New York Times Answers - Friday, 26th February 2010 There are 31 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 26th February 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Releaser of "1921" in 1969THEWHOAAcross 7: Author of the best-selling investment book "You're Fifty — Now What?"SCHWABAAcross 13: Participate in drag?PEELOUTAAcross 14: Thing turned while speakingPHRASEAAcross 15: Source of the word "avatar"SANSKRITAAcross 16: Words of intimidationOR ELSEAAcross 17: They get many savesCLOSERSAAcross 18: Shout about Paris?CRIAAcross 19: Something below the barKEGAAcross 20: Diet of Worms concernHERESYAAcross 21: Lewis Carroll's birthplaceCHESHIREAAcross 23: "___ Growing" (Temptations hit)ITSAAcross 24: One against anotherFOEAAcross 25: Soeur de la mèreTANTEAAcross 26: One concerned with entrances and exitsSTAGE MANAGERAAcross 31: StalemateMEXICAN STANDOFFAAcross 35: Start of a traditional love storyBOYMEETSGIRLAAcross 36: They rock, sometimesCRIBSAAcross 39: Far-away connection?ANDAAcross 40: "The Art of Hitting .300" writer CharleyLAUAAcross 41: A diva may throw oneHISSYFITAAcross 43: Not splurge on a 48-Across, sayHOOF ITAAcross 46: Inits. by a datelineUPIAAcross 47: Tony's consigliere on "The Sopranos"SILAAcross 48: It's often taken down BroadwayCABRIDEAAcross 49: Make the rounds?ROTATEAAcross 51: Completely in the darkCLUELESSAAcross 52: Cell assignmentNUMBERAAcross 53: Sci-fi smugglerHANSOLOAAcross 54: R-rated, saySTEAMYAAcross 55: MeanINTENDDDown 1: Band member with a bent neckTENORSAXDDown 2: 1946 Literature NobelistHESSEDDown 3: Tennis's Clijsters and othersELKESDDown 4: Cause of fitful sleepWORRYDDown 5: Sartre's "___ clos"HUISDDown 6: Target of Durocher's "Nice guys finish last" sentimentOTTDDown 7: Body in a caseSPOREDDown 8: Breaks a bottle on, maybeCHRISTENSDDown 9: It ended in 1806: Abbr.HREDDown 10: Capacious closetWALK-INDDown 11: HoldASSERTDDown 12: Member of the 27-Down groupBEEGEEDDown 13: Item used for studio mixingPALETTEDDown 15: Big breakSCHISMDDown 18: How a gull might feelCHEATEDDDown 21: O.K.CONSENTDDown 22: What Greece has that Germany doesn'tHARDGDDown 24: Means of reaching the starsFAN MAILDDown 27: Brothers who sang "Stayin' Alive"GIBBSDDown 28: Biodiversity settingECOSYSTEMDDown 29: Period named for an earth goddessMAYDDown 30: Option for a hitGATDDown 32: Setting for big rigsOILFIELDDDown 33: "Yep, unfortunately"FRAIDSODDown 34: Orchestra sectionFLUTESDDown 36: Dairy equipmentCHURNSDDown 37: Remove, as carpetRIP OUTDDown 38: A question of introspectionISITMEDDown 42: Very hotFIERYDDown 43: Go to a lotHAUNTDDown 44: Very upscale?OBESEDDown 45: DuPont discontinued it in 1990ORLONDDown 48: Group sharing a coat of armsCLANDDown 50: Utah Stars' org.ABADDown 51: City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informallyCH'IDDown 51: City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informallyCHI