New York Times Answers - Friday, 16th October 2015 There are 28 across clues and 28 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 16th October 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 8: Do some financial planning for old ageROLLOVERANIRAAAcross 15: 2000 Britney Spears hitOOPSIDIDITAGAINAAcross 16: Board hireesCEOSAAcross 17: Take a load offSITAAcross 18: One of the Everly BrothersPHILAAcross 19: Means of enlightenmentZENAAcross 20: Some Mexican beersTECATESAAcross 23: Big roll?SIXAAcross 24: Vaccine lettersDPTAAcross 26: 2000s teen idol, to fansMILEYAAcross 27: Justin who directed four of the "Fast and the Furious" filmsLINAAcross 28: Like museum exhibitsCURATEDAAcross 30: PaybackREVENGEAAcross 32: Ohio or Illinois, but not IndianaRIVERAAcross 33: Sharp tastesTANGSAAcross 34: Some June arrivalsGEMINISAAcross 36: Italian-American composer who won a Pulitzer Prize for "The Saint of Bleecker Street"MENOTTIAAcross 37: Postgrad degreesMASAAcross 38: Cantina orderTACOSAAcross 40: Moo ___ porkSHUAAcross 41: ShakeJARAAcross 42: Certain hotel feeDAYRATEAAcross 44: School extension?EDUAAcross 45: Long-leaved palmNIPAAAcross 47: Introduction for Pedro or Diego?SANAAcross 48: One of the officemates on "The Office"GABEAAcross 50: Anne and VictoriaQUEENSOFENGLANDAAcross 53: If absolutely necessaryASALASTRESORTDDown 1: How-to guide at an officePROCEDUREMANUALDDown 2: Adding to thatALSODDown 3: Dad ___ (not exactly a male ideal)BODDDown 4: Phone buttonREDIALDDown 5: Factory containerVATDDown 6: What you might microwave something onHIGHDDown 7: One measure of a school's successFAILINGSTUDENTSDDown 9: Events with crossover votersOPENPRIMARIESDDown 10: Not be uprightLISTDDown 11: StickyVISCIDDDown 12: John of old sitcomsRITTERDDown 13: Preschool breaksNAPSDDown 14: Setting increased standardsRAISINGTHEBARDDown 21: Many a retired academicEMERITADDown 22: Series of letters to read?EYETESTDDown 25: First name on PBSTAVISDDown 27: "Jay ___ Garage" (Emmy-winning auto series)LENOSDDown 29: Hamilton's placeTENDDown 31: Purchase for many a church or motelVANDDown 35: Final approvalsSAYSOSDDown 36: Clearly unhappy personMOANERDDown 39: Working with subterfugeCRAFTYDDown 42: Frontiersman Boone, informallyDANLDDown 43: Quiche needsEGGSDDown 46: Where people are drawn to scale?PEAKDDown 49: AbundantlyA LOTDDown 51: "Cheers" roleSAMDDown 52: Not previously seenNEW