New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 24th February 2016 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 24th February 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lofty in thought or mannerLIMEAAcross 5: Like the area between city and farmURBANAAcross 10: Puts down by forceDUESAAcross 14: Apple originally marketed to schoolsEMACAAcross 15: Blackmore's DooneLORNAAAcross 16: M.I.T. part: Abbr.INSTAAcross 17: M.I.T. part: Abbr.TECHAAcross 18: Make impureTAINTAAcross 19: City on the ArnoPISAAAcross 20: S.U.V. named for a lakeTAHOEAAcross 22: Football legend Amos Alonzo ___STAGGAAcross 24: Number of states that border the MississippiTENAAcross 25: Composer of music "as ignorable as it is interesting"ENOAAcross 26: D-Day vessels, for shortLSTSAAcross 28: With all judges presentENBANCAAcross 30: Greet, as the new yearRINGINAAcross 32: Popular Bach piece for the luteBOURREEAAcross 33: Twinings in London is oneTEAHOUSEAAcross 36: Super Bowl highlights, to manyADSAAcross 37: Goes underwater ... or a hint to the answers on the perimeter of this puzzleSUBMERGESAAcross 40: "Six-pack" musclesABSAAcross 42: Talent show judge, oftenPANELISTAAcross 45: LP protectorsSLEEVESAAcross 48: Bow respectfullySALAAMAAcross 50: Fruitcake fruitCITRONAAcross 51: Eartha who sang "C'est Si Bon"KITTAAcross 53: Mani-pedi spotSPAAAcross 54: Mens ___ (criminal intent)REAAAcross 55: "Star Wars" droid, informallyARTOOAAcross 57: Upper reaches of spaceETHERAAcross 59: "You've Got a Friend ___"INMEAAcross 61: Yoga postureASANAAAcross 63: Diva ___ Te KanawaKIRIAAcross 64: Wasabi ___ (bar snack)PEASAAcross 65: Politico lampooned by FeyPALINAAcross 66: Sign to heedOMENAAcross 67: Underlying themeTEXTAAcross 68: Take awayTRACTAAcross 69: Become less intenseSIDEDDown 1: Renter from a renterLETTERDDown 2: "This is no joke!"IMEANITDDown 3: Speed of soundMACHONEDDown 4: Guitar amp effectECHODDown 5: Extreme: Abbr.ULTDDown 6: Comedians' shindigROASTDDown 7: Yanks' allies in W.W. I and IIBRITSDDown 8: Visitor to Siam, on stage and filmANNADDown 9: "Explorer" channelNATGEODDown 10: Stock market fluctuationDIPDDown 11: Acrobat's wearUNITARDDDown 12: Dead Sea Scrolls sectESSENESDDown 13: Meat of the matterSTANCEDDown 21: College benefactor YaleELIHUDDown 23: Serengeti antelopeGNUDDown 27: Hoity-toity sortSNOBDDown 29: Rio's land, to nativesBRASILDDown 31: Thigh-slapperGASSERDDown 32: Capital on the AareBERNDDown 34: World Series game sextetUMPSDDown 35: Triton's domainSEADDown 38: Tale of adventureGESTDDown 39: Send over the moonELATEDDown 40: Property recipient, in lawALIENEEDDown 41: Loser to VHSBETAMAXDDown 43: Sushi bar optionSASHIMIDDown 44: Like the pointed end of a pencilTAPEREDDDown 45: The "2" in the formula for water, e.g.SCRIPTDDown 46: U.S. broadcaster overseasVOADDown 47: Totally absorbedENRAPTDDown 49: U.S.S. Nautilus, for oneMARINEDDown 51: Eucalyptus-munching animalKOALADDown 52: Column styleIONICDDown 56: Central figure in a Mussorgsky operaTSARDDown 58: Ring stoppages, for shortTKOSDDown 60: Guinness suffixESTDDown 62: Formicide's targetANT