New York Times Answers - Friday, 4th July 2014 There are 32 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 4th July 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Quickly gets good atTAKESTOAAcross 8: Summer hatBOATERAAcross 14: RestrainedONALEASHAAcross 16: "This isn't a good time"IMBUSYAAcross 17: First-century governor of Britain, whose name was Latin for "farmer"AGRICOLAAAcross 18: Signer of the Kansas-Nebraska ActPIERCEAAcross 19: Trade fair presentationDEMOAAcross 20: It means "council" in RussianSOVIETAAcross 22: ApprehendNABAAcross 23: Roofing materialSLATEAAcross 25: Cut shortENDAAcross 26: Membre de la famillePEREAAcross 27: Compact Chevys of oldNOVASAAcross 30: G-rated oathFUDGEAAcross 31: Poll calculationMARGIN OF ERRORAAcross 34: "While we're on the topic ..."BEFOREIFORGETAAcross 35: Marked by hostilities?BATTLE-SCARREDAAcross 36: One of the KennedysETHELAAcross 37: Manhattan Project scientistFERMIAAcross 38: Emblem on Captain America's shieldSTARAAcross 39: All you can take with one handPOTAAcross 40: "Frida" actress HayekSALMAAAcross 45: Williams nicknamed "The Kid"TEDAAcross 46: Field stripFURROWAAcross 49: Automaker that introduced heated front seatsSAABAAcross 50: 1950 short-story collection by AsimovIROBOTAAcross 52: Cork barIRISHPUBAAcross 54: Dry upRUN OUTAAcross 54: Dry upRUNOUTAAcross 55: Cause for complaintPET PEEVEAAcross 56: Phalanx weaponsSPEARSAAcross 57: "Through the Dark Continent" author, 1878STANLEYDDown 1: Witches' brew ingredientsTOADSDDown 2: Being in heavenANGELDDown 3: Cosmic paybackKARMADDown 4: "I have measured out my life with coffee spoons" writerELIOTDDown 5: Brief waitSECDDown 6: Stop along the Santa Fe trailTAOSDDown 7: Four-time host of the Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsOSLODDown 8: Upstanding one?BIPEDDDown 9: Pass overOMITDDown 10: Bart and Lisa's grandpaABEDDown 11: Betrayed embarrassmentTURNEDREDDDown 12: Not-so-fast food?ESCARGOTDDown 13: Amber-colored brewRYEBEERDDown 15: Send-off for the dear departed?HAVEANICETRIPDDown 21: To such an extentIN SO FARDDown 21: To such an extentINSOFARDDown 24: RegisterENROLLDDown 26: EmptyPURGEDDown 28: Creature outwitted by Hop-o'-My-ThumbOGREDDown 29: Tries to winVIESFORDDown 30: Columbian Exposition engineerFERRISDDown 31: Addictive analgesicMETHADONEDDown 32: Beauty magazine photo captionAFTERDDown 33: Bit of paperworkFORMDDown 34: Call from homeBATTERUPDDown 35: Rouses to actionBESTIRSDDown 39: Finishing strokesPUTTSDDown 41: PastyASHENDDown 42: Name tag locationLAPELDDown 43: "Never trust a woman who wears ___" (line from "The Picture of Dorian Gray")MAUVEDDown 44: "The Name of the Rose" settingABBEYDDown 46: Two by two?FOURDDown 47: Veins' contentsORESDDown 48: Olympic skater KatarinaWITTDDown 51: Burlesque accessoryBOADDown 53: Body treatment facilitySPA