New York Times Answers - Thursday, 22nd March 2012 There are 30 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 22nd March 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The Rhinemaidens in the "Ring" cycle, e.g.SPRITESAAcross 8: Cracks upGOESMADAAcross 15: Hot stuffEROTICAAAcross 16: Went for on a gut feelingRANWITHAAcross 17: Wing partAILERONAAcross 18: Their images are out of this worldATLASESAAcross 19: Entrees for one of Dion's backup singers?BELMONTSTEAKSAAcross 21: Ballpark figs.ESTSAAcross 22: "Who's there?" replyITISIAAcross 23: Weapon in some raidsUZIAAcross 26: W.W. II arenaETOAAcross 27: Late-night TBS showCONANAAcross 29: Old royalTSARAAcross 30: Discounts at garages?PARKINGBREAKSAAcross 34: Laulau side dishPOIAAcross 35: SingerRATAAcross 36: Severely reduced wagers?CHOPPEDSTAKESAAcross 43: Circus soundsOOHSAAcross 44: "... ___ wed"ITHEEAAcross 45: Like a line whose slope is zero: Abbr.HORAAcross 48: SweetheartGEMAAcross 49: Forum garbTOGAEAAcross 51: ___ ValleyNAPAAAcross 52: What mechanics may do as part of a tuneup?SERVICEBRAKESAAcross 56: Irish lassCOLLEENAAcross 58: Ones requesting seconds?DUELERSAAcross 59: PrimedONALERTAAcross 60: Not so fastGRADUALAAcross 61: Showed reverence for, in a wayBOWEDTOAAcross 62: Orbital figureELLIPSEDDown 1: One making camp?SEABEEDDown 2: White-collar workerPRIESTDDown 3: Antique desk featureROLLTOPDDown 4: Celebrity couples, usuallyITEMSDDown 5: Rookie: Var.TIRODDown 6: Big campaign topic: Abbr.ECONDDown 7: "Great" part for DuvallSANTINIDDown 8: Danger for wearers of high-heel shoesGRATINGDDown 9: O. Henry Award winner for "In the Region of Ice" (1967) and "The Dead" (1973)OATESDDown 10: China's Zhou ___ENLAIDDown 11: Valentine letters?SWAKDDown 12: Wearer of a crown since 1952MISSUSADDown 13: Absorbed the cost ofATEDDown 14: Some A.L. battersDHSDDown 20: "South Park" boySTANDDown 24: Ringo's drumming sonZAKDDown 25: Grp. with a complex codeIRSDDown 27: ShortenCROPDDown 28: 1930s migrantOKIEDDown 29: Casse-___ (French brainteaser)TETEDDown 31: Many downloadsAPPSDDown 32: "Bramble ___" (book of Robert Bridges poems)BRAEDDown 33: Casino collectorRAKEDDown 36: Certain toothCOGDDown 37: Flat-headed toolHOEDDown 38: Current principleOHM'S LAWDDown 39: Start chowing downDIG INTODDown 40: Opposite of legato: Abbr.STACDDown 41: U2 memberTHEEDGEDDown 42: DisturbSHAKE-UPDDown 42: DisturbSHAKEUPDDown 46: Met expectations?OPERASDDown 47: Brawl in the backwoodsRASSLEDDown 49: In a tough spotTREEDDDown 50: PlainOVERTDDown 51: Silents star NitaNALDIDDown 53: Palindromic magazine titleELLEDDown 54: Small knotBURLDDown 55: Very, informallyREALDDown 56: Ear piece?COBDDown 57: Celebrity widowed in 1980ONO