New York Times Answers - Thursday, 16th June 2011 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 16th June 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Explorer Abel who discovered New ZealandTASMANAAcross 7: Band with the 1994 platinum record "Always"BONJOVIAAcross 14: Lease period, oftenONE-YEARAAcross 16: PacificANTIWARAAcross 17: Purplish drinkSANGRIAAAcross 18: "Pete ___ Greatest Hits" (1967 release)SEEGERSAAcross 19: "It looks that way to me!"IDSAYSOAAcross 20: *Let off some steam?HISSAAcross 21: Casting needREELAAcross 22: Accompany musically, maybeHUMAAcross 24: Walks off withTAKESAAcross 28: *___ soupMISOAAcross 30: *Not get some Z's?LISPAAcross 33: *Birthday secretWISHAAcross 34: Kind of dyeAZOAAcross 36: Capital whose name means "big tree" in ArabicDOHAAAcross 38: Hockey's TikkanenESAAAcross 39: Title for this puzzle ... which the answers to the eight starred clues will help explainHLMFFWVDMRVAAcross 42: Tic-tac-toe loserXOOAAcross 44: Suffix with concessionAIREAAcross 45: Make outSEEAAcross 46: *Workshop sight, perhapsVISEAAcross 48: *CD partDISCAAcross 50: *Providence campus for aspiring artists, for shortRISDAAcross 53: "___ My Sugar Standing in the Rain" (1920s hit)ILEFTAAcross 55: Sea-___ AirportTACAAcross 57: "Hud" Oscar winner PatriciaNEALAAcross 59: *It may be pumped or bumpedFISTAAcross 62: Port on the Tyrrhenian SeaSALERNOAAcross 64: Fantastik, e.g.CLEANERAAcross 67: Causing to wear awayERODENTAAcross 68: Not falseSINCEREAAcross 69: Big name in pizzaDOMINOSAAcross 70: Noodle strainers?IQTESTSAAcross 71: Smoothie flavorBANANADDown 1: Words sung "with love"?TOSIRDDown 2: Wreath for the headANADEMDDown 3: Martial arts instructorSENSEIDDown 4: 1942 musical starring Rita HayworthMYGALSALDDown 5: EtherealAERYDDown 6: Two-time Oscar nominee J. Carrol ___NAISHDDown 7: Big blowoutBASHDDown 8: "The ___ Love" (1987 hit)ONEIDDown 9: Big blowout?NTESTDDown 10: Puzzle typeJIGSAWDDown 11: Be shyOWEDDown 12: Alternative spelling: Abbr.VARDDown 12: Alternative spelling: Abbr.VAR.DDown 13: Collection agcy.IRSDDown 15: French Fauvist DufyRAOULDDown 23: Athletic conference for Grinnell, Ripon and BeloitMIDWESTDDown 25: Chicken ___KIEVDDown 26: Suffix with heir or hostESSDDown 27: Doo-wop syllableSHADDown 29: Baum princessOZMADDown 31: The first "S" in S.S.R.: Abbr.SOVDDown 32: Pursuits of some candidates, for shortPHDSDDown 35: "The Wizard ___"OFIDDDown 37: New World abbr.AMERDDown 39: Water bearer?HOSEDDown 40: Night that "Dallas" aired for most of its run: Abbr.FRIDDown 41: CheckedREINEDINDDown 42: Benedict ___ (pope beginning in 2005)XVIDDown 43: Salad toppingOILDDown 47: Rub awayEFFACEDDown 49: Checked outCASEDDDown 51: Sister of VenusSERENADDown 52: Yogurt brandDANNONDDown 54: Points at the table?TINESDDown 56: Fake chocolateCAROBDDown 58: MuchoLOTSADDown 60: Spanish muralistSERTDDown 61: Uno y dosTRESDDown 63: ___ LindaLOMADDown 64: TV show with Dr. Ray LangstonCSIDDown 65: Kind of license: Abbr.LIQDDown 66: One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short?ENT