New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th October 2009 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th October 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Crunched numbersDATAAAcross 5: The Jets' retired #12NAMATHAAcross 11: No. cruncherCPAAAcross 14: SpewEMITAAcross 15: "Aladdin" settingARABIAAAcross 16: Post-shot syllable?HICAAcross 17: Entertainer born 12/1/45 in 25-AcrossBETTEMIDLERAAcross 19: Book after Galatians: Abbr.EPHAAcross 20: Union siteALTARAAcross 21: Earliest pope to receive the title "the Great"LEO IAAcross 22: ___-à-porterPRETAAcross 23: "High ___," 1941 filmSIERRAAAcross 25: Capital whose name means "sheltered bay"HONOLULUAAcross 27: Hammer siteEARAAcross 28: Something to prep forEXAMAAcross 30: Rustic digsCABINAAcross 31: In a suitable wayAPTLYAAcross 33: Like most customersPAYINGAAcross 34: With 36-Across, only official residence of a reigning monarch now in the United StatesIOLANIAAcross 36: See 34-AcrossPALACEAAcross 37: Actress Locke of "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"SONDRAAAcross 38: Actor Robert of "The 39 Steps"DONATAAcross 39: Every seven daysAWEEKAAcross 40: With 37-Down, seven-time Wimbledon champPETEAAcross 41: Common pollutantASHAAcross 44: Measured base to peak, the world's tallest mountainMAUNA KEAAAcross 46: Los Angeles fossil siteLABREAAAcross 49: Some hallucinogens, for shortPCPSAAcross 50: Daughter of CronusHERAAAcross 52: One talking in a forest, maybeMACAWAAcross 53: Potential swimsuit embarrassmentRIPAAcross 54: Politician born 8/4/61 in 25-AcrossBARACK OBAMAAAcross 56: Eroded, with "away"ATEAAcross 57: Comparable withAKINTOAAcross 58: "... ___ saw Elba"EREIAAcross 59: Barrett of the original Pink FloydSYDAAcross 60: Went out, in a card gameGINNEDAAcross 61: Lombardy townLODIDDown 1: CheapenDEBASEDDown 2: English princess after whom a Virginia county is namedAMELIADDown 3: Nervous laughTITTERDDown 4: It may smell like a roseATTARDDown 5: "China Beach" settingNAMDDown 6: Relative of a huskARILDDown 7: Seized the opportunityMADEHAYDDown 8: More than buddingABLOOMDDown 9: Marketing deviceTIE-INDDown 10: Guffaw syllableHARDDown 11: Innocent-lookingCHERUBICDDown 12: Oil conduitPIPELINEDDown 13: German warningACHTUNGDDown 18: Drop a pop-up, sayERRDDown 22: Dabble inPLAYATDDown 24: Hartford-based Fortune 500 companyAETNADDown 26: Seat of Marion County, Fla.OCALADDown 29: Year Caligula was assassinatedXLIDDown 31: Priscilla and JohnALDENSDDown 32: Cold comfort?PARKADDown 33: Talk show groupPANELDDown 34: It's west of DavenportIOWACITYDDown 35: OutdidONEUPPEDDDown 36: Ante destinationPOTDDown 37: See 40-AcrossSAMPRASDDown 38: Start of a letter to LandersDEARANNDDown 40: Look through a window, maybePEERINDDown 41: Five-time Kentucky Derby winnerARCARODDown 42: Like pant legsSEAMEDDDown 43: Theme of this puzzleHAWAI'IDDown 43: Theme of this puzzleHAWAIIDDown 45: Uniform fabricKHAKIDDown 47: Te ___AMODDown 48: Early tower localeBABELDDown 51: Opéra divisionACTEDDown 54: Do a marketing jobBAGDDown 55: Down for the countKO'D