New York Times Answers - Friday, 14th December 2012 There are 35 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 14th December 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: She often wears hand-me-downsSISAAcross 4: 2010 best seller by Michael LewisTHEBIGSHORTAAcross 15: Homewrecker?TNTAAcross 16: Fever that reached America in the mid-1960sBEATLEMANIAAAcross 17: Org. fighting decayADAAAcross 18: Nominee who was the subject of a 2006 filibuster attemptSAMUELALITOAAcross 19: Major Eur. oil exporterNORWAAcross 21: Matter found in briefs?RESAAcross 22: Digital evidence?PRINTSAAcross 23: Toss down tequila, e.g.DOSHOTSAAcross 25: Comedian/rapper WilliamsKATTAAcross 26: One may service an organARTERYAAcross 27: Relative of John BullUNCLE SAMAAcross 31: CarousalSPREEAAcross 32: Not clear, in a waySMOKYAAcross 33: Special handlingTLCAAcross 34: They indicate shynessIOUSAAcross 35: Bazooka Joe's companyTOPPSAAcross 36: StiffPRIMAAcross 37: Sleepy co-worker?DOCAAcross 38: Rascal, in slangGANEFAAcross 39: Shooter favored by Henri Cartier-BressonLEICAAAcross 40: Large hunter with a shaggy gray coatELKHOUNDAAcross 42: PercolateSEEPINAAcross 43: Adept arguer: Abbr.ATTYAAcross 44: Virtuous behaviors, in HinduismDHARMASAAcross 45: EndDEMISEAAcross 48: Due tripledSEIAAcross 49: Contemporary of O. HenrySAKIAAcross 50: L'Oréal spokeswoman of the 2000sEVALONGORIAAAcross 53: It's a signLEOAAcross 54: Wake up and smell the coffeeFACEREALITYAAcross 55: Political adviser NofzigerLYNAAcross 56: Sea novel by James Fenimore CooperTHEREDROVERAAcross 57: Lottery lettersSSSDDown 1: Take no preventive actionSTANDASIDEDDown 2: Amenity in some 30-DownINDOORPOOLDDown 3: Transported by a big nameSTAR-STRUCKDDown 3: Transported by a big nameSTARSTRUCKDDown 4: "Sullivan & Son" airerTBSDDown 5: UnrestrainedHEARTYDDown 6: ___ House (Los Angeles landmark of modern architecture)EAMESDDown 7: Energy qtys.BTUSDDown 8: Trinité, e.g.ILEDDown 9: Flexible injury soothersGELPACKSDDown 10: One way to dressSMARTLYDDown 11: Cubic crystals with perfect cleavageHALITEDDown 12: "Go ___!"ONINDDown 13: "Nuts" director, 1987RITTDDown 14: Ute Peak's countyTAOSDDown 20: Cries on a rideWHEESDDown 24: Bed rock?OREDDown 24: Bed rock?ORE.DDown 25: Publisher with a borzoi logoKNOPFDDown 27: Worked on a fieldUMPEDDDown 28: Chains of chains, oftenSTRIPMALLSDDown 29: 2001 Best New Artist Grammy winnerALICIAKEYSDDown 30: They stand out in the neighborhoodMCMANSIONSDDown 32: FellaSONNYDDown 35: Took up the slack?TAUTENEDDDown 36: EqualsPEERSDDown 38: Became peevedGOTSOREDDown 39: Low location?LEADDown 41: Whom a hack watches out forHAILERDDown 42: Follower of AliSHI'ITEDDown 42: Follower of AliSHIITEDDown 44: Dict. infoDERIVDDown 45: MagicianlikeDEFTDDown 46: Cole Porter's "Well, Did You ___?"EVAHDDown 47: Police supplyMACEDDown 48: Unbanded?SOLODDown 51: Fish with poisonous roeGARDDown 52: Scottish portAYR