New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th December 2015 There are 41 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th December 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Xbox alternativeWIIAAcross 4: Salinger's "For ___ - With Love and Squalor"ESMEAAcross 8: Assail with expletivesCUSSATAAcross 14: Elect (to)OPTAAcross 15: Do perfectlyNAILAAcross 16: Off the shipASHOREAAcross 17: *Colorful North American waterfowlWOOD DUCKAAcross 19: Symbol of busynessBEAVERAAcross 20: Rioter's haulLOOTAAcross 21: *Fleet operatorAIRLINEAAcross 22: *Class determinant in boxingBODY WEIGHTAAcross 26: Gamboling spotsLEASAAcross 27: New Age Grammy winnerENYAAAcross 28: Aussie hoppersROOSAAcross 29: "___ luck!"LOTSAAAcross 30: New beginning?NEOAAcross 31: Inner: PrefixENTOAAcross 32: ___ branOATAAcross 33: Part of a student's addressEDUAAcross 34: Cul-de-sac ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue is?DEAD-ENDAAcross 36: Very loud, on a scoreFFFAAcross 39: Law grads, brieflyJDSAAcross 40: "The stars"FATEAAcross 41: Not 100%ILLAAcross 41: Not 100%ILL.AAcross 42: What a back door may open toALLEYAAcross 45: Helluva partyBASHAAcross 46: Christmas ___TREEAAcross 47: Big brand of sports equipmentVOITAAcross 48: *Top on official stationeryLETTERHEADAAcross 50: *Observe closelyEYEBALLAAcross 52: Entry on a sports scheduleMEETAAcross 53: "You've got that all wrong!"NONONOAAcross 54: *Swimmer with a prehensile tailSEA HORSEAAcross 54: *Swimmer with a prehensile tailSEAHORSEAAcross 58: Is a bad winnerGLOATSAAcross 59: ___-SeltzerALKAAAcross 60: Asset for a gunfighterAIMAAcross 61: Kitt who sang "Santa Baby"EARTHAAAcross 62: Central Park's ___ BoathouseLOEBAAcross 63: Stores for G.I.sPXSDDown 1: Bowl overWOWDDown 2: Facebook had one in 2012, for shortIPODDown 3: "See?!"ITOLDYOUDDown 4: FundENDOWDDown 5: Sweet white wine from BordeauxSAUTERNESDDown 6: Input jack abbr.MICDDown 7: Member of a fraternal groupELKDDown 8: Let a hack do the drivingCABITDDown 9: ___-friendlyUSERDDown 10: Food item often caramelizedSHALLOTDDown 11: Old political councilSOVIETDDown 12: Concert venuesARENASDDown 13: Mother ___TERESADDown 18: 1977 hit by 55-DownDOYADDown 21: Understanding soundsAHSDDown 22: Nota ___BENEDDown 23: Linear, for shortONEDDDown 24: It's not muchIOTADDown 25: Olive oil and nuts have thisGOODFATDDown 29: Put onLADEDDown 31: Vortex in the sinkEDDYDDown 32: Ambitious and unscrupulousONTHEMAKEDDown 35: Middle ___EASTDDown 36: It can easily go up in flamesFIRETRAPDDown 37: Pet pestFLEADDown 38: Took to the hillsFLEDDDown 39: Propellerless craftJETBOATDDown 42: Exact satisfaction forAVENGEDDown 43: New Orleans universityLOYOLADDown 44: Property claim holderLIENORDDown 45: Unit of sound named for an inventorBELDDown 46: Van Gogh's brotherTHEODDown 48: Novelist Mario Vargas ___LLOSADDown 49: Place to kick a habitREHABDDown 51: Literary collection: Abbr.ANTHDDown 54: Mule of songSALDDown 55: Grp. that sang 18-DownELODDown 56: ___ FlagsSIXDDown 57: Printing measuresEMS