New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 22nd December 2015 There are 37 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 22nd December 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ZealousARDENTAAcross 7: MehBLAHAAcross 11: River near the Valley of the KingsNILEAAcross 15: Avoid attentionLIE LOWAAcross 16: Weapon in ClueROPEAAcross 17: One of 10, say, in a supermarket's express checkout laneITEMAAcross 18: Kids' event that goes into the wee hoursPAJAMAPARTYAAcross 20: ConvoCHATAAcross 21: Throw (together)SLAPAAcross 22: In stitchesSEWNAAcross 23: Lay's productCHIPSAAcross 24: Something in a movie star's frame?SUNGLASSLENSAAcross 28: Condensed periodicalDIGESTAAcross 31: ___ sour (drink)WHISKEYAAcross 33: Pianist's practice pieceETUDEAAcross 34: Mount of the BibleSINAIAAcross 37: Water, potentiallyICEAAcross 38: Symbol for water potentialPSIAAcross 39: Atypical ... or like the first word in the answer to 18-, 24-, 51- or 62-AcrossSINGULARAAcross 42: Spare bed, oftenCOTAAcross 43: One of the kings in the Valley of the Kings, informallyTUTAAcross 44: See 8-DownDOONEAAcross 45: Dweller on the tip of the Arabian PeninsulaOMANIAAcross 47: Like the population of Alaska vis-à-vis New JerseySPARSERAAcross 50: What the remorseful might makeAMENDSAAcross 51: Certain wrinkle removerTROUSER PRESSAAcross 55: MehHO-HUMAAcross 56: Weeding toolsHOESAAcross 57: Clog or pumpSHOEAAcross 61: Word with googly or goo-gooEYESAAcross 62: Sidestroke componentSCISSORKICKAAcross 65: MythosLOREAAcross 66: Gives two big thumbs downPANSAAcross 67: Ballet position on tiptoePOINTEAAcross 68: The Black Keys and the White StripesDUOSAAcross 69: Relief provider for a burnALOEAAcross 70: AltercationsSETTOSDDown 1: Mont Blanc and MatterhornALPSDDown 2: Iranian currencyRIALDDown 3: ___ vuDEJADDown 4: Slipped byELAPSEDDDown 5: ___ de plumeNOMDDown 6: Quaint three-word contractionTWASNTDDown 7: MeleeBRAWLDDown 8: With 44-Across, 1869 romance by R. D. BlackmoreLORNADDown 9: FittingAPTDDown 10: "Whoa there!"HEYDDown 11: RecessesNICHESDDown 12: Mantra of the Little Engine That CouldITHINKICANDDown 13: Tiny time adjustmentLEAP SECONDDDown 14: Ambulance workers, for shortEMTSDDown 19: Identify (as)PEGDDown 23: Roman 151CLIDDown 25: EmploysUSESDDown 26: Marshy valleySWALEDDown 27: LaBeouf of "Transformers"SHIADDown 28: University divs.DEPTSDDown 29: Line of latitudeITSUPTOYOUDDown 30: Popular musical game beginning in 2005GUITARHERODDown 32: Fabled mountain dwellersYETISDDown 34: A little night noiseSNOREDDown 35: "Where did ___ wrong?"IGODDown 36: Wimple wearerNUNDDown 40: Midmonth dateIDESDDown 41: CD-___ (storage objects)ROMSDDown 46: Collection that, despite its name, is orderly and compactMESS KITDDown 48: AwakensROUSESDDown 49: n(n+1)/2, for all integers from 1 to nSUMDDown 50: "___ Fables"AESOPSDDown 52: African animal you might get a charge out of?RHINODDown 53: GangPOSSEDDown 54: Hi-___ monitorRESDDown 55: Had in handHELDDDown 58: When repeated, a subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) commentHINTDDown 59: Eight: PrefixOCTODDown 60: Squeaks (by)EKESDDown 62: Where you might wear only a towelSPADDown 63: Silent ___ (presidential nickname)CALDDown 64: Caviar, e.g.ROE