDUCATESAAcross 53: TV producer MichaelsLORNEAAcross 54: Least accessibleREMOTESTDDown 1: LooseAT LARGEDDown 2: Poet Pablo Neruda, for oneCHILEANDDown 3: Dreamer's oppositeREALISTDDown 4: It's designed for quick entrancesONRAMPDDown 5: PlugsSELLSDDown 6: Chad Mitchell ___ (1960s folk band)TRIODDown 7: Director of "Meatballs" and "Stripes"IVANREITMANDDown 8: Post boxes' contentsCEREALSDDown 9: PremonishWARNDDown 10: Zither with buttonsAUTOHARPDDown 11: What insulin regulates the metabolism ofGLUCOSEDDown 12: "1984" superstate dominated by Neo-BolshevismEURASIADDown 13: Like pinto beansSPOTTEDDDown 15: JumbleHASHDDown 22: Goes from first to third, saySKIPSAGRADEDDown 25: PotteryWAREDDown 26: Rap devotee, in slangBBOYDDown 28: Some retinal cellsRODSDDown 29: Disappointing R.S.V.P.'sNOESDDown 30: One hanging around med school?SKELETONDDown 32: Personal writingsJOURNALDDown 33: Accept, as conditionsAGREETODDown 34: More boorishCRASSERDDown 35: Part of a caterer's displayPLATTERDDown 36: One who's on the other side?BEDMATEDDown 37: EntertainsREGALESDDown 38: Most accessibleOPENESTDDown 41: AttackedWENTATDDown 43: Unmake changesSTETDDown 44: "Consider it done"WILCODDown 46: Mystery novel elementCLUEDDown 48: Chemical used to cure animal skinsALUM