New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 15th December 2009 There are 42 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 15th December 2009. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: LamebrainSIMPAAcross 5: Kind of TV now converted from digitalANALOGAAcross 11: Wood-shaping toolADZAAcross 14: Gas brand in CanadaESSOAAcross 15: Where to dock a Sea RayMARINAAAcross 16: Monk's titleFRAAAcross 17: Zealous sort whose schedule may include 27-, 50- and 64-AcrossEAGER BEAVERAAcross 19: Cyclotron bitIONAAcross 20: Weapon using high-arcing ammoMORTARAAcross 21: Morale boosterLIFTAAcross 22: Early second-century yearCIIAAcross 23: Desktop pictureICONAAcross 25: Japanese dramatic formNOHAAcross 26: Suffix with chlor- or sulf-IDEAAcross 27: See 17-AcrossPLACESTOGOAAcross 31: Head honchoBOSSAAcross 32: Spitfire-flying grp.RAFAAcross 33: Rapper KanyeWESTAAcross 34: Tax investigator, for shortT-MANAAcross 36: Port of old RomeOSTIAAAcross 38: A/C fig.B.T.U.AAcross 38: A/C fig.BTUAAcross 40: Spin doctor's concernIMAGEAAcross 43: Golf innovator Callaway and bridge maven CulbertsonELYSAAcross 45: She-bears, south of the borderOSASAAcross 47: BarkerDOGAAcross 48: Like bad losersSOREAAcross 50: See 17-AcrossTHINGSTODOAAcross 53: Printers' measuresENSAAcross 54: London facilityLOOAAcross 55: Greek counterpart of MarsARESAAcross 56: Blond shadeASHAAcross 57: River of FlorenceARNOAAcross 59: Material thingENTITYAAcross 63: "Mamma ___!"MIAAAcross 64: See 17-AcrossPEOPLETOSEEAAcross 66: Off-road transport, for shortATVAAcross 67: One unlikely to compromisePURISTAAcross 68: Fuel from bogsPEATAAcross 69: Word in alumnae biosNEEAAcross 70: Big name in small swimsuitsSPEEDOAAcross 71: Many-axled vehicleSEMIDDown 1: Appear to beSEEMDDown 2: Golf's ___ AokiISAODDown 3: Roman Cath. titleMSGRDDown 4: Word with justice or licensePOETICDDown 5: Cynical BierceAMBROSEDDown 6: Scot's denialNAEDDown 7: ___ Sea (Amu Darya's outlet)ARALDDown 8: Kind of willLIVINGDDown 9: What a flamingo might stand onONEFOOTDDown 10: Country's BrooksGARTHDDown 11: DevoteeAFICIONADODDown 12: Sci-fi automatonsDROIDSDDown 13: Class clowns, e.g.ZANIESDDown 18: Monticello or SaratogaRACEWAYDDown 24: Crash-probing agcy.NTSBDDown 27: Old handPRODDown 28: Refrain syllablesLASDDown 29: Item in a man's medicine chestAFTER-SHAVEDDown 29: Item in a man's medicine chestAFTERSHAVEDDown 30: 10th-century Holy Roman emperorOTTO IDDown 31: Emeril catchwordBAMDDown 35: Loaded onto the wrong truck, sayMISSENTDDown 37: Spot in the SeineILEDDown 39: McCain's alma mater: Abbr.USNADDown 41: 55-Across, e.g.GODDDown 42: I, to ClaudiusEGODDown 44: Save for a rainy daySTOREUPDDown 46: Go along withAGREETODDown 48: One on deckSEAMANDDown 49: Like some job trainingON-SITEDDown 51: Novelist ___ de BalzacHONOREDDown 52: Movie camera lens settingsTSTOPSDDown 54: Northern ScandinaviansLAPPSDDown 58: Mayberry boyOPIEDDown 60: "Gotcha"ISEEDDown 61: Orioles or CardinalsTEAMDDown 62: Bigfoot's Asian cousinYETIDDown 65: Tripper's turn-onLSD