New York Times Answers - Friday, 16th December 2011 There are 33 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 16th December 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Like CelsiusSWEDISHAAcross 8: Alchemist's goalPANACEAAAcross 15: Early Appalachian crossersCONESTOGAWAGONSAAcross 17: Like friendly acquaintancesONSPEAKINGTERMSAAcross 18: Google Maps offeringROUTEAAcross 19: Prepare for gardening, maybeKNEELAAcross 20: Last article in the ConstitutionVIIAAcross 21: Striking things about rec roomsCUESAAcross 22: Creature on the New York coat of armsEAGLEAAcross 23: They're grounded when they're misbehavingJETSAAcross 24: Columbia ___, Minn.HTSAAcross 25: Betrays one's blue stateCRIESAAcross 26: Four front?PETITAAcross 27: Rat race remedy, brieflyRANDRAAcross 28: Pariahs and othersCASTESAAcross 29: Where to make tracksSTUDIOAAcross 31: Drops for dirty clothesCHUTESAAcross 32: "Les Mots" autobiographer, 1964SARTREAAcross 33: Pieces for grillingCOALSAAcross 34: Govt. instrumentTNOTEAAcross 35: Place for grillingPATIOAAcross 36: Option for a sealWAXAAcross 39: Taiwan Strait cityAMOYAAcross 40: Ascribe toPIN ONAAcross 40: Ascribe toPINONAAcross 41: Questionnaire infoDATEAAcross 42: Big mouthYAPAAcross 43: TonsAHEAPAAcross 44: One may clash with anotherCOLORAAcross 45: Effect used to measure astronomical distancesSTELLAR PARALLAXAAcross 48: It does a body goodAEROBIC EXERCISEAAcross 49: GaloreTOSPAREAAcross 50: What brains do well onIQTESTSDDown 1: Leave a black mark on, saySCORCHDDown 2: Carried the dayWONOUTDDown 3: Goes afterENSUESDDown 4: Treas. and the likeDEPTSDDown 5: "Ah"ISEEDDown 6: Point on a line: Abbr.STADDown 7: Japanese islandHOKKAIDODDown 8: Triptych trioPANELSDDown 9: "Well, golly"AWGEEDDown 10: Fed.NATLDDown 11: Questionnaire infoAGEDDown 12: "Route 66" carCORVETTEDDown 13: RancorsENMITIESDDown 14: Goal facilitatorsASSISTSDDown 16: Teriyaki ingredientGINGERDDown 22: Orange half of a TV duoERNIEDDown 23: Cuts upJESTSDDown 25: Training unitCADREDDown 26: "The Alchemist" novelist CoelhoPAULODDown 27: Rough to drive on, perhapsRUTTYDDown 28: Staples, e.g.CHAINDDown 29: Daly City's countySAN MATEODDown 30: Smokeys, so to speakTROOPERSDDown 31: Volcano south of QuitoCOTOPAXIDDown 32: OccupiesSTAYSATDDown 33: Cocktail party biteCANAPEDDown 35: Kansas-Nebraska Act signerPIERCEDDown 36: Simpson who was Time's first Woman of the YearWALLISDDown 37: Start of some salutesATOASTDDown 38: Loser at Salamis and PlataeaXERXESDDown 40: Rocker LizPHAIRDDown 41: Sweet, in musicDOLCEDDown 43: ___ Longa, ancient city founded by the son of AeneasALBADDown 44: TrolleyCARTDDown 46: Cut backLOPDDown 47: Like some univ. coursesREQ