New York Times Answers - Friday, 21st December 2012 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 21st December 2012. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: The 500s, in the Dewey Decimal Classification: Abbr.SCIAAcross 4: BarsESTOPSAAcross 10: Secretary of war under Theodore RooseveltTAFTAAcross 14: Not be underdressed?GOCOMMANDOAAcross 16: Polish border riverODRAAAcross 17: Winner of nine 2011 TonysTHEBOOKOFMORMONAAcross 19: PayoffsSOPSAAcross 20: Figure in a celebrated 2004 breakupKENAAcross 20: Figure in a celebrated 2004 breakupKEN.AAcross 21: OffERRINGAAcross 22: Stravinsky's "Le ___ du Printemps"SACREAAcross 24: CorrodesEATSINTOAAcross 26: MinimallyAT LEASTAAcross 28: Specialized in fiction, sayLIEDAAcross 29: Title girl in a John Cougar #1 hitDIANEAAcross 30: Female Arabic name meaning "peace"SALMAAAcross 32: "___ Fitz," old comic strip started by Mort WalkerMRSAAcross 32: "___ Fitz," old comic strip started by Mort WalkerMRS.AAcross 35: Director Thomas H. ___ of the silent eraINCEAAcross 36: Ring with a face attached?SKYPEAAcross 37: Crossjack, e.g.SAILAAcross 38: ___-specificAGEAAcross 39: One-___ACTERAAcross 40: "Twin Peaks" actor JackNANCEAAcross 41: Some hotels, for shortSROSAAcross 42: Hans Christian ___, pioneer of electromagnetismOERSTEDAAcross 44: EverythingTHEWORKSAAcross 48: Program blockerVCHIPAAcross 49: Antique dealer's transactionRESALEAAcross 50: Guadeloupe, par exempleILEAAcross 52: Suffix with methodICALAAcross 54: American diner favoriteAPPLEPIEALAMODEAAcross 57: 61-Across afflictionSTYEAAcross 58: Fad of 2010-11ANGRYBIRDSAAcross 59: "Bonanza" brotherHOSSAAcross 60: "Who ___?"DOESNTAAcross 61: See 57-AcrossEYEDDown 1: Some officers: Abbr.SGTSDDown 2: Working like Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, sayCOHOSTINGDDown 3: F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, with "The"ICEPALACEDDown 4: Music genreEMODDown 5: Beats decisively, in slangSMOKESDDown 6: Bit of filmingTAKEDDown 7: Two-___ONONEDDown 8: Certain e-mail attachmentPDFDDown 9: "Whenever"SOMETIMEDDown 10: R-rated or higher, sayTORRIDDDown 11: Frequenter of Web forums: Abbr.ADMINDDown 12: False personalityFRONTDDown 13: "Romance de Barrio," e.g.TANGODDown 15: X-ratedOBSCENEDDown 18: By land ___ORSEADDown 23: Singer Corinne Bailey ___RAEDDown 25: Gridiron starALLPRODDown 26: 1998 hit that begins "___, I do believe I failed you"ADIADDown 27: "You shouldn't have done that"TSKTSKDDown 31: Word often uttered with a saluteAYEDDown 32: Legendary creature similar to the SphinxMANTICOREDDown 33: Certain irrigated croplandRICE PADDYDDown 34: Go downhill fast?SLEDDDown 36: Bridge needSCOREPADDDown 37: Fresh fish dishSASHIMIDDown 39: Play ___ inAROLEDDown 40: Atomic energy org.NRCDDown 41: Marshy tractsSWALESDDown 43: Crabtree & ___, retailer of body productsEVELYNDDown 44: Lay waste toTRASHDDown 45: Up onHEPTODDown 46: Annual athletes' awardsESPYSDDown 47: Long boutSIEGEDDown 51: "___ and the Real Girl" (2007 Ryan Gosling film)LARSDDown 53: ___-majestéLESEDDown 55: Sea goddess who saved OdysseusINODDown 56: U.S. dance grp.ABT