New York Times Answers - Monday, 12th December 2016 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 12th December 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lower part of the legSHINAAcross 5: "Mon ___!" (French cry)DIEUAAcross 9: Noted rocker/humanitarianBONOAAcross 13: Homeland of 9-AcrossEIREAAcross 14: Omega's opposite, alphabeticallyALPHAAAcross 16: Stratford-upon-___AVONAAcross 17: Ones taking captain's ordersCREWAAcross 18: Maestro Kurt ___MASURAAcross 19: ResponsibilityDUTYAAcross 20: Coffee break hourTENAMAAcross 22: Knight time?YOREAAcross 23: Visa alternativeAMEXAAcross 24: Folk singer PeteSEEGERAAcross 26: FrenziedMANICAAcross 28: Brother of Donald Trump Jr.ERICAAcross 30: "The Star-Spangled Banner," e.g.ANTHEMAAcross 34: High/low cardACEAAcross 37: Egypt's capitalCAIROAAcross 40: Two-door autoCOUPEAAcross 41: Communication problem ... illustrated literally by the black squares before 5-, 19-, 26-, 54-, 65- and 73-AcrossLANGUAGE BARRIERAAcross 44: "Have a taste!"TRYITAAcross 45: Biscuit with English teaSCONEAAcross 46: Item in a golfer's bagTEEAAcross 47: Norway's patron saintOLAF IIAAcross 49: Landing approximations, for shortETASAAcross 51: Chaim who played Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof"TOPOLAAcross 54: Formal-sounding commitmentISHALLAAcross 58: Works of KeatsODESAAcross 61: Sluggers' statsRBISAAcross 63: Great Lakes nativesERIESAAcross 64: Friends and neighborsKITHAAcross 65: Wasn't up to parAILEDAAcross 67: Slightest bitIOTAAAcross 68: Late attorney general JanetRENOAAcross 69: Mello ___ (soft drink)YELLOAAcross 70: Dart (around)FLITAAcross 71: "Make it snappy!"ASAPAAcross 72: Actress WardSELAAAcross 73: Cookie holdersTINSDDown 1: Religious offshootsSECTSDDown 2: Successful job applicantHIREEDDown 3: "Me, Myself & ___" (Jim Carrey movie)IRENEDDown 4: Music genre for 36-DownNEWAGEDDown 5: Reservoir creatorDAMDDown 6: "Now ___ me down to sleep"ILAYDDown 7: English racing venueEPSOMDDown 8: "Star Trek" officer with an earpieceUHURADDown 9: TroublemakerBADACTORDDown 10: It goes down a fallopian tubeOVUMDDown 11: A sixteenth is a short oneNOTEDDown 12: Black gemstoneONYXDDown 15: Bull-riding venueARENADDown 21: Friend of RomeoMERCUTIODDown 25: Lobbying org. that fights music piracyRIAADDown 27: AugmentINCREASEDDown 29: "Smokes"CIGSDDown 31: Eight, in FranceHUITDDown 32: Weapon in fencingEPEEDDown 33: A ___ pittanceMEREDDown 34: Choir voiceALTODDown 35: Sagan who hosted "Cosmos"CARLDDown 36: One-named singer from County DonegalENYADDown 38: ___ center (place for a Ping-Pong table)RECDDown 39: Orchestra reedOBOEDDown 42: Moneymaking part of a museumGIFT SHOPDDown 42: Moneymaking part of a museumGIFTSHOPDDown 43: 2016 #1 album by RihannaANTIDDown 48: "___ the Lord my soul to keep"IPRAYDDown 50: Short ___ (quick work)SHRIFTDDown 52: Theater awardsOBIESDDown 53: City NNE of ParisLILLEDDown 55: Garlicky mayoAIOLIDDown 56: Admit at the doorLET INDDown 57: Exams for future J.D.sLSATSDDown 58: Vegetable that becomes gooey when cookedOKRADDown 59: Conks outDIESDDown 60: Sicilian volcanoETNADDown 62: Go along with a bear marketSELLDDown 66: ___ good deedD.O.A.