New York Times Answers - Thursday, 7th January 2016 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 7th January 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "Yep, you're right"TRUEDATAAcross 8: Set opening?PREAAcross 11: Boxer, e.g., for shortDEMAAcross 14: Appealing in appearanceWINSOMEAAcross 15: Poetic prepositionO'ERAAcross 16: Stage legend HagenUTAAAcross 17: "It's my understanding that ..."IASSUMEAAcross 18: Worker who may skim off the top?POOLBOYAAcross 20: Passing remark?NAHAAcross 21: Zulu, e.g.BANTUAAcross 23: DenseSOLIDAAcross 24: Interoffice email abbr.ATTNAAcross 26: Decide (to)OPTAAcross 28: Colorado tributaryGILAAAcross 29: Large numbersROVESAAcross 31: Sum for keeping mumHUSH MONEYAAcross 33: LassoedOPEDAAcross 34: With 36- and 40-Across, organization whose name hints at some missing letters in this puzzleDOCTORSAAcross 35: Site for a famed gardenDENAAcross 36: See 34-AcrossWITHOUTAAcross 37: Think (over)CHEAAcross 40: See 34-AcrossBORDERSAAcross 41: Diner optionBOOTAAcross 42: Literature Nobelist between Hermann Hesse and T. S. EliotANDRE GIDEAAcross 45: 1950s sex symbolBRANDAAcross 46: Actress SingerLORIAAcross 47: IEGOAAcross 48: Banana ___SEATAAcross 49: Political commentator MollyIVINSAAcross 51: Eats (at)GNAWSAAcross 53: Boxer's achievement, for shortTKOAAcross 56: India's national anthem was originally written in itBENGALIAAcross 58: Walgreens competitorRITEAIDAAcross 60: VarietyILKAAcross 61: See the humor inGETAAcross 62: Totally far-fetchedASININEAAcross 63: Draft lettersSSSAAcross 64: Unspecified amountANYAAcross 65: Mom and dad, slangilyTHEOLDSDDown 1: King's little cousinTWINDDown 2: Pirate-fighting org.RIAADDown 3: BeardedUNSHAVENDDown 4: Non-P.C. add-on?ESSDDown 5: QuestionsDOUBTSDDown 6: Abdullah I made it a capital cityAMMANDDown 7: ___ idolTEENDDown 8: Short-term retail location, nowadaysPOPUPSTOREDDown 9: Chocolaty goodieREODDown 10: Round numbers?EROSDDown 11: "Juno and the Paycock" settingDUBLINDDown 12: French starETOILEDDown 13: Cry for help, or a time for celebrationMAY DAYDDown 13: Cry for help, or a time for celebrationMAYDAYDDown 19: Apple's apple and othersLOGOSDDown 22: MentionedTOUCHEDONDDown 25: Former Alaska politico StevensTEDDDown 27: Cleveland's bills, for shortTHOUSDDown 29: StaffRODDDown 30: Expose, in verseOPEDDown 31: "Hallelujah!"HOTDIGGITYDDown 32: Star of the short-lived reality show "I Pity the Fool"MRTDDown 34: Strains with sadnessDIRGEDDown 36: Blue state?WOEDDown 37: Jacket flapCOATTAILDDown 38: Sweets alternativeHONDDown 39: Terminal listing, in briefETDDDown 40: Come withBRINGDDown 41: Cupped apparelBRADDown 42: Stand outs?ALIBISDDown 43: Much of a literature class's studiesNOVELSDDown 44: What you might meet someone forDRINKSDDown 45: Closest friend, informallyBESTIEDDown 48: Result of a perfect shotSWISHDDown 50: TV host who inspired Neil deGrasse TysonSAGADDown 52: "How now!" follower in "Hamlet"ARATDDown 54: VarietyKINDDDown 55: Wordsmiths' paeansODESDDown 57: Longtime leader in late-nightLENDDown 59: Musician BrianENO