New York Times Answers - Thursday, 3rd December 2009 There are 38 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 3rd December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Contents of many files: Abbr.LTRSAAcross 5: McCartney, e.g.SIRAAcross 8: "___ for you!" ("Seinfeld" refusal)NOSOUPAAcross 14: Virgil, for onePOETAAcross 15: U.N. observer since '74PLOAAcross 16: Lock upSECUREAAcross 17: Restricted zoneNO-GO AREAAAcross 19: Temperamental one, supposedlyARTISTAAcross 20: SlowpokesLAGGARDSAAcross 22: Big brand in basketballsVOITAAcross 23: English monarch who shared the throneMARY IIAAcross 24: Citi Field predecessorSHEAAAcross 27: A, in AlsaceUNEAAcross 28: "___ be my pleasure"ITDAAcross 29: ___ budgetONAAAcross 31: More eagerITCHIERAAcross 33: Hold asDEEMAAcross 35: Author of "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship"GOETHEAAcross 37: Dish with hamDENVEROMELETTEAAcross 41: Trident wielder, typicallySEA GODAAcross 42: ImproveHONEAAcross 45: Hare followerKRISHNAAAcross 48: Volleyball action between bump and spikeSETAAcross 51: Hesitate in speakingHEMAAcross 52: CallREFAAcross 53: Connection means, for shortISPSAAcross 55: UsesAVAILSAAcross 57: "And giving ___, up the chimney ..."ANODAAcross 59: Observatory referencesSTARMAPSAAcross 61: Classic cameraKONICAAAcross 64: Michael Jackson genreURBANPOPAAcross 66: It's well-positionedOIL RIGAAcross 66: It's well-positionedOILRIGAAcross 67: Base figure, for shortNCOAAcross 68: Buggy locale?DUNEAAcross 69: Most twistedWRYESTAAcross 70: LotGOBAAcross 71: "Mi casa ___ casa"ESSUDDown 1: I.C.U. workerLPNDDown 2: "You missed it"TOOLATEDDown 3: SeenREGARDEDDDown 4: Howard the Duck propSTOGYDDown 5: Sidelining causeSPRAINDDown 6: "The Sopranos" actorILERDDown 7: There are four hidden in this puzzle, which together suggest a familiar five-word saying (3,5,4,2,4)ROADSDDown 8: Code-breaking central, in briefNSADDown 9: "___ the hills and far away"O'ERDDown 10: Old sketch comedy showSCTVDDown 11: "Absolument!"OUIOUIDDown 12: BearishURSINEDDown 13: Attentive dog ownerPETTERDDown 18: Exchange premiumAGIODDown 21: U.S.S. Enterprise defensesSHIELDSDDown 23: Night's start?MIDDDown 25: Little: SuffixETTEDDown 26: Zwei x vierACHTDDown 30: Features of May-December marriagesAGEGAPSDDown 32: The "H" in HanukkahHETHDDown 34: Play (with)MESSDDown 36: Cry from JulietOROMEODDown 38: Radar selectionNEHIDDown 39: Hotel transportationVANSDDown 40: Ancestor of the modern horseEOHIPPUSDDown 43: Holds on a matNELSONSDDown 44: Medium on the outside?EMSDDown 45: Polish capital, 1038-1596KRAKOWDDown 46: "La Grenouillère," e.g.RENOIRDDown 47: Words of regretIFONLYDDown 49: Bit of jewelryEARBOBDDown 50: Adult rating for the small screenTVMADDown 54: ScammedSTUNGDDown 56: Cable choiceAANDEDDown 58: Presaging disasterDIREDDown 60: Not pizzicatoARCODDown 62: U.S.S.R.'s successorCISDDown 63: Bond, e.g.: Abbr.AGTDDown 65: Little, in LillePEU