New York Times Answers - Thursday, 23rd June 2011 There are 38 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 23rd June 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Persian Gulf sightOIL TANKERAAcross 8: Getty, e.g.OIL TYCOONAAcross 15: Rear endCABOOSEAAcross 16: TrapPIEHOLEAAcross 17: Early French settler in North AmericaACADIANAAcross 18: Plants native to mountain summitsALPINESAAcross 19: OffNOTONAAcross 20: City that's home to the U.S. Brig NiagaraERIEAAcross 22: Flag supportMASTAAcross 23: [I'm not happy about doing this]UGHAAcross 25: ResultENSUEAAcross 27: Day spa offeringOILRUBAAcross 30: Ministre d'___ETATAAcross 32: Fatty acid sourceFISH OILAAcross 36: Locked (up)PENTAAcross 37: Pine-___SOLAAcross 38: Some bettors bet on themPONIESAAcross 39: Do some theater work, informallyUSHAAcross 40: Environmental woesOILSPILLSAAcross 42: Albanian moneyLEKAAcross 43: Scanty, in SalisburyMEAGREAAcross 45: Mai ___TAIAAcross 46: Country where Bambara is the main spoken languageMALIAAcross 47: Kind of dishPETRIAAcross 48: Seine feederOISEAAcross 49: Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr.ASSNAAcross 50: Like a ballerinaAGILEAAcross 52: "Spring forward" hrs.DSTAAcross 54: ___ BatorULANAAcross 57: "You bet!," south of the borderSISIAAcross 59: Dagger partsHILTSAAcross 63: Eponymous associate of StalinMOLOTOVAAcross 65: SendMAIL OUTAAcross 67: Nutty confectionPRALINEAAcross 68: Time for a showAIRDATEAAcross 69: Asian cooking stapleSESAME OILAAcross 70: Response to 40-Across ... or what can be done to 12 answers in this puzzle without affecting their clues?CLEAN UPAAcross 70: Response to 40-Across ... or what can be done to 12 answers in this puzzle without affecting their clues?CLEANUPDDown 1: Garage containerOILCANDDown 2: Kind of shellTACODDown 3: Like ___ out of hellABATDDown 4: "Definitely"NO DOUBTDDown 5: Leveling in a ringKOINGDDown 6: Spanish "that"ESADDown 7: ___ Furterer, line of French hair productsRENEDDown 8: Canvas coatOIL PAINTDDown 9: Hearth decorationsTILESDDown 10: "I reckon"YEPDDown 11: Add a bit of support during a conversationCHIME INDDown 12: Wife of Charlie ChaplinOONADDown 13: World Cup soundsOLESDDown 14: Fit (inside)NESTDDown 21: Stone-cold truthsREALITIESDDown 24: "Steppenwolf" novelistHESSEDDown 26: Astounding Stories subjectsUFOSDDown 27: Crankcase partOIL PUMPDDown 28: Take in againRESEEDDown 29: Take a 31-Down off, in a wayUNHATDDown 31: See 29-DownTOPDDown 33: Albino in "The Da Vinci Code"SILASDDown 34: They may give you a liftHEELSDDown 35: Outer-layer protectionOILSKINDDown 38: Worked steadily atPLIEDDDown 40: Gulf of Mexico sightOIL RIGDDown 40: Gulf of Mexico sightOILRIGDDown 41: ___ Piedras, P.R.LASDDown 44: It's often found in barsGRANOLADDown 46: Young Roald Dahl title characterMATILDADDown 48: Greek salad ingredientOLIVE OILDDown 51: "That ___ for the record books"ISONEDDown 53: County abroadSHIREDDown 54: Calls a gameUMPSDDown 55: Handed-down wisdomLOREDDown 56: "Ah, well ..."ALASDDown 58: Apple productIMACDDown 60: There may be great interest in thisLOANDDown 61: Article to take a spin in?TUTUDDown 62: Part of a flightSTEPDDown 64: Tebow who won the 2007 Heisman TrophyTIMDDown 66: Not do well?AIL