New York Times Answers - Friday, 2nd January 2015 There are 27 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 2nd January 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One at the head of the class, informallyTEACHAAcross 6: "Fearless" star, 2006JETLIAAcross 11: Green yardstickPARAAcross 14: They may be marked with X'sADULTMOVIESAAcross 16: Panegyrical linesODEAAcross 17: What to call a cardinalHISEMINENCEAAcross 18: Shooter for kidsTAWAAcross 19: 1958 #1 hit composed by Vice President Charles DawesITSALLINTHEGAMEAAcross 21: Rouge counterpartNOIRAAcross 22: SlightlyATADAAcross 23: Burning sensation?IREAAcross 24: Stuffed accessoriesPINCUSHIONSAAcross 31: Pluto, for oneMINOR PLANETAAcross 32: RatsTATTLETALESAAcross 33: Brand maker?RED-HOT POKERAAcross 34: Classic computer game played on a gridMINESWEEPERAAcross 35: Sci-fi narcoticTEKAAcross 38: Leaning column?OPEDAAcross 39: 10 micronewtonsDYNEAAcross 40: Group for people who are feeling blue?DEMOCRATIC PARTYAAcross 48: Sierra Leone-to-Burkina Faso dir.ENEAAcross 49: Hocus-pocusLEGERDEMAINAAcross 50: Sportswriter PasquarelliLENAAcross 51: LivingINEXISTENCEAAcross 52: "The proper task of life," per NietzscheARTAAcross 53: Modern connection pointsPORTSAAcross 54: Newbery Medal-winning author EleanorESTESDDown 1: Falafel topperTAHINIDDown 2: One with paper cuts?EDITORDDown 3: Kiwi's neighborAUSSIEDDown 4: Calculator buttonCLEARDDown 5: Code with tagsHTMLDDown 6: Mitchell with the platinum album "Blue"JONIDDown 7: Like 2014 but not 2015EVENDDown 8: Salon jobTINTDDown 9: Source of dirty looksLECHDDown 10: Roman "video"ISEEDDown 11: Fries things?POTATOESDDown 12: Disinclined to moveADAMANTDDown 13: Takes a second?REWEDSDDown 15: 1,000 G'sMILDDown 20: It's a diveGAINERDDown 24: HeartsPITHSDDown 25: Tagging alongINTOWDDown 26: People's 1992 Sexiest Man AliveNOLTEDDown 27: Brunch offeringCREPEDDown 28: High-five requestUPTOPDDown 29: SatisfySLAKEDDown 30: Comparatively soundHALERDDown 31: Got byMADEDODDown 32: Place where people lived in "How the Other Half Lives"TENEMENTDDown 33: It might change colorRIPENERDDown 34: Detroit debut of 1927MODELADDown 35: Fist-pounding boss, sayTYRANTDDown 36: Be coquettish withENTICEDDown 37: Macroeconomics pioneerKEYNESDDown 39: Women, in pulp fictionDAMESDDown 41: YouTube uploadCLIPDDown 42: Member of Clinton's cabinet for all eight yearsRENODDown 43: New ___AGERDDown 44: Part of 5-DownTEXTDDown 45: Long-stemmed flowerIRISDDown 46: There's not much interest in these nowadaysCDSDDown 47: Best of classic rockPETE