New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 31st January 2012 There are 36 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 31st January 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Take down ___ (humble)APEGAAcross 5: Finds common groundAGREESAAcross 11: In days pastAGOAAcross 14: La Scala headlinerDIVAAAcross 15: Spitting imageDOUBLEAAcross 16: Chicken ___POXAAcross 17: Newspaper puzzle with anagramsDAILYJUMBLEAAcross 19: Sourdough alternativeRYEAAcross 20: End a hugUNCLASPAAcross 21: Neighbor of an IraqiSYRIANAAcross 23: "The Chosen" author ChaimPOTOKAAcross 24: Genteel gatheringTEAAAcross 27: Source of the Beverly Hillbillies' wealthOILAAcross 28: MP3 player that weighs less than an ounceIPODSHUFFLEAAcross 33: Seed on a bunSESAMEAAcross 37: Island instrument, brieflyUKEAAcross 38: Stunt plane maneuverLOOPAAcross 39: AppeasePLACATEAAcross 41: Album's first halfSIDEONEAAcross 43: Ungrammatical contractionAINTAAcross 44: Lead-in to a big dayEVEAAcross 46: Kind of magazineGIRLIEAAcross 47: Frenzied rushMADSCRAMBLEAAcross 50: "I shoulda known that!"DUHAAcross 51: Snooker stickCUEAAcross 52: UnvoicedTACITAAcross 57: Elton John collaborator BernieTAUPINAAcross 60: Just O.K.AVERAGEAAcross 62: Appear in printRUNAAcross 63: Tart powdered drink preparationLEMONADE MIXAAcross 66: Filled up onATEAAcross 67: Chilean novelist AllendeISABELAAcross 68: River through St. PetersburgNEVAAAcross 69: Informal greetingsYOSAAcross 70: Take big stepsSTRIDEAAcross 71: Pub offeringsALESDDown 1: Seem logicalADD UPDDown 2: Alicia Keys's instrumentPIANODDown 3: Boot outEVICTDDown 4: Vintner Ernest or JulioGALLODDown 5: Sm., med. and lg., e.g.ADJSDDown 6: ApproachGOUPTODDown 7: ___ and CokeRUMDDown 8: Flow's partnerEBBDDown 9: Corner shapesELLSDDown 10: "So long!"SEEYOUDDown 11: Victim of a springtime hoaxAPRIL FOOLDDown 12: "The Naked Maja" painterGOYADDown 13: Plow-pulling pairOXENDDown 18: City southeast of SeattleYAKIMADDown 22: RansackerRIFLERDDown 25: University URL enderEDUDDown 26: Makes inquiriesASKSDDown 29: Noted pumpkin eaterPETERDDown 30: Katherine of "Knocked Up"HEIGLDDown 31: Actress AndersonLONIDDown 32: Sport with lungesEPEEDDown 33: Unsolicited e-mailSPAMDDown 34: "Viva Zapata!" director KazanELIADDown 35: Windblown formationsSANDDUNESDDown 36: Is a bratACTSUPDDown 40: Removal from harm's way, for shortEVACDDown 42: Followed a downsizing plan?DIETEDDDown 45: Ostrich look-alikeEMUDDown 48: Spicy cook-off dishesCHILISDDown 49: Conked with a pitchBEANEDDDown 53: Madison Square Garden, e.g.ARENADDown 54: Caravan beastCAMELDDown 55: "Enough!"IGIVEDDown 56: State with a panhandleTEXASDDown 57: Highchair featureTRAYDDown 58: Prius, for oneAUTODDown 59: Digs in twigsNESTDDown 61: Low-lying regionVALEDDown 64: Scuff, e.g.MARDDown 65: Geisha's sashOBI