New York Times Answers - Friday, 8th October 2010 There are 29 across clues and 29 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 8th October 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Use a joystickSTEERAAcross 6: Biblical figure who received the curse of HamCANAANAAcross 12: Somewhat astringent, as wineTANNICAAcross 14: What a yo-yo might makeNOSENSEAAcross 15: City where A.A. was foundedAKRONOHAAcross 17: Like collision avoidance systemsAVIONICAAcross 18: "Driving Miss Daisy" settingGEORGIAAAcross 19: Conservative pundit with a daily morning radio showBENNETTAAcross 20: Popular bar since 1946ALMONDJOYAAcross 22: "I never ___ moor": Emily DickinsonSAWAAAcross 23: Delivery that may floor youLEFTJABAAcross 24: One doing laundry, oftenPILERAAcross 25: Wrap in sheetsFOILAAcross 26: They're on the booksWAGERSAAcross 27: The great Pretender?CHRISSIEHYNDEAAcross 31: Things to come to grips with?PLIERSAAcross 32: Sound made while working on a mopSNIPAAcross 33: Basketball shooting gameHORSEAAcross 34: Maximally intenseACUTESTAAcross 37: "Alice ___ It Again" (Noel Coward song)ISATAAcross 38: PantrySTOREROOMAAcross 40: What a compact often lacksLEGROOMAAcross 42: GreenENVIOUSAAcross 44: Reply to a pushy personISAIDNOAAcross 45: Think worthy of doingDEIGNTOAAcross 46: Change, at timesPENNIESAAcross 47: Turned downDENIEDAAcross 48: What big projects are usually done inSTAGESAAcross 49: Tough row to hoe?WEEDSDDown 1: One way to go to a partySTAGDDown 2: Lead-in to bath or powderTAKEADDown 3: JoinENROLLDDown 4: Massive, in MarneENORMEDDown 5: Country standard that begins "Love is a burning thing"RINGOFFIREDDown 6: Quail flockCOVEYDDown 7: Words of clarificationASINDDown 8: Strip teaser?NEONSIGNDDown 9: ToughenedANNEALEDDDown 10: SeeminglyAS IT WEREDDown 11: Workers may be drawn to themNECTARSDDown 13: What can give you a heads-up?COINTOSSDDown 14: Big shotNABOBDDown 16: Some pilgrimsHADJISDDown 21: Lake Chapala's stateJALISCODDown 24: Ordered programmingPAYPERVIEWDDown 26: BleachedWHITENEDDDown 27: Like an owl's eyesCLOSE-SETDDown 28: Set of cursive Japanese symbolsHIRAGANADDown 29: Fix, as a bowRESTRINGDDown 30: ToughenedENUREDDDown 31: Big name in home theatersPHILIPSDDown 34: ___ Energy (big natural gas utility)ATMOSDDown 35: Elegantly groomedSOIGNEDDown 36: It's worth a couple of bucks in CanadaTOONIEDDown 38: Acoustics measuresSONESDDown 39: Soft, nowMUTEDDDown 41: His vet is Liz WilsonODIEDDown 43: Rolls out for sale at a nurserySODS