New York Times Answers - Thursday, 1st January 2015 There are 29 across clues and 45 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 1st January 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Person close to 100?ASTUDENTAAcross 9: Kind of game or linePICK UPAAcross 9: Kind of game or linePICKUPAAcross 15: Belt and hoseCARPARTSAAcross 16: Poker declarationIRAISEAAcross 17: Neil Armstrong declarationTHETWOHASLANDEDAAcross 19: Film critic JeffreyLYONSAAcross 20: Part of a dovetail jointTENONAAcross 21: SubHEROAAcross 23: Seizure sensors, for shortEEGSAAcross 26: What a parent might warn a child to watch out forTHEONEMANAAcross 31: Deviate from one's pathYAWAAcross 32: Bash with a splashPOOLPARTYAAcross 33: "___ inglés?"HABLAAAcross 35: Noir alternativeAULAITAAcross 36: Part of a Spanish explorer's nameDELEONAAcross 37: "Funny Girl" composerSTYNEAAcross 38: Chutes and ladders localeWATERPARKAAcross 41: Ho Chi Minh City festivalTETAAcross 42: 1961 Tony winner for Best MusicalBYEBYEONEAAcross 43: Sistine Chapel painting settingEDENAAcross 45: Antennae, so to speakEARSAAcross 46: ChargedRANATAAcross 48: Butterfly, but not a caterpillarIMAGOAAcross 53: Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-AcrossPARFORTHECOURSEAAcross 58: CaveGROTTOAAcross 59: TrumpOVERRULEAAcross 60: Duke's transportation?ATRAINAAcross 61: Game for which it's helpful to have hands-on experience?PEEKABOODDown 1: House work?ACTDDown 2: Comedian MortSAHLDDown 3: Deuce followerTREYDDown 4: UntilUP TODDown 5: BeginningDAWNDDown 6: "Now ___ shakes my soul": SapphoEROSDDown 7: Highest power?N-THDDown 7: Highest power?NTHDDown 8: Traveler's checks, for short?TSADDown 9: Not let up in criticismPILEONDDown 10: Site of a 1953 C.I.A.-directed coupIRANDDown 11: Paddle aroundCANOEDDown 12: Organlike legumeKIDNEY BEANDDown 13: FunctionUSEDDown 14: Taxi eschewer, for shortPEDDDown 18: Animal shelter animalSTRAYDDown 21: 2013 Joaquin Phoenix filmHERDDown 22: Chest compressor, for shortEMTDDown 24: In abundanceGALOREDDown 25: RitzySWANKDDown 26: PromotedTOUTEDDDown 27: Real impHOLY TERRORDDown 28: BrioELANDDown 29: Big name in morning radioOPIEDDown 30: "The Confessions of ___ Turner" (1967 Pulitzer winner)NATDDown 32: WallopPASTEDDown 33: "___, boy!"HEREDDown 34: Canned food made by NestléALPODDown 36: "L.A. Law" actressDEYDDown 38: Peter Fonda's role in "Easy Rider"WYATTDDown 39: ___ LingusAERDDown 40: TV channel with the slogan "Very Funny"TBSDDown 42: ConcernBEAR ONDDown 44: Clinton-backed pactNAFTADDown 47: "Don't blame me!"NOTIDDown 48: Brain-freezing treatICEEDDown 49: Sitcom character who curses by shouting "Shazbot!"MORKDDown 50: Special qualityAURADDown 51: EatsGRUBDDown 52: "Hedda Gabler" settingOSLODDown 53: Org. that's most likely to appreciate this puzzle?PGADDown 54: Sketches, e.g.ARTDDown 55: Short flightHOPDDown 56: New Year's ___EVEDDown 57: Job ad abbr.EEO