New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 15th December 2010 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 15th December 2010. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Friends and neighborsKITHAAcross 5: Bend one's elbow, e.g.FLEXAAcross 9: CorneredAT BAYAAcross 14: Start of an incantationABRAAAcross 15: Wash upLAVEAAcross 16: "On the Beach" authorSHUTEAAcross 17: Hard-boiled crime genreNOIRAAcross 18: Aesir rulerODINAAcross 19: Perfect Sleeper makerSERTAAAcross 20: Athlete who has pigged out on snacks at a bar?JOCKFULLONUTSAAcross 23: Interstate-championing prezIKEAAcross 24: Strippers' tips, oftenONESAAcross 25: Explosive of oldAMATOLAAcross 28: Special treatment, for shortTLCAAcross 29: "___ geht's?" (German "How are you?")WIEAAcross 30: ___ pro nobisORAAAcross 31: Chief heckler?JEERLEADERAAcross 36: SkewerSPITAAcross 37: Place for a DumpsterALLEYAAcross 38: Juan's "what"QUEAAcross 39: Lavender, for oneSCENTAAcross 40: Pesky arachnidMITEAAcross 41: Skydiver's amended plans?JUMPCHANGEAAcross 43: Troop-entertaining grp.USOAAcross 44: Cara ___ (Italian term of endearment)MIAAAcross 45: Performer yukking it upHAMAAcross 46: Friend from afarPEN PALAAcross 48: TickledGLADAAcross 50: Indy lettersS.T.P.AAcross 50: Indy lettersSTPAAcross 53: Insulation from jokes?JESTPROTECTORAAcross 56: Rodeo rideBRONCAAcross 58: Astronomy's ___ cloudOORTAAcross 59: Brand for woofers, but not tweeters?ALPOAAcross 60: Cultural prefixETHNOAAcross 61: Purple shadePUCEAAcross 62: Sound from a steeplePEALAAcross 63: Core beliefTENETAAcross 64: Critic's unitSTARAAcross 65: Primordial stuffOOZEDDown 1: Japanese writing systemKANJIDDown 2: Old Apple laptopIBOOKDDown 3: Brief momentTRICEDDown 4: "Listen!," old-styleHARKDDown 5: Walk with jerky motionsFLOUNCEDDown 6: Chili serverLADLEDDown 7: Escapees from Pandora's boxEVILSDDown 8: Alien: PrefixXENODDown 9: Take onASSUMEDDown 10: Angle symbol, in trigonometryTHETADDown 11: Explode like a puffballBURSTOPENDDown 12: "Boston Legal" fig.ATTDDown 13: Truly, in the BibleYEADDown 21: Unwise undertakingFOLLYDDown 22: Brand once advertised with the jingle "We wear short shorts ..."NAIRDDown 26: Circular gasketO RINGDDown 27: Barista's offeringLATTEDDown 28: Back into a cornerTREEDDown 29: Boo-hooWEEPDDown 31: Copier malfunctionJAMUPDDown 32: Beethoven dedicateeELISEDDown 33: "Rocket Man" rockerELTONJOHNDDown 34: Pastel hueAQUADDown 35: Scat syllableDUMDDown 36: Bernie Madoff's hedge fund, e.g.SCAMDDown 39: Parasol's offeringSHADEDDown 41: Leave high and dryJILTDDown 42: Say "Hey, batter batter batter" and suchCHATTERDDown 44: Mr. Met, for oneMASCOTDDown 47: Tubular pastaPENNEDDown 48: Mosaic artist's materialGROUTDDown 49: Spanish poet García ___LORCADDown 50: Fifth-century canonized popeSTLEODDown 51: Birthstone for many ScorpiosTOPAZDDown 52: Working stiffPROLEDDown 54: The old manPOPSDDown 55: Banjo accessoryCAPODDown 56: Double or nothing, e.g.BETDDown 57: Tpke., e.g.RTE