New York Times Answers - Friday, 28th August 2015 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 28th August 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prepare for a court battleLAWYERUPAAcross 9: 1987 B'way smashLESMIZAAcross 15: Common court battleONE-ON-ONEAAcross 16: WildUNTAMEAAcross 17: Tell the worldGOPUBLICAAcross 18: On-deck approvalAYESIRAAcross 19: Locale of the American Red Cross headquarters in WashingtonESTREETAAcross 20: Shapes up quicklySNAPSTOAAcross 21: Places for life-and-death decisions, for shortERSAAcross 22: Season ticket holder, presumablyFANAAcross 23: Fried rice bitPEAAAcross 24: ObfuscateBEFOGAAcross 27: Cousin of a pollockC.O.D.AAcross 27: Cousin of a pollockCODAAcross 28: Barely communicates on a smartphone?SEXTSAAcross 30: Prankster's activityLARKAAcross 31: Prankster's claimIDIDNTDOITAAcross 33: Rush targetOREAAcross 33: Rush targetORE.AAcross 34: Chimichurri ingredientPARSLEYAAcross 35: ___ good jobD.O.A.AAcross 36: Group on a yearbook pageCLASSMATESAAcross 38: Many a bachelorette party hireeHUNKAAcross 39: Star of the sitcom "Wanda at Large"SYKESAAcross 40: ___ talkTEDAAcross 41: Having no currencyPASSEAAcross 42: Result of labor half the time?SONAAcross 43: Leo's advisee on "The West Wing"JEDAAcross 44: Anatomical tubeVASAAcross 45: Writing roomsSTUDIESAAcross 47: Single or doubleGETAHITAAcross 51: Breaking newsLATESTAAcross 52: It sets occupancy limitsFIRE CODEAAcross 53: Classical squaresAGORAEAAcross 54: Academic referencesENDNOTESAAcross 55: Stretching muscleTENSORAAcross 56: "Hold on ... did I hear that correctly?"WAITWHATDDown 1: Area between an upper and lower deckLOGEDDown 2: A long time in BarcelonaANOSDDown 3: Experienced lacrimationWEPTDDown 4: Reassuring words for a fallen totYOUREOKDDown 5: Sportscaster DickENBERGDDown 6: They're filled for a productionROLESDDown 7: Fermi, for oneUNITDDown 8: Muscle mag subjectPECDDown 9: Comic strip character surnamed DeGrootLUANNDDown 10: "Trains and Winter Rains" singer, 2008ENYADDown 11: Like ziggurats and some mesasSTEPPEDDDown 12: Lots of outgoing peopleMASSEXODUSDDown 13: Results of knocking things offIMITATIONSDDown 14: NonentityZERODDown 20: ImposedSADDLEDDDown 22: Imposed (on)FOISTEDDDown 24: Groups sharing viewsBLOCSDDown 25: EmbryonicEARLYSTAGEDDown 26: Subject to a hissy fitFREAKOUTONDDown 27: Bank postingsCDRATESDDown 28: Real messSTYDDown 29: Sum at riskSTAKEDDown 31: Sum in EnglishIAMDDown 32: Maniac Mansion console, for shortNESDDown 34: Brief afterthoughts, in briefPSSDDown 37: Info on cover sheetsSENDERSDDown 38: Wigs outHASACOWDDown 41: Item authorized by Article I, Section 8 of the ConstitutionPATENTDDown 43: Captain Clutch of baseballJETERDDown 44: One who made many Shakespeare characters sing?VERDIDDown 45: Blind partSLATDDown 46: Aoki of the Champions TourISAODDown 47: Actress Carano of "Fast & Furious 6," 2013GINADDown 48: Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back"HOTHDDown 49: Bean sprout?IDEADDown 50: Follower of alpha and betaTESTDDown 52: Couple or soFEW