New York Times Answers - Sunday, 31st August 2014 There are 65 across clues and 71 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Sunday, 31st August 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Halle Berry was once runner-up for thisMISSUSAAAcross 8: ForeheadsBROWSAAcross 13: Hanes competitorBVDAAcross 16: Identify on FacebookTAGAAcross 19: Ties upENLACESAAcross 20: French filmmaker who led the Cinéma Pur movementRENECLAIRAAcross 22: When Earth Day is celebrated: Abbr.APRAAcross 23: Jewish bread/Played, as a violin/Throw (1950)CHALLAHBOWEDHEAVEAAcross 25: Tan line producer, maybeBRAAAcross 26: Ring materialCANVASAAcross 27: ___ cloud (source of comets)OORTAAcross 28: Org. in "The Sopranos"FBIAAcross 29: Spend time in idle reverieMOONAAcross 30: One quarter of a quartetALTOAAcross 31: Toyota rival/Measure of power/Insult (1954)HONDAWATTAFFRONTAAcross 36: Parisian possessiveSESAAcross 37: Sound unitsBELSAAcross 38: Strip club fixturePOLEAAcross 39: Anagram - and synonym - of 71-AcrossAYESAAcross 40: Peace in the Middle EastSALAAMAAcross 42: Forbes competitorINCAAcross 44: Ca, Ce, Co or CuELEMAAcross 47: Reside/Savage/Puzzle (out)/Wash (2013)DWELLFIERCESUSSLAVEAAcross 53: Greatly desired objectsGRAILSAAcross 54: Any of the "South Park" charactersTOONAAcross 55: Strike concernPAYAAcross 56: Kiss's partnerTELLAAcross 58: BananasNUTSOAAcross 59: Number by a door?CAROLAAcross 61: Islamic spiritJINNAAcross 62: Inner: PrefixENTOAAcross 63: Dating service datumAGEAAcross 64: Hooligan/Strange/Silo contents (1972)THUGODDFODDERAAcross 68: Only non-U.S. M.L.B. team: Abbr.TORAAcross 69: Some cameras, for shortSLRSAAcross 71: See 39-AcrossYEASAAcross 72: Like a milquetoastWUSSYAAcross 73: Complete reversalU-TURNAAcross 75: Comedian KevinHARTAAcross 76: SeedPITAAcross 77: Obama follower?CAREAAcross 78: Sad newsASHAMEAAcross 79: Wildlife protector/Difficult/Hotel door feature (1980)WARDENHAIRYPEEPHOLEAAcross 84: Have the leadSTARAAcross 85: "Chances ___ ..."AREAAcross 86: Load bearer?HAMPERAAcross 87: Memo openerINREAAcross 90: California roll ingredientCRABAAcross 93: "That's what she ___"SAIDAAcross 94: Road block?JAMAAcross 97: "In what way?"/Like overcooked steak/Possess/European capital on a gulf (1985)HOWTOUGHHAVERIGAAAcross 102: Get whippedLOSEAAcross 103: British author who wrote "The Old Devils"AMISAAcross 104: "___ man!"BEAAAcross 105: Oklahoma tribeOTOEAAcross 106: Brave group, informally?NLEASTAAcross 108: Kind of gardenZENAAcross 109: What you get when you say 23-, 31-, 47-, 64-, 79- or 97-Across out loudBESTPICTUREWINNERAAcross 113: Meringue ingredientEGGAAcross 114: P.O.W.'s, e.g.INTERNEESAAcross 115: Rush-hour subway rider, facetiouslySARDINEAAcross 116: ___ Islas FilipinasLASAAcross 117: "Inglourious Basterds" org.OSSAAcross 118: ___ nousENTREAAcross 119: Holes in shoesEYELETSDDown 1: Shopping malls on Black Friday, e.g.MECCASDDown 2: Scarf downINHALEDDown 3: Some wide receiver routesSLANTSDDown 4: Round of shotsSALVODDown 5: Campus attended by Elle in "Legally Blonde"UCLADDown 6: Beach homes?SEASHELLSDDown 7: Kind of blondASHDDown 8: Ponder, with "on"BROODDDown 9: Prepare to put back in the fridge, sayREWRAPDDown 10: Pair of socks?ONETWODDown 11: UniteWEDDDown 12: Duke, e.g.: Abbr.SCHDDown 13: Start of a children's rhymeBAABAADDown 14: Make more intense, as colorsVIVIFYDDown 15: Rap mogul, brieflyDREDDown 16: ProhibitedTABOODDown 17: Where a golf fairway transitions into a greenAPRONDDown 18: President after JohnsonGRANTDDown 21: One half of a 10-DownLEFTDDown 24: Growing art form?BONSAIDDown 29: Fred Flintstone's bossMRSLATEDDown 32: Minnesota's St. ___ CollegeOLAFDDown 33: StrangeALIENDDown 34: Heavenly bodies?TENSDDown 35: MoodFEELDDown 37: Plebiscite, e.g.BALLOTDDown 40: Número of Mexican states that border the U.S.SEISDDown 41: Subway systemsMETROSDDown 43: Figures on some Valentine's Day cardsCUPIDSDDown 45: UltimateEVENTUALDDown 46: "Careless Hands" croonerMELTORMEDDown 47: Narcs enforce themDRUGLAWSDDown 48: Marsh rodentWATER RATDDown 49: CrossROODDDown 50: It was satirized in "Dr. Strangelove"COLD WARDDown 51: Kind of blondSANDYDDown 52: Last word of an annual holiday songSYNEDDown 53: GrindGNASHDDown 57: "S.N.L." producer MichaelsLORNEDDown 59: Bring up to speedCUEINDDown 60: First name in mysteriesAGATHADDown 61: Rachel's firstborn, in the BibleJOSEPHDDown 65: Build upHYPEDDown 66: Alecto, Megaera or TisiphoneFURYDDown 67: Made hasteRUSHEDDDown 70: Some shipping routesSTRAITSDDown 74: One of the superheroes in 2012's "The Avengers"THORDDown 77: Former Oldsmobile modelCIERADDown 78: Road starting at the Porta CapenaAPPIAN WAYDDown 80: Film villain with prosthetic handsDRNODDown 81: CheekyARCHDDown 82: Less puzzlingEASIERDDown 83: Kindle purchase, in briefEMAGDDown 88: "Daniel in the Lions' Den" artistRUBENSDDown 89: DischargesEGESTSDDown 91: Long-legged shorebirdAVOCETDDown 92: SurpassBETTERDDown 94: "Happy Days" girlJOANIEDDown 95: Green lightASSENTDDown 96: 96 for Big Ben, heightwiseMETRESDDown 97: Eye shadeHAZELDDown 98: Symbol for ohmsOMEGADDown 99: Common bar foodWINGSDDown 100: Kind of mailHATEDDown 101: Get upROUSEDDown 102: Three-time French Open champLENDLDDown 107: Euros replaced themLIREDDown 109: Work for Plutarch, informallyBIODDown 110: Not post-PREDDown 111: Hog's Head, in the Harry Potter booksINNDDown 112: Tip of the tongue?ESE