New York Times Answers - Thursday, 8th October 2015 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 8th October 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: UpAHEADAAcross 6: Group of whalesGAMAAcross 9: Shade of purpleGRAPEAAcross 14: XXII Winter Olympics localeSOCHIAAcross 15: Outer opening?EXOAAcross 16: Bluesman WillieLOMAXAAcross 17: Longest common word in the English language ... that has its letters in reverse alphabetical orderSPOONFEEDAAcross 19: SynchronouslyASONEAAcross 20: Fir coat?TINSELAAcross 21: ... that forms another word when read backwardDESSERTSAAcross 23: Not estos or 60-DownOTROSAAcross 25: Producer of changeMINTAAcross 26: Contemporary of FaradayOHMAAcross 28: Goes (for)OPTSAAcross 30: In a slipMOOREDAAcross 34: Slinky, e.g.COILAAcross 36: Neighbor of Manhattan's Little ItalySOHOAAcross 38: AirheadedSPACYAAcross 39: ... that has no repeated lettersUNCOPYRIGHTABLEAAcross 42: Auto optionLEASEAAcross 43: Srta., on the SeineMLLEAAcross 44: Doubly bent construction pieceZBARAAcross 45: LoafersIDLERSAAcross 47: Edward who wrote "A Book of Nonsense"LEARAAcross 49: "___ a bird ..."ITSAAcross 50: Melville adventureOMOOAAcross 52: Not stay on topicDRIFTAAcross 54: ... that has five consecutive vowelsQUEUEINGAAcross 58: SuppressSTIFLEAAcross 61: Old court org.USLTAAAcross 62: ... that is spelled entirely from the last dozen letters of the alphabetTORTUROUSAAcross 64: "Turn on the A.C."IMHOTAAcross 65: Pub sudsALEAAcross 66: Old company whose logo featured a torchAMOCOAAcross 67: Patriot who said "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil"PAINEAAcross 68: Many an email attachmentPDFAAcross 69: Gets on boardLADESDDown 1: Right hand: Abbr.ASSTDDown 2: Early settlers around the Grand CanyonHOPIDDown 3: Budget-mindedECONOMICALDDown 4: LotsAHOSTDDown 5: MoolahDINERODDown 6: "Hmm, I don't know about that"GEEDDown 7: Cut from the payrollAXEDDDown 8: Purchase from an I.S.P.MODEMDDown 9: 1980s social policyGLASNOSTDDown 10: Pink gemROSETOPAZDDown 11: What conquers "omnia," in a phraseAMORDDown 12: What a hot dog might doPANTDDown 13: Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, e.g.EXESDDown 18: Bunny of children's literatureFLOPSYDDown 22: Resident of a popular "City"SIMDDown 24: Subject of radar trackingSTORMDDown 26: Latin eyesOCULIDDown 27: Gave an edge toHONEDDDown 29: Talker-upper, maybeSHILLDDown 31: Carrots and lettuce, humorouslyRABBIT FOODDDown 32: SplendorECLATDDown 33: Batik artistsDYERSDDown 35: MissLOSEOUTONDDown 37: Like many beach bodsOGLEDDDown 40: Spread throughPERMEATEDDown 41: Whom Kane in "Citizen Kane" is based onHEARSTDDown 46: "___ heard"SOIDDown 48: Fraternity initiation, e.g.RITUALDDown 51: Coming upON TAPDDown 53: Terra ___FIRMADDown 54: W. C. Fields's "I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally," e.g.QUIPDDown 55: Cadet's sch.USMADDown 56: All-gradeELHIDDown 57: Alchemist's questGOLDDDown 59: Man of FortuneLUCEDDown 60: See 23-AcrossESOSDDown 63: One calling the shots?REF