New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 22nd August 2012 There are 42 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 22nd August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Either of two Syrian presidentsASSADAAcross 6: "Spring forward" inits.DSTAAcross 9: "Oleanna" playwrightMAMETAAcross 14: Bather's scrubberLOOFAAAcross 15: When to observe 6-Across in FranceETEAAcross 16: Hoopster StoudemireAMAREAAcross 17: Humanoid of Jewish folkloreGOLEMAAcross 18: Elbow-benderSOTAAcross 19: ___ Hart ("Chicago" role)ROXIEAAcross 20: Marsh rodentsWATERRATSAAcross 23: Mil. headquartersCMDAAcross 26: Country associated with 38-/40-/41-AcrossGERMANYAAcross 27: They're flashed at guardsIDSAAcross 30: "Babes in Toyland" composerHERBERTAAcross 32: Wall St. statP/E RATIOAAcross 34: Wings, in zoologyALAEAAcross 35: Golfer Aoki and othersISAOSAAcross 37: Comparative wordTHANAAcross 38: With 40- and 41-Across, 18th-century literary and musical movementSTURMAAcross 40: See 38-AcrossUNDAAcross 41: See 38-AcrossDRANGAAcross 42: Aircraft velocity figureGROUNDSPEEDAAcross 45: With 47-Across, writer associated with 38-/40-/41-AcrossJOHANNAAcross 47: See 45-AcrossGOETHEAAcross 50: 90 degrees from NordOSTAAcross 51: SiriusDOG STARAAcross 55: Vintner's prefixOENAAcross 56: PermeateIMBUEAAcross 58: GPS suggestion: Abbr.RTEAAcross 59: What much space junk is inORBITAAcross 61: Time for both hands to be upNOONAAcross 62: Sen. RubioMARCOAAcross 64: "All yours!"HEREAAcross 65: Morales of "Caprica"ESAIAAcross 66: Worth a 10IDEALAAcross 67: ___ and terminerOYERAAcross 68: Word before poor or cheapDIRTAAcross 69: Remainder, in RouenRESTEAAcross 70: Moor growthMOSSAAcross 71: Radical org. of the '60sSDSAAcross 72: Camels' pit stopsOASESAAcross 73: Sightseer's rideBUSDDown 1: "Solve for x" subj.ALGDDown 2: The Great Lakes' ___ LocksSOODDown 3: G, in the key of CSOLDDown 4: Not manyA FEWDDown 5: Price to pay, informallyDAMAGEDDown 6: Palm Springs paper, with "the"DESERTSUNDDown 7: With 36- and 53-Down, translation of 38-/40-/41-AcrossSTORMDDown 8: Four-footersTETRAPODSDDown 9: Joan of Arc, notablyMARTYRDDown 10: Pal of AndyAMOSDDown 11: Peak, slangilyMAXDDown 12: "___ tu"ERIDDown 13: Pipe jointTEEDDown 21: Actress PoloTERIDDown 22: Hydrocarbon suffixesANESDDown 23: Cartoonist AddamsCHASDDown 24: Go softMELTDDown 25: Place for an English king?DRAUGHTBOARDDDown 27: One of Sam's tunes in "Casablanca"ITHADTOBEYOUDDown 28: Gorilla expert FosseyDIANDDown 29: "Yesterday" or "Tomorrow"SONGDDown 31: "It gets late early out there" speakerBERRADDown 33: "... poem lovely as ___"ATREEDDown 36: See 7-DownANDDDown 39: Earth, to the FrenchMONDEDDown 41: Río ___ (African region)DEORODDown 43: South American cardinal?UNODDown 44: Links org.PGADDown 45: YokedJOINEDDDown 46: Absorption processOSMOSISDDown 48: Paris Hilton, for oneHEIRESSDDown 49: Punches in, sayENTERSDDown 52: Egg ratingGRADEADDown 53: See 7-DownSTRESSDDown 54: Mexican beer brandTECATEDDown 57: Rod and radUNITSDDown 60: Equilateral figureRHOMBDDown 62: "The Tilled Field" painter JoanMIRODDown 63: World Cup chantsOLES