New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th December 2016 There are 31 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th December 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Little rascalsSCAMPSAAcross 7: Man ___FRIDAYAAcross 13: Joined the frayHADATITAAcross 15: Like some roarsLEONINEAAcross 16: Say, say, say?ITERATEAAcross 17: Web feed?INSECTSAAcross 18: Player of Molly on "Mike & Molly"MELISSAMCCARTHYAAcross 20: Some hosp. testsMRISAAcross 21: Excessively tanBAKEAAcross 22: Like tritium and tripletsRAREAAcross 23: ThirstsYENSAAcross 24: Suddenly changes directionZAGSAAcross 25: Received high marksGOTASAAcross 26: Change affiliationsREALIGNAAcross 28: Flask materialPYREXAAcross 29: Gist of a Dear John letterITSOVERAAcross 31: Mont Cervin and othersALPESAAcross 34: Tennis star nicknamed Le CrocodileLACOSTEAAcross 38: UnearthlyALIENAAcross 39: See 53-AcrossPICKAAcross 40: AnnoyancePESTAAcross 42: Take offSOARAAcross 43: Sender of a billet-douxBEAUAAcross 44: "Ish"OR SOAAcross 45: Where Roger Ebert's reviews appeared for 47 yearsCHICAGOSUNTIMESAAcross 49: Gets one's feet wetEASESINAAcross 50: Team "spawned" in 1993MARLINSAAcross 51: Certain trystsNOONERSAAcross 52: "The great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition," per Adam SmithSCIENCEAAcross 53: With 39-Across, teeth-cleaning aidDENTALAAcross 54: Registered, as a complaintLODGEDDDown 1: Shake on the dance floorSHIMMYDDown 2: One serving a functionCATERERDDown 3: Virginia Woolf's given name at birthADELINEDDown 4: ___ Mayer, Yahoo C.E.O. beginning in 2012MARISSADDown 5: Ed promotersPTASDDown 6: Goes unusedSITSDDown 7: Cross swordsFENCEDDown 8: Gift on el 14 de febreroROSADDown 9: MistakenlyINERRORDDown 10: State for the recordDICTATEDDown 11: One of the "Big Four" thrash metal bandsANTHRAXDDown 12: "All right already!"YESYESDDown 14: Things steeped in tradition?TEABAGSDDown 15: Affection from a poochLICKSDDown 19: Pair on Mississippi's state quarterMAGNOLIASDDown 24: Dreaded dermal developmentZITSDDown 25: Street cart offeringGYRODDown 27: Home security measureLIENDDown 28: Hit with the bill?PECKDDown 30: SuckersVACUUMSDDown 31: Song sung to Lilo in "Lilo & Stitch"ALOHAOEDDown 32: IntermediaryLIAISONDDown 33: Kind of yieldPERCENTDDown 35: Like a rained-on paradeSPOILEDDDown 36: Giving a nameTERMINGDDown 37: PithESSENCEDDown 38: Move up the ranksASCENDDDown 39: DronesPEONSDDown 41: Got rid ofTOSSEDDDown 43: Female hip-hop fanB-GIRLDDown 46: Between portsASEADDown 47: It reacts with H2SO4NACLDDown 48: The Magi, e.g.TRIO