New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th August 2012 There are 39 across clues and 31 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DropletBEADAAcross 5: They're seen on the neckFRETSAAcross 10: Small stepATOBAAcross 14: Turning pointAXLEAAcross 15: Caravan parking spot?OASISAAcross 16: Club of songCOPAAAcross 17: It comes out of a trunkLIMBAAcross 18: UpRISENAAcross 19: Part of FEMA: Abbr.EMERAAcross 20: "There's no hope!"ITSUSELESSAAcross 22: Objet ___DARTAAcross 23: With 24- and 45-Across, game represented by this completed puzzle's gridTICAAcross 24: See 23-AcrossTACAAcross 25: Imitator of Bush the elder on "S.N.L."DANACARVEYAAcross 32: Salmon varietyCOHOAAcross 33: SpoilRUINAAcross 34: Teacher's note on a failing testSEEMEAAcross 35: "... and she bare ___": Ruth 4:13ASONAAcross 36: Rat-___ATATAAcross 37: Line at an airportTAXISAAcross 38: Mad Libs specificationNOUNAAcross 39: Be blueMOPEAAcross 40: "The First Time ___ Saw Your Face" (Roberta Flack #1 hit)EVERIAAcross 41: River of YorkOUSEAAcross 42: Chemical suffixesANESAAcross 43: Common restaurant fishRED SNAPPERAAcross 45: See 23-AcrossTOEAAcross 46: Turn blue, maybeDYEAAcross 47: Mini-terrorsIMPSAAcross 49: Handle onlineSCREENNAMEAAcross 56: Common restaurant fishSOLEAAcross 57: Force outEXILEAAcross 58: Old-timey oathEGADAAcross 59: Calendar heading: Abbr.TUESAAcross 60: Like a mouseTIMIDAAcross 61: Tear apartRENDAAcross 62: Flat soundSSSSAAcross 63: Fearful sortSISSYAAcross 64: Turning heads, perhapsSEXYDDown 1: Island with a Hindu majorityBALIDDown 2: Way outEXITDDown 3: Form of reliefALMSDDown 4: Society add-onsDEBUTANTESDDown 5: Rain man?FORECASTERDDown 6: Skateboard park featureRAILDDown 7: In ___ (actually)ESSEDDown 8: RelationshipsTIESDDown 9: Employee data: Abbr.SSNSDDown 10: Whizzed throughACEDDDown 11: Classic Andy Warhol subjectTOMATOSOUPDDown 12: Place to take binocularsOPERA HOUSEDDown 13: 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist in gymnasticsBARTCONNERDDown 21: Dog commandSICDDown 25: Playmakers?DRAMATISTSDDown 26: IndependentAUTONOMOUSDDown 27: "Fame" actressNIAPEEPLESDDown 28: Tear apart, old-styleREAVEDDown 29: In distressVEXEDDDown 30: Gulf mogulsEMIRSDDown 31: "You betcha!"YESINDEEDYDDown 32: Aids for camp chefsCANOPENERSDDown 44: Objectivist RandAYNDDown 48: School period: Abbr.SESSDDown 49: They usually end at sixSETSDDown 50: Roman 112CXIIDDown 51: Eyeglass holdersRIMSDDown 52: New Haven alumniELISDDown 53: Writer JamesAGEEDDown 54: Language known to native speakers as GaelgMANXDDown 55: It's a small whirl after allEDDY