New York Times Answers - Thursday, 23rd August 2012 There are 38 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 23rd August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Director RothELIAAcross 4: Biblical word on a wallMENEAAcross 8: Something hidden, perhapsAGENDAAAcross 14: Edna Ferber novelCIMARRONAAcross 16: MultitudeLEGIONAAcross 17: EffronteryHAPZTUHCAAcross 18: A speedster may do itEIGHTYAAcross 19: AboutOR SOAAcross 20: LugPELHCSAAcross 22: N.L. East city: Abbr.ATLAAcross 23: Bat woodASHAAcross 24: AOL, for oneISPAAcross 27: Mères' chargesBEBESAAcross 31: BuddyrooPALAAcross 33: GossipATNEYAAcross 35: StillEVEN SOAAcross 37: ___ sleepREMAAcross 39: Fails to beISNTAAcross 40: Title on certain language videos ... with a hint to entering six answers in this puzzleLEARNINGYIDDISHAAcross 43: DiggingINTOAAcross 44: Cuisine whose staple food is sticky riceLAOAAcross 45: Competition for truckersROADEOAAcross 46: ButterfingersZTULKAAcross 48: Walk-___ONSAAcross 50: Liquid fatOLEINAAcross 51: Gift that's hard to believeE.S.P.AAcross 51: Gift that's hard to believeESPAAcross 52: Kind of cardATMAAcross 54: Slalom pathESSAAcross 56: Offer unwanted adviceZTIBIKAAcross 58: "Now!"ASAPAAcross 62: So very veryALL TOOAAcross 66: Shoot the breezeEZOOMHCSAAcross 68: Genre for Q-TipHIP-HOPAAcross 69: Bubble makersAERATORSAAcross 70: Size upASSESSAAcross 71: Concordes, e.g.SSTSAAcross 72: Lick, sayWETDDown 1: ParrotECHODDown 2: "A ___ should have a good memory": QuintilianLIARDDown 3: Some World of Warcraft figuresIMPSDDown 4: Villain player in "Rocky III"MRTDDown 5: Go offERUPTDDown 6: Worthless, as an assistantNOHELPDDown 7: Abbr. on a business letterENCLDDown 8: Smart ___ALECSDDown 9: Woman with many fans?GEISHADDown 10: Item in a spoon raceEGGDDown 11: Fed. research org.NIHDDown 12: Modern address featureDOTDDown 13: "___ advice?"ANYDDown 15: Kind of dyeAZODDown 21: ___ Joel Osment of "The Sixth Sense"HALEYDDown 22: Part of A.M.A.: Abbr.ASSNDDown 24: Like some pitched ballsINSIDEDDown 25: Martial arts instructorSENSEIDDown 26: Popular programming languagePYTHONDDown 27: Locale of some Mayan ruinsBELIZEDDown 28: Caterers' bookingsEVENTSDDown 29: RaggedBEAT-UPDDown 30: Sign upENROLDDown 32: .93% of the earth's atmosphereARGONDDown 34: Like some poolsTIDALDDown 36: It may be struck in a fieldOILDDown 38: It spent 5,519 days in orbitMIRDDown 41: Biblical woman who changed her name to MaraNAOMIDDown 42: Ski-___DOOSDDown 47: BuzzersKAZOOSDDown 49: GrabsSEIZESDDown 53: Sporty car roofsTTOPSDDown 55: Article of female tennis attireSKORTDDown 57: Arthur and BenaderetBEASDDown 58: Qty.AMTDDown 59: Look pregnantSHOWDDown 60: Israeli portACREDDown 61: "Hey you!"PSSTDDown 62: Cry made with a raised index fingerAHADDown 63: Fleur-de-___LISDDown 64: CD predecessorsLPSDDown 65: Café alternativeTHEDDown 67: Alliance created in '48OAS