New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 23rd December 2014 There are 35 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 23rd December 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Espresso and cappuccinoCOFFEESAAcross 8: 2014 World Series winnersGIANTSAAcross 14: Become rustedOXIDIZEAAcross 15: Largest country in Africa since the breakup of Sudan in 2011ALGERIAAAcross 17: Illuminated from behindREARLITAAcross 18: Bright, as a fireBLAZINGAAcross 19: Tonsil docENTAAcross 20: One helping an addictENABLERAAcross 22: Spell-offBEEAAcross 23: SnickerTEEHEEAAcross 24: ___ flashNEWSAAcross 25: Like Santa's helpersELFINAAcross 28: Coarse, as humorEARTHYAAcross 31: New York Stock Exchange symbolBULLAAcross 32: PaleWANAAcross 33: Mad ___HATTERAAcross 37: BuddyBROAAcross 38: Wayward offspring, informallyBADSEEDAAcross 40: Day-___GLOAAcross 41: Kebab stickSKEWERAAcross 43: General on Chinese menusTSOAAcross 44: "Sands of Iwo ___"JIMAAAcross 45: FanaticMANIACAAcross 47: Attempt, as a field goalGO FORAAcross 48: Org. in the "Dirty Harry" moviesSFPDAAcross 51: Fend off, as mosquitoesSLAPATAAcross 53: "We Three Kings of Orient ___"AREAAcross 54: VexesRANKLESAAcross 56: SnatchNABAAcross 59: Take back, as a false chargeRETRACTAAcross 61: Milan opera houseLASCALAAAcross 63: Rapper with the 1991 hit "Rico Suave"GERARDOAAcross 64: Greek personification of the outer seaOCEANUSAAcross 65: CommandeerHIJACKAAcross 66: Clichéd gift on Mother's DayPERFUMEDDown 1: CenterCOREDDown 2: Plural animal name that does not end in "-s"OXENDDown 3: Italian carmakerFIATDDown 4: Fireside chat prezFDRDDown 5: Brennan of "Private Benjamin"EILEENDDown 6: Online publicationEZINEDDown 7: Advance, as a clockSET AHEADDDown 8: Ibsen's "Hedda ___"GABLERDDown 9: "Winnie ___ Pu"ILLEDDown 10: Lab culture mediumAGARDDown 11: Pince-___ (glasses that clip to the nose)NEZDDown 12: Cree, Creek or CrowTRIBEDDown 13: MuscleSINEWDDown 16: The 13 of PG-13 and 17 of NC-17AGESDDown 21: Storied locale for the circled letters in 8- and 65-AcrossBEANSTALKDDown 23: Dusk-dawn connectorTILDDown 24: WaPo competitorNYTDDown 25: DeclinesEBBSDDown 26: Lie in waitLURKDDown 27: Ice massFLOEDDown 29: "The Cosby Show" sonTHEODDown 30: DupedHADDDown 32: Give a heads-upWARNDDown 34: Weekly "Whew!"TGIFDDown 35: Ticklish red MuppetELMODDown 36: Engine sound at IndyROARDDown 38: Actress ArthurBEADDown 39: Bake in a sauceESCALLOPDDown 42: One justification for the Iraq war, for shortW.M.D.DDown 42: One justification for the Iraq war, for shortWMDDDown 44: Make a quick note ofJOTDDown 46: Violates the rulesISNTOKDDown 47: Real hootGASSERDDown 48: Puppeteer TonySARGDDown 49: Former F.B.I. chief LouisFREEHDDown 50: ___ dishPETRIDDown 52: "Ciao"PEACEDDown 54: ___ avisRARADDown 55: Flexible, electricallyACDCDDown 56: When repeated, Mork's sign-offNANUDDown 57: One in the class of '12 or '13, nowALUMDDown 58: Diamond bagBASEDDown 60: British rule in old IndiaRAJDDown 62: Half-___ (low-octane drink order)CAF