New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th September 2015 There are 38 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th September 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Almost a controlling interestHALFAAcross 5: "More's the pity"SOSADAAcross 10: Spanish getaway localeISLAAAcross 14: Second major figure in the Bible alphabeticallyABELAAcross 15: Clued inAWAREAAcross 16: TV tavern named after its proprietorMOESAAcross 17: Charles Lamb collection first published in 1823SAAAOFELIAAAcross 19: Question persistentlyPUMPAAcross 20: Dispel the doubts ofASSUREAAcross 21: They're never free of chargeIONSAAcross 23: New school?ROEAAcross 24: First letter in "Thanatos"THETAAAcross 25: Track star known as the Buckeye BulletJESSEONNNAAcross 27: Pink elephant, e.g.ALBINOAAcross 29: Exhibit extreme exhaustionDROPAAcross 30: Small, playful sortELFAAcross 33: Subterranean toilerANTAAcross 34: When many verge on adolescenceAGETENAAcross 36: Duty on gasoline or tobaccoXIIITAXAAcross 39: Annual gala usually held in SeptemberTHEMEEEAAcross 40: Lump in the throatTONSILAAcross 41: BackFROAAcross 42: Highway cautionSLOAAcross 43: One-named German singer who was a one-hit wonderNENAAAcross 44: Remote chance, informallyPRAYERAAcross 47: Prince and Journey outputATTTMUSICAAcross 49: Gas regulatorVALVEAAcross 53: Novelist Santha Rama ___RAUAAcross 54: Tip jar depositsONESAAcross 55: Cried "Uncle!"GAVEINAAcross 56: Upscale hotel chainOMNIAAcross 58: Informal group that includes the Universities of California, Michigan and VirginiaPUBLICIVVVAAcross 60: Easily walked overMEEKAAcross 61: Opposite of dystopianIDEALAAcross 62: Son of AgrippinaNEROAAcross 63: Oxford bottomARSEAAcross 64: CeaselesslyNO ENDAAcross 65: SombreGREYDDown 1: Goes after, as a taskHASATDDown 2: Leave red-facedABASHDDown 3: CharterLEASEDDown 4: Mexican rolled tortilla dishFLAUTADDown 5: Untagged?SAFEDDown 6: Put off payingOWEDDown 7: Worth notingSALIENTDDown 8: MelodiousARIOSODDown 9: School headsDEANSDDown 10: Small, playful sortIMPDDown 11: Bad things to hitSOURNOTESDDown 12: Yellow garnishLEMON PEELDDown 13: Resort near SnowmassASPENDDown 18: Viva voceORALDDown 22: Bit of swamp floraSEDGEDDown 25: Bit of black magicJINXDDown 26: City west of Provo PeakOREMDDown 28: False divinityBAALDDown 30: No. on a business cardEXTDDown 31: Whipper snapper?LIONTAMERDDown 32: Makes minuscule modifications inFINETUNESDDown 34: "Land ___!"AHOYDDown 35: Natal opening?NEODDown 37: "___ that special?"ISNTDDown 38: Words from an Italian loverTIAMODDown 39: All-___ (four-wheel-drive system on old Toyotas)TRACDDown 41: Flying saucerFRISBEEDDown 44: PhonyPSEUDODDown 45: Emergency rescue, brieflyEVACDDown 46: Unhinged, sayRAVINGDDown 47: Something a bakery producesAROMADDown 48: Detach, in a wayUNPINDDown 50: Wrench, essentiallyLEVERDDown 51: Opposite of "mourir"VIVREDDown 52: DiplomatENVOYDDown 55: Impart a false brilliance toGILDDDown 57: Adopted "South Park" siblingIKEDDown 59: Device-linking system, for shortLAN