New York Times Answers - Friday, 16th March 2012 There are 33 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 16th March 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: It operates under a royal charterTHEBBCAAcross 7: 1996 movie starring Michael JordanSPACEJAMAAcross 15: Swank in HollywoodHILARYAAcross 16: Popular mixerCOCA COLAAAcross 17: Low 90s, sayAMINUSAAcross 18: "I get your point!"OKAYOKAYAAcross 19: Many a first-time voter in 1920WOMANAAcross 20: HilariousPRICELESSAAcross 21: Bald person's envy, maybeMANEAAcross 22: "Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" writerLENINAAcross 23: Born yesterdayNAIVEAAcross 25: Balrog slayer, in fictionGANDALFAAcross 30: ErrsSINSAAcross 32: Case worker's org.?ABAAAcross 34: Stand for somethingEASELAAcross 35: GrindTOILAAcross 36: Expert with computersTECHYAAcross 39: Kudzu, e.g.VINEAAcross 40: Per ___ANNUMAAcross 42: With 49-Across, figure skating practiceTOEAAcross 43: Well-beingEASEAAcross 44: Novelty shop purchaseGAGGIFTAAcross 47: Dish often served with soy sauce or misoRAMENAAcross 49: See 42-AcrossLOOPSAAcross 51: Neighborhood vandalism ammoEGGSAAcross 53: Super item?MASTER KEYAAcross 57: Hardly close-mouthedAGAPEAAcross 59: It breaks the "I before E" ruleALPHABETAAcross 60: Lack of vitalityANEMIAAAcross 61: Many a role in the Jason Bourne filmsCIAAGENTAAcross 62: FrankDIRECTAAcross 63: Brandy brandHENNESSYAAcross 64: PigpensMESSESDDown 1: Springtime periodTHAWDDown 2: Stadium shout-outHIMOMDDown 3: M.V.P. of Super Bowls XLII and XLVIELIMANNINGDDown 4: U.C. Santa Cruz athleteBANANASLUGDDown 5: It borders the South China SeaBRUNEIDDown 6: Young and othersCYSDDown 7: Movie componentSCOREDDown 8: Contacting via Facebook, in a wayPOKINGDDown 9: Whistling thorn, e.g.ACACIADDown 10: Ingredient in Buffalo wingsCAYENNEDDown 11: Bionomics: Abbr.ECOLDDown 12: Part of a routineJOKEDDown 13: Interjection that comes from the Latin for "weary"ALASDDown 14: Billy famous for infomercialsMAYSDDown 20: Rite of passage participant, oftenPLEBEDDown 24: Industrial containerVATDDown 26: "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" authorDAVEEGGERSDDown 27: Quadrennial sporting eventASIANGAMESDDown 28: See-through objectLENSDDown 29: FugitateFLEEDDown 30: BuckSTAGDDown 31: Liberal arts college 20 minutes north of ManhattanIONADDown 33: CharadeACTDDown 37: Merry-go-round fixture, to a totHORSYDDown 38: ___ high (about that tall)YEADDown 41: Sales rep's reimbursement, maybeMILEAGEDDown 45: Big list makerFORBESDDown 46: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" hitmakers, with "the"TOKENSDDown 48: Bowser in the Super Mario series, e.g.MEANIEDDown 50: InconsequentialPETTYDDown 52: 10-Down, e.g.SPICEDDown 53: Physicist Ernst who studied shock wavesMACHDDown 54: "___ told often enough ..."ALIEDDown 55: RangeSPANDDown 56: Common conjunctionTHANDDown 58: ChowEATSDDown 60: Nelson, e.g.: Abbr.ADM