New York Times Answers - Thursday, 24th December 2015 There are 30 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 24th December 2015. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Early 1990s CBS series about the exploits of real-life police officersTOPCOPSAAcross 8: With 58-Across, "Antigone" and others ... or, when reinterpreted, a hint to 17-, 31- and 50-AcrossGREEKAAcross 13: Sizable plotONEACREAAcross 14: Dumas's "The Count of Monte ___"CRISTOAAcross 15: Nickname for a little personSHORTIEAAcross 16: Whom Plato called "the tenth Muse"SAPPHOAAcross 17: Packing boxes for heavyweights?HIPPOCRATESAAcross 19: First name in mysteryERLEAAcross 20: Faith for 21-AcrossISLAMAAcross 21: Noted American follower of 20-AcrossALIAAcross 24: Be furiousSEETHEAAcross 26: BuzzCREW CUTAAcross 26: BuzzCREWCUTAAcross 28: "La ___ Bonita" (Madonna hit)ISLAAAcross 30: Home of the first full-time automobile service stationOHIOAAcross 31: Order to Onassis to block a brand of underwear?ARISTOPHANESAAcross 36: FlushEVENAAcross 37: Sail supportSPARAAcross 38: Come up withCONCOCTAAcross 41: 1997 #1 hit with a nonsense titleMMMBOPAAcross 46: "I ___ you"OWEAAcross 47: "Gremlins" co-star PhoebeCATESAAcross 49: Empty container's weightTAREAAcross 50: Shows a Sega Genesis rival at an expo?DEMOSTHENESAAcross 52: Noted writer of victory odesPINDARAAcross 55: Where Nordstrom is headquarteredSEATTLEAAcross 56: Duke of ___ ("King Lear" character)ALBANYAAcross 57: SeriousEARNESTAAcross 58: See 8-AcrossPLAYSAAcross 59: Place where you might be asked "Need a lift?"SKIAREADDown 1: Comedy's Daniel and reggae's PeterTOSHESDDown 2: Available to work, in BritainONHIREDDown 3: Time Inc. publicationPEOPLEDDown 4: Nap siteCARPETDDown 5: Numerical prefixOCTODDown 6: Least affordablePRICIESTDDown 7: Good investor types, you'd thinkSEERSDDown 8: Golfer McDowell, 2010 U.S. Open championGRAEMEDDown 9: CastigatesRIPSDDown 10: Clairvoyant's lettersE.S.P.DDown 10: Clairvoyant's lettersESPDDown 11: Landlocked African country: Abbr.ETHDDown 12: "Rock and Roll, Hoochie ___" (1974 Rick Derringer hit)KOODDown 14: Red giant typeCSTARDDown 18: Cartoonist whom John Steinbeck said "may very possibly be the best writer in the world today"ALCAPPDDown 21: Not just smartACHEDDown 22: San ___ (Argentine province or its capital)LUISDDown 23: "What was ___ do?"ITODDown 25: Half of a matching setHISDDown 27: Came out on topWONDDown 29: Was bested byLOSTTODDown 31: PledgeAVOWDDown 32: Russo of "Thor: The Dark World"RENEDDown 33: Company closing?INCDDown 34: Slab from the meat counterHAMSTEAKDDown 35: WeaponizeARMDDown 36: Prefix with systemECODDown 39: Loads and loadsOCEANSDDown 40: Apt anagram of MY CARCAMRYDDown 42: One blowing off steam in Italy?MT ETNADDown 43: Some back-and-forthBANTERDDown 44: "Otherwise ... !!!"OR ELSEDDown 45: Coin minted until 2001PESETADDown 48: Slalom pathsESSESDDown 50: Decisive timeD-DAYDDown 51: Mata ___HARIDDown 52: DrivelPAPDDown 53: "___ Be Home for Christmas"ILLDDown 53: "___ Be Home for Christmas"ILL.DDown 54: Org. in which big Bucks earn big bucksNBA