New York Times Answers - Thursday, 21st October 2010 There are 36 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 21st October 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rock blasterAMPAAcross 4: Shredded sidesSLAWSAAcross 9: BlackballsSHUNSAAcross 14: "Fantasy Island" propLEIAAcross 15: 1944 murder mystery directed by Otto PremingerLAURAAAcross 16: Jazz pianist with 16 GrammysCOREAAAcross 17: Hagen of BroadwayUTAAAcross 18: Footnote abbr.OPCITAAcross 19: Flexible conjunctionANDORAAcross 20: "Wow!"MANAAcross 21: Butcher's roast cutBOTTOM ROUNDAAcross 23: SpillSLOPAAcross 25: More ferventFIERIERAAcross 26: Border line?HEMAAcross 28: Not a copy: Abbr.ORIGAAcross 29: TrendyHOTAAcross 32: O's overseasOMICRONSAAcross 35: Pax ___ (uneasy peace)ROMANAAAcross 38: Temporary lapse of memoryMENTALAAcross 39: Neighborhood get-togethersPARTIESAAcross 40: Metal casting housing automotive cylindersENGINEAAcross 41: It displays the connections between system componentsDIAGRAMAAcross 42: IncessantlyNO ENDAAcross 43: Like many squares in a French crosswordBLANCAAcross 45: PoutMOUEAAcross 47: Newbie rollerblader's sore spotsELBOWSAAcross 52: Filling holdersPIECRUSTSAAcross 57: N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer HayesELVINAAcross 58: Certain 1920s faddistPOLESITTERAAcross 60: Anise-flavored liqueurOUZOAAcross 61: SchemePLANAAcross 62: Bronx cheersJEERSAAcross 63: 1963 role for LizCLEOAAcross 64: E-mail folderSENTAAcross 65: Stop on the Métro?ARRETAAcross 66: Cigarette that once advertised the "health benefits" of its Micronite filterKENTDDown 1: Fraternity benefactors, for shortALUMSDDown 2: Rock music genreMETALDDown 3: Cabinetmaker's hardwarePIANOHINGEDDown 4: Neatnik's oppositeSLOBDDown 5: In the ___ the gods (left to fate)LAPOFDDown 6: What a hammer may hitAUCTIONDDown 7: Author's baneWRITERSDDown 8: Zen enlightenmentSATORIDDown 9: Close callSCAREDDown 10: Pay tribute toHONORDDown 11: Language of IslamabadURDUDDown 12: Old DodgeNEONDDown 13: Reddish-brown gemSARDDDown 22: What screaming may exacerbateMIGRAINEDDown 24: Jelly thickenerPECTINDDown 27: Start of some addressesMRANDMRSDDown 29: It'll grow on youHAIRDDown 30: Fit for dutyONEADDown 31: Land under Down Under: Abbr.TASMDDown 32: HarbingerOMENDDown 33: ___ mosso (less rapid, in music)MENODDown 34: Hoagy Carmichael's "___ Buttermilk Sky"OLEDDown 36: SoothsayerORACLEDDown 37: Subj. of a 39-Down reminderMTGDDown 39: See 37-DownPDADDown 43: Smash hitBUSTERDDown 44: Bit of comic strip textLETTERDDown 46: Kind of boardOUIJADDown 48: The 2x2 black square near the middle of this puzzle's grid, e.g., which is part of eight answersBLOCKDDown 49: Fertilized itemOVULEDDown 50: Shrivel from ageWIZENDDown 51: Condescending oneSNOOTDDown 52: Third afterthought in a missive: Abbr.PPPSDDown 53: Princess loved by HerculesIOLEDDown 54: DashELANDDown 55: Small price to payCENTDDown 56: Bone-drySEREDDown 59: Queue after QRST