New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd October 2015 There are 33 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd October 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Rural activity in an urban legendCOWTIPPINGAAcross 11: Acronym in casual diningIHOPAAcross 15: Place for vocal supportersAMEN CORNERAAcross 16: WizardMAGEAAcross 17: Team-building exercise?FANTASYFOOTBALLAAcross 19: Certain pick in 17-AcrossENDAAcross 20: One-named singer who was a muse for Andy WarholNICOAAcross 21: Lexicographers' concernsUSAGESAAcross 22: Cap siteKNEEAAcross 23: "The breath of art," per Frank Lloyd WrightSPACEAAcross 24: Acts like a ham?RADIOSAAcross 27: Turning point?DOORKNOBAAcross 30: Looking at it a long time might make your head hurtOP ARTAAcross 31: "Democracy in fashion," per Giorgio ArmaniJEANSAAcross 32: Scientific discovery of 1869DNAAAcross 33: SkinnyLANKAAcross 34: One party in the Crimean WarTURKSAAcross 35: 2008 Libertarian candidate for presidentBARRAAcross 36: "The Two Towers" creatureORCAAcross 37: McDonald's order with about 340 caloriesFRIESAAcross 38: Alternative to a Ding DongSUZYQAAcross 39: "Make room!"STEPBACKAAcross 41: BabiesWUSSESAAcross 42: Favor-seeking sortCRONYAAcross 43: PostedSENTAAcross 44: Hall-of-Famer Merlin Olsen and others, informallyLARAMSAAcross 46: ___ marksSKIDAAcross 47: Super Bowl party bowlDIPAAcross 50: Source of a controversial 1976 Jimmy Carter interviewPLAYBOYMAGAZINEAAcross 53: PeerGAZEAAcross 54: Hit directlyMEETHEADONAAcross 55: Agape, sayAWEDAAcross 56: Perfect places for hitting thingsSWEETSPOTSDDown 1: Internet ___CAFEDDown 2: Something found on the toe of a boot?OMANDDown 3: MeanderWENDDDown 4: Boom makerTNTDDown 5: "That's impossible for me"ICANNOTDDown 6: Flowers also known as tussie-mussiesPOSIESDDown 7: Actor Jonathan, whose name sounds like it's worth somethingPRYCEDDown 8: SkinnyINFODDown 9: Opposite of paleo-NEODDown 10: Some modern dealsGROUPONSDDown 11: "It's me again"IMBACKDDown 12: "Made like no other" brandHAAGENDAZSDDown 13: Make goo-goo eyes atOGLEDDown 14: New Orleans N.B.A. team, informallyPELSDDown 18: Opponents of the Reds, onceTSARSDDown 22: Captain of TV and filmKIRKDDown 23: Gets into hot water?SOAKSDDown 24: Chocolate candies in the shape of truncated conesROLOSDDown 25: Not togetherAPARTDDown 26: Twerking, e.g.DANCECRAZEDDown 27: McDreamy's first name on "Grey's Anatomy"DEREKDDown 28: How a Reuben is madeONRYEDDown 29: Dad's rivalBARQSDDown 31: Like some detailsJUICYDDown 34: Architectural crosspiecesTRANSOMSDDown 35: Complete dudBUSTDDown 37: Impolite thing to dropFBOMBDDown 38: Splits, e.g.SUNDAESDDown 40: Hoped beyond hopePRAYEDDDown 41: Datum on a birth announcementWEIGHTDDown 43: Fish resembling a stingraySKATEDDown 44: Sports org. with the Vare TrophyLPGADDown 45: ___ unto oneselfALAWDDown 46: "Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence," in a 1911 novelSMEEDDown 47: Singer with the 4x platinum album "No Angel"DIDODDown 48: Playing past regulation, informallyINOTDDown 49: They may be felt on a deskPENSDDown 51: Material for Voldemort's wandYEWDDown 52: What lightning bolts doZAP