New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th October 2009 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th October 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Composer of a famous ring cycleJ.R.R. TOLKIENAAcross 11: Minute, informallyITSYAAcross 15: Musician with the 1939 hit "Jumpin' at the Woodside"COUNTBASIEAAcross 16: The way you used to be?THEEAAcross 17: Drugs, sayCONTRABANDAAcross 18: Chamber workers: Abbr.SENSAAcross 19: Letters at seaHMSAAcross 20: Yankee acquisition of '04ARODAAcross 21: Wise guysSWAMISAAcross 23: Band switchAMFMAAcross 25: Burning evidenceSOOTAAcross 27: "Don Carlos" princessEBOLIAAcross 28: They're usually worn over petticoatsSARISAAcross 30: All-time strikeout leader's nicknameMROCTOBERAAcross 32: Going on and on, onceETERNEAAcross 34: Awful struggleAGONYAAcross 35: Series endZEEAAcross 36: NASA datum: Abbr.ALTAAcross 38: Shakespeare followerANAAAcross 39: SherlockTECAAcross 42: Bad markDPLUSAAcross 44: Maker of the LZR Racer suitSPEEDOAAcross 46: Letter greeting never read by its intended recipientDEARSANTAAAcross 50: Container that holds about a pintSTEINAAcross 51: Get alongEXISTAAcross 52: Big name in kitchenwareEKCOAAcross 54: Unwelcome visitors to one's homeANTSAAcross 55: Scenic walksPASEOSAAcross 57: Put awayICEDAAcross 59: "Te ___ Corazón," 2006 Prince songAMOAAcross 60: Org. opposed to capital punishmentACLUAAcross 61: Musician called America's Tuning ForkPETE SEEGERAAcross 64: Mountain West Conference teamUTESAAcross 65: One whose oils may be gradedART STUDENTAAcross 66: MissLASSAAcross 67: Result of a hurricane warning, maybeMASSEXODUSDDown 1: 'N Sync memberJCCHASEZDDown 2: Joint letter?ROOMMATEDDown 3: Is not restrainedRUNSFREEDDown 4: Producer of a 7-DownTNTDDown 5: Not esta or esaOTRADDown 6: Angle ironsLBARSDDown 7: Big blastKABOOMDDown 8: 1968 Vanessa Redgrave title roleISADORADDown 9: Article abroadEINDDown 10: "Homer and ___ Hail Mary Pass" ("The Simpsons" episode)NEDSDDown 11: Words on some blue balloonsITSABOYDDown 12: Hit makers?THEMOBDDown 13: Having some memory problemsSENILEDDown 14: Reply to a higher-upYESSIRDDown 22: Messy meal handoutsWETNAPSDDown 24: It fell in 2001MIRDDown 26: College party wearTOGADDown 29: Suddenly focusesSNAPSTODDown 31: Cooler fillCONSDDown 33: Self-titled album of 1969ELLADDown 37: StrainTUNEDDown 39: Like most college freshmenTEENAGEDDDown 40: Text is often copied from itEDITMENUDDown 41: AssociatesCONSORTSDDown 42: "Oh Say Can You Say?" authorDR. SEUSSDDown 43: Island with the capital city BasseterreST. KITTSDDown 45: Touchdown infoETADDown 46: Blue Demons' homeDEPAULDDown 47: Track wagerEXACTADDown 48: A 747 has two of theseAISLESDDown 49: AvailabilityACCESSDDown 53: 90 degrees from surOESTEDDown 56: Unwelcome lettersSPAMDDown 58: French pairDEUXDDown 62: Period piece?ERADDown 63: ___-Tokyo MuseumEDO