New York Times Answers - Thursday, 4th October 2012 There are 41 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 4th October 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Thrifty alternativeAVISAAcross 5: Signs of springCROCIAAcross 10: Feline face cleanersPAWSAAcross 14: Casino stockDICEAAcross 15: Shorten, maybeREHEMAAcross 16: SettledALITAAcross 17: Ceremonial military outfitDRESAAcross 18: -IFORMAAcross 19: LongPINEAAcross 20: Like the worst excuseLAMESTAAcross 22: ClinkHOOSEGOWAAcross 24: The girl from Ipanema?ELAAAcross 25: "You will be ___" (last line of "Wishin' and Hopin'")HISAAcross 27: Classic play whose title is an abbreviationRURAAcross 28: Dairy Queen treatCHOCOLATEAAcross 32: -DAEAAcross 35: Drum kit componentHIHATAAcross 37: "Oops, sorry"MYBADAAcross 38: Build on, with "to"ADDAAcross 39: Deuce followerADINAAcross 40: Govt. securityT-BILLAAcross 41: Certain spotTVADAAcross 42: "Delta of Venus" authorNINAAcross 43: Actress DavisGEENAAAcross 44: One carrying dust, maybeFAIRYAAcross 45: Hides, in a wayGOEAAcross 46: -DERGROUNDAAcross 48: Place for a particle acceleratorLABAAcross 49: Photoshop option: Abbr.ENLAAcross 50: Help-wanted lettersSOSAAcross 53: "Man who catch fly with chopstick accomplish anything" speakerMRMIYAGIAAcross 58: PassELAPSEAAcross 60: Director of "The Witches," 1990ROEGAAcross 61: OmitsLEAVEAAcross 63: -SAIDAAcross 64: Wolfe or Woolf, e.g.: Abbr.AUTHAAcross 65: W.W. II general nicknamed "Bombs Away"LEMAYAAcross 66: It begins at conceptionIDEAAAcross 67: GustoZESTAAcross 68: Ray varietySKATEAAcross 69: Crayola color since 1998FERNDDown 1: ConfuseADDLEDDown 2: Like some marketingVIRALDDown 3: Wet-bar convenienceICE MACHINEDDown 4: Mobutu ___ Seko (African despot)SESEDDown 5: Rotten Tomatoes contributorCRITICDDown 6: Dict., e.g.REFDDown 7: "You'd better watch out!"OHOHDDown 8: Dos minus dosCERODDown 9: Like vampiresIMMORTALDDown 10: Movie with a 9-year-old Best Supporting Actress winnerPAPERDDown 11: Character with the tagline "Booyakasha!"ALIGDDown 12: Major downer?WINODDown 13: FretSTEWDDown 21: Targeted launchSHOTDDown 23: Took to courtSUEDDDown 26: MelancholySOMBERDDown 29: Chinese dynastyHANDDown 30: DeceitfulLYINGDDown 31: DeafeningABLAREDDown 32: Kato Kaelin portrayer on "S.N.L."DAVIDSPADEDDown 33: Purim's monthADARDDown 34: WhirlEDDYDDown 35: "___ 'em!" (mob's cry)HANGDDown 36: Graphic beginning?IDIODDown 40: Tots' sports equipmentTEEBALLSDDown 41: WhupTANDDown 43: Greeting in OzGDAYDDown 44: Image on the "E.T." posterFULLDDown 47: Feature of Mike Wazowski in "Monsters, Inc."ONEEYEDDown 48: Work after work?LIGHTDDown 51: Basket materialOSIERDDown 52: Chair for CleopatraSEDANDDown 53: Singer JasonMRAZDDown 54: RakeROUEDDown 55: Team whose colors are blue and orangeMETSDDown 56: Tech whiz, sayGEEKDDown 57: Meaning of "Ich bin ein" in J.F.K.'s quoteIAMADDown 59: "In your dreams!"ASIFDDown 62: Big tankVAT