New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th August 2012 There are 21 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th August 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Category on CraigslistGARAGESALESAAcross 12: Unspoken agreementTACITAPPROVALAAcross 14: They're rarely played nowadaysEIGHTTRACKTAPESAAcross 16: How rainfall may be measuredPER YEARAAcross 17: ImbecilicASININEAAcross 18: Boston landmark, with "the"PRUAAcross 19: Needle point?: Abbr.ENEAAcross 20: Some ToyotasSOLARASAAcross 25: Subject of the book "Red Moon Rising"SPUTNIKAAcross 29: Early "cure" for tuberculosisDESERTCLIMATEAAcross 31: Like Jerusalem's Dome of the RockOCTAGONALAAcross 32: Puts barricades aroundPARTITIONSOFFAAcross 36: "Eureka" and "Excelsior"MOTTOESAAcross 37: HeapsPASSELSAAcross 39: Key abbreviationALTAAcross 40: CD-___ROMAAcross 41: Sulfide-containing groupPYRITESAAcross 46: "Honest to God!"ITSTRUEAAcross 50: Microsoft Windows gameSPIDERSOLITAIREAAcross 52: Openly attack en masseSTORMTHEGATESAAcross 53: Home of Sun Bowl StadiumELPASOTEXASDDown 1: Discussion stopperGAG RULEDDown 2: Acting up, in a wayACHYDDown 3: Diet ___RITEDDown 4: Girl/boy introATTADDown 5: "Oh, God!" co-starGARRDDown 6: It's got its standards: Abbr.E.P.A.DDown 6: It's got its standards: Abbr.EPADDown 7: Org. providing assistance to Afghans and PersiansSPCADDown 8: Scroll holdersARKSDDown 9: French novelist PierreLOTIDDown 10: ___ Longoria, 2008 A.L. Rookie of the YearEVANDDown 11: PerspicaciousSAPIENTDDown 12: Part of a car's steering systemTIE RODDDown 12: Part of a car's steering systemTIERODDDown 13: Gentle giant of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"LENNIEDDown 14: Omar in HollywoodEPPSDDown 15: CurrySEEKDDown 21: Somewhat, after "of"ASORTDDown 22: Page one is traditionally oneRECTODDown 23: ___ Abrams, character on "Glee"ARTIEDDown 24: Fantasy sports figuresSTATSDDown 25: One-masterSLOOPDDown 26: Outer earPINNADDown 27: Campus near the J.F.K. LibraryUMASSDDown 28: Giant bronze man in Greek mythTALOSDDown 30: Big budget item for "Avatar," brieflyCGIDDown 32: Sea fan colonistsPOLYPSDDown 33: Reduce through retirementATTRITEDDown 34: Carries back and forthFERRIESDDown 35: Prepares for baking, in a wayFLOURSDDown 36: Google ___MAPSDDown 38: Storybook pirateSMEEDDown 42: Target of a Fox hunt?IDOLDDown 43: One singing "Fight, fight, fight for Maryland!"TERPDDown 44: "Aunt" with a 1979 best sellerERMADDown 45: Onetime landers at LAXSSTSDDown 46: "Before ___ you go ..."ILETDDown 47: Old comics dogTIGEDDown 48: Classic Memphis-based record labelSTAXDDown 49: "I'm history"TATADDown 51: "Got ya!"OHO