New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 9th December 2009 There are 38 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 9th December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: PilotsHELMSAAcross 6: Biographical infoAGEAAcross 9: Lab wearSMOCKAAcross 14: "Farewell, François!"ADIEUAAcross 15: Marked, on a ballotXEDAAcross 16: Oscar-winning MarisaTOMEIAAcross 17: GladiolusSWORD LILYAAcross 19: Ain't how it should be?ARENTAAcross 20: Spic and Span competitorPINESOLAAcross 21: Asia's ___ SeaARALAAcross 22: Rome-to-Belgrade dir.ENEAAcross 23: They're usually aimed at headsBLOWDRYERSAAcross 28: Areas between hillsDALESAAcross 31: Like Death ValleyARIDAAcross 32: Ancient Greek porticoSTOAAAcross 33: CapturedWONAAcross 35: FurthermoreALSOAAcross 37: Beer may be on itTAPAAcross 38: Shake-up in the global balance of power ... and a hint to the circled lettersNEWWORLDORDERAAcross 42: New Jersey's Fort ___DIXAAcross 43: Author SilversteinSHELAAcross 44: OriginallyNEEAAcross 45: DiggingINTOAAcross 47: Jai ___ALAIAAcross 49: Health menace, brieflySTAPHAAcross 53: Need a napFEELDROWSYAAcross 56: Actress PeeplesNIAAAcross 57: Copier unitREAMAAcross 58: Doing better at the casino, sayLUCKIERAAcross 61: Kind of patchBRIARAAcross 63: It's done outside a labFIELD WORKAAcross 63: It's done outside a labFIELDWORKAAcross 65: IdolizeADOREAAcross 66: School departmentARTAAcross 67: Renaissance faire sightLANCEAAcross 68: "The Bells of St. ___"MARYSAAcross 69: "You got it!"YESAAcross 70: Gripped on a benchVISEDDDown 1: Latched, in a wayHASPEDDDown 2: Currie who wrote "A Parliamentary Affair"EDWINADDown 3: Train company founded in 1900LIONELDDown 4: PiddlingMEREDDown 5: Some cold onesSUDSDDown 6: ArmpitAXILLADDown 7: SolidifyGELDDown 8: Joseph ___, who lent his name to some ice creamEDYDDown 9: M.V.P. of the first two Super BowlsSTARRDDown 10: Some eelsMORAYSDDown 11: Dish that may be prepared in a special panOMELETTEDDown 12: 1900-99, e.g.: Abbr.CENDDown 13: Do-it-yourselfer's purchaseKITDDown 18: It's a long shot, usuallyLOBDDown 21: Builds an extensionADDSONDDown 24: Unwritten rulesORALLAWDDown 25: WackyWILDDDown 26: Jet engine's outputROARDDown 27: Spring runSAPDDown 29: "How disgusting!"EWWDDown 30: Scatters seedsSOWSDDown 34: Something a doctor should doNOHARMDDown 36: Tram loadsORESDDown 38: Roger Maris, for the YankeesNINEDDown 39: Like some paintEXTERIORDDown 40: Move, to a real-estate brokerRELODDown 41: The Pistons, on a scoreboardDETDDown 42: "What's the ___?"DIFDDown 46: Famed Chicago livestock ownerOLEARYDDown 48: KeysISLETSDDown 50: Negatively charged particlesANIONSDDown 51: Buchanan's predecessorPIERCEDDown 52: Listened, poeticallyHARKEDDDown 54: ChallengesDARESDDown 55: Actor BrynnerYULDDown 59: Year the Vandals sacked RomeCDLVDDown 60: River in a 1957 filmKWAIDDown 61: Impact soundBAMDDown 62: Vitamin no.RDADDown 63: Former baseball commissioner VincentFAYDDown 64: Tick offIRE