New York Times Answers - Friday, 20th April 2012 There are 36 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 20th April 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One with a famous opening act?ALI BABAAAcross 8: Invite out forASKTOAAcross 13: They get the scoop at workSODAJERKSAAcross 16: RunBLEEDAAcross 17: Trying to win a radio contest, sayCALLINGINAAcross 18: Figure in a doctor's officeCOPAYAAcross 19: Light breakfastONEEGGAAcross 20: Liberal opening?NEOAAcross 22: Notes come out of themATMSAAcross 23: Old game co. that made D&DTSRAAcross 24: Tree with catkinsALDERAAcross 26: Temporary retirements?NAPSAAcross 27: IntrepidityVALORAAcross 29: "The Sorrows of Young Werther" authorGOETHEAAcross 31: Runs out of energyDIESAAcross 33: Fix upREHABAAcross 35: "Holy cow!"BOYAAcross 36: Frustratingly difficultLIKEHERDINGCATSAAcross 39: Suffix with CaesarEANAAcross 40: ExcreteEGESTAAcross 41: Swing wildlyYO-YOAAcross 42: 11-Down, usuallyGLOSSYAAcross 44: ArgumentPOINTAAcross 46: Part of the intro to a piece of "Champagne Music"ATWOAAcross 47: Area in front of a basketball net, informallyPAINTAAcross 49: ___-bearSHEAAcross 52: Allocation of some pork spending?LOINAAcross 53: A.L. East squad, on scoreboardsTORAAcross 54: Quickly mountLEAPONAAcross 57: Bit of funny businessANTICAAcross 59: Fools aroundKILLSTIMEAAcross 61: Advertiser with a computer-generated mascotGEICOAAcross 62: Game that gave rise to the expression "ace in the hole"STUD POKERAAcross 63: Thomas Cromwell's earldomESSEXAAcross 64: Positive or negativeNON-ZEROAAcross 64: Positive or negativeNONZERODDown 1: Fred has one in "Scooby-Doo" cartoonsASCOTDDown 2: Assistance for short people?LOANSDDown 3: Thumb twiddlerIDLERDDown 4: Roll in a fieldBALEDDown 5: Do ___ (celebrate, sort of)AJIGDDown 6: Player losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI or XXIIIBENGALDDown 7: Intl. soccer powerhouseARGDDown 8: Original airer of "The Jetsons"ABCDDown 9: ___ Crosley, author of the 2008 best seller "I Was Told There'd Be Cake"SLOANEDDown 10: Held backKEPTATBAYDDown 11: Item in a trophy caseTEAMPHOTODDown 12: Cross-country trips, perhapsODYSSEYSDDown 14: Soul mateKINDREDSPIRITDDown 15: N.F.L. All-Pro player ChrisSNEEDDown 21: What a fugue may be written forORGANDDown 25: "Passage to Marseille" actor, 1944LORREDDown 27: Valve opening?VEEDDown 28: Some flakesASHESDDown 30: Specialty docOBGYNDDown 31: Connection indicatorsDIALTONESDDown 32: "You're telling me!"IKNOWITISDDown 34: Discover, as a solutionHITONDDown 36: 21, oftenLEGAL AGEDDown 37: 2011 revolution localeEGYPTDDown 38: Item in a tent, maybeCOTDDown 43: "Ooh-la-la!"SONICEDDown 45: "Better than nothing"ITLLDODDown 48: Informal approvalsAOKSDDown 49: Shoot upSPIKEDDown 50: "Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)" artist, 1876HOMERDDown 51: When to celebrate el Día de los ReyesENERODDown 55: "Outside the Lines" airerESPNDDown 56: ComprehensiveATOZDDown 58: Boat navigator, informallyCOXDDown 60: "___ Yu" (collection also known as "The Analects of Confucius")LUN