New York Times Answers - Friday, 26th December 2014 There are 34 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 26th December 2014. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Take measuresACTAAcross 4: Deeply offendedSTUNGAAcross 9: Did a little housekeepingSWEPTAAcross 14: One who gets upset twice?SORELOSERAAcross 16: Thick smokeCIGARAAcross 17: LadyloveINAMORATAAAcross 18: Love ballad from the 1973 album "Goats Head Soup"ANGIEAAcross 19: Way to bear armsAKIMBOAAcross 20: Frank Capra title characterMRDEEDSAAcross 22: Oscar nominee RowlandsGENAAAcross 23: They're often underfootSHOESAAcross 25: Bobs, e.g.DOSAAcross 26: Some slurry stuffOREAAcross 26: Some slurry stuffORE.AAcross 27: Vessels of the Napoleonic WarsSLOOPSAAcross 29: Silent "ick"MOUEAAcross 30: Based on instinct and guessworkSEATOFTHEPANTSAAcross 33: Letter's capital?RENTMONEYAAcross 34: ThriftSAVINGS AND LOANAAcross 39: Page with many viewsOPEDAAcross 40: Most treacherous for driving, maybeICIESTAAcross 41: TrendyNOWAAcross 43: FittingAPTAAcross 44: HidesVEILSAAcross 45: Maximum on a hurricane wind scaleFIVEAAcross 46: Detail-orientedPRECISEAAcross 48: Caduceus carrierHERMESAAcross 50: Soft white mineralBORAXAAcross 51: Operation Neptune Spear groupNAVYSEALSAAcross 54: Like aspen leavesOVATEAAcross 55: Stand-up guy DaveCHAPPELLEAAcross 56: First inert gas made into a compoundXENONAAcross 57: In the pit of one's stomach?EATENAAcross 58: Instrument in Glenn Miller's "Pennsylvania 6-5000"SAXDDown 1: Often-grated cheeseASIAGODDown 2: Game played by British schoolkidsCONKERSDDown 3: Recent staff additionTRAINEEDDown 4: Home wrecker?SLOBDDown 5: John Deere rivalTORODDown 6: Ryder Cup sideU.S.A.DDown 6: Ryder Cup sideUSADDown 7: URL endingNETDDown 8: Record holders of oldGRAMOPHONESDDown 9: A whole bunchSCADSDDown 10: "It makes a man mistake words for thoughts," per Samuel JohnsonWINEDDown 11: Given encouragementEGGEDONDDown 12: DisbursedPAIDOUTDDown 13: Head set?TRESSESDDown 15: Miss Woodhouse of HighburyEMMADDown 21: ForwardsRESENDSDDown 23: Psychology or sociologySOFTSCIENCEDDown 24: Web-based service succeeded by Outlook in 2013HOTMAILDDown 27: Acronymic weapon nameSTENDDown 28: Winter underwear, informallyLONGIESDDown 29: Ingredient in Marie Rose sauceMAYODDown 31: UninterestingARIDDDown 32: HidePELTDDown 34: Something to express views onSOAPBOXDDown 35: O.K.APPROVEDDown 36: LongtimeVETERANDDown 37: Fabled characters?ANIMALSDDown 38: Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," e.g.NOVELLADDown 42: Alfred the Great's kingdomWESSEXDDown 44: Yuletide team memberVIXENDDown 45: Not occupiedFREEDDown 47: Punic War agitatorCATODDown 48: Talk upHYPEDDown 49: "Outside the Lines" broadcasterESPNDDown 52: Sound of a light going on?AHADDown 53: Tanyard sightVAT