New York Times Answers - Friday, 8th April 2016 There are 33 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 8th April 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blue period?BADDAYAAcross 7: Pet that needs a sitter?LAPCATAAcross 13: Best Actor Oscar nominee for "The Lion in Winter"O'TOOLEAAcross 14: Oriental blossomTEA ROSEAAcross 15: Sartre's first novelNAUSEAAAcross 16: What you might get a distorted picture from?FUNHOUSEAAcross 17: Tee offANGERAAcross 18: Detective fiction author ParetskySARAAAcross 19: Fragrance created by FabergéBRUTAAcross 20: Scoring low on the excite-o-meterMEHAAcross 21: Rarely missed strokeTAPINAAcross 23: Fore-and-aft-rigged vesselKETCHAAcross 24: Country ___ & SuitesINNSAAcross 26: Fictional biographerWATSONAAcross 28: "___ Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5 hit)SHEAAcross 29: Restaurant critic who lent his name to a brand at the supermarketDUNCANHINESAAcross 32: Show authority?TALKING HEADAAcross 34: Lightens up, sayGOESONADIETAAcross 36: Service station offeringAIRAAcross 39: "Beauty and the Beast" lyricist HowardASHMANAAcross 40: MacabreDARKAAcross 42: Obedience school commandSPEAKAAcross 44: Foundry supplyMOLDSAAcross 46: Rolled itemDIEAAcross 47: Tribal titleKHANAAcross 48: Scorecard figuresPARSAAcross 49: Unpaid interest?HOBBYAAcross 51: Ontario town across from BuffaloFORTERIEAAcross 53: ElectrifyFIRE UPAAcross 54: Club that "even God can't hit," according to Lee TrevinoONE IRONAAcross 55: It's not common knowledgeARCANAAAcross 56: Worker at a stationREDCAPAAcross 57: DirtyXRATEDDDown 1: "Hasn't scratched yet!" productBONAMIDDown 2: ConcludedATANENDDDown 3: Ring for dessertDOUGHNUTDDown 4: Pharmacological amountDOSEDDown 5: Bright-eyedALERTDDown 6: Parliamentary voteYEADDown 7: Horne of "The Lady and Her Music"LENADDown 8: "I can finally relax!"AAHDDown 9: Nonhuman explorerPROBEDDown 10: WoosCOURTSDDown 11: "This being the case ..."ASSUCHDDown 12: Get a mouthful?TEETHEDDown 14: Side lights?TURNSIGNALSDDown 16: Grammy-nominated rock band for "Epic"FAITHNOMOREDDown 18: Setting of many pirate storiesSPANISHMAINDDown 22: StirsAWAKESDDown 23: Gave a leg up to?KNEEDDDown 25: Fly in the ointmentSNAGDDown 27: At one's disposalON HANDDDown 30: Renaissance Faire garmentCLOAKDDown 31: ReputedSAIDDDown 33: One who gets no credit?DEADBEATDDown 35: Salt Lake City dailyTRIBUNEDDown 36: DemandASK FORDDown 37: FaceTime deviceIPHONEDDown 38: RaisedREAREDDDown 41: Security system componentKEYPADDDown 43: ShenaniganANTICDDown 45: Gather together for stitchingSHIRRDDown 48: Kind of planePROPDDown 50: 1977 horror film set in NewfoundlandORCADDown 52: Timeline segmentERADDown 53: Listing on a RolodexFAX