New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th February 2010 There are 40 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th February 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fifth tireSPAREAAcross 6: Display strong self-esteemBOASTAAcross 11: Onetime "Say it with flowers" sloganeerFTDAAcross 14: Nail on a branch?TALONAAcross 15: Remark that might get you in troubleAD-LIBAAcross 16: LiveAREAAcross 17: "For ___ time, call ..."AGOODAAcross 18: It may have a big mouthDELTAAAcross 19: State whose quarter depicts mustangs and sagebrush: Abbr.NEV.AAcross 20: Beef entreeLONDONBROILAAcross 22: Mai ___TAIAAcross 23: Tool with a curved bladeADZAAcross 24: Islam, e.g.: Abbr.RELAAcross 25: Severely criticizes, with "on"UNLOADSAAcross 27: Fed. agcy. staffed with number crunchersGAOAAcross 28: PraiseTOUTAAcross 30: Mallorca, e.g.ISLAAAcross 31: "___ the dotted line"CUTONAAcross 33: He spent time in a lion's denDANIELAAcross 35: Ice cream dishBAKED ALASKAAAcross 37: ApproachedNEAREDAAcross 39: Abbey residentsMONKSAAcross 40: She pined for NarcissusECHOAAcross 41: ___ cherryBINGAAcross 42: Stranded motorist's needTOWAAcross 45: Pie preferenceA LA MODEAAcross 45: Pie preferenceALAMODEAAcross 48: Hodges of baseballGILAAcross 50: ___ whimONAAAcross 51: Minnesota governor PawlentyTIMAAcross 52: Holiday servingROASTTURKEYAAcross 55: Prefix with centerEPIAAcross 56: ___-Detoo of "Star Wars"ARTOOAAcross 57: Christopher who directed "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"NOLANAAcross 58: Cryptanalyst's org.NSAAAcross 59: Where Verdi's "Otello" premieredMILANAAcross 60: QuicklyAPACEAAcross 61: Capitol Hill worker: Abbr.SENAAcross 62: Ones who try to put things past you?ACERSAAcross 63: Takes a breakRESTSDDown 1: W.W. II campSTALAGDDown 2: Place for a gongPAGODADDown 3: Mourning of the N.B.A.ALONZODDown 4: CrucifixROODDDown 5: Where King Saul consulted a witchENDORDDown 6: EnmityBAD BLOODDDown 7: German border riverODERDDown 8: MaximumALL-OUTDDown 9: Peaceful demonstrationSIT-INDDown 10: Batting game for kidsTBALLDDown 11: 1940 Disney filmFANTASIADDown 12: Potter's pedalTREADLEDDown 13: Creation, as of plansDEVISALDDown 21: Took homeNETTEDDDown 26: Cries from stiesOINKSDDown 29: Camus's "Lettres à ___ Allemand"UNAMIDDown 31: BankCAROMDDown 32: It has four strings, in briefUKEDDown 33: "Shoot!"DANGITDDown 34: "Shoot!"ASKDDown 35: Nassau nativeBAHAMIANDDown 36: 2,240-pound unitsLONGTONSDDown 37: Puts in orderNEATENSDDown 38: See 49-DownECLIPSEDDown 41: Harrison, for oneBEATLEDDown 42: Alice B. ___ (Gertrude Stein's partner)TOKLASDDown 43: Short, as some playsONEACTDDown 44: "___ World"WAYNESDDown 46: Slangy business suffixORAMADDown 47: Column with a simple capitalDORICDDown 49: With 38-Down, recurring phenomenon lasting a few hoursLUNARDDown 53: Hit the stratosphereSOARDDown 54: Snare, in a wayROPE