New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd December 2016 There are 33 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd December 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One may hold a ship in placeTRACTORBEAMAAcross 12: Network initialsDSLAAcross 15: Visa optionCASH ADVANCEAAcross 16: It resembles an "n" when lowercaseETAAAcross 17: Northeast nickname, with "the"EMPIRE STATEAAcross 18: Man buns, e.g.FADAAcross 19: Remain stationary while facing the wind, in nautical lingoLIETOAAcross 20: Toy car driver?C BATTERYAAcross 22: Actress Headey of "Game of Thrones"LENAAAcross 23: ___ Sea, now four lakesARALAAcross 25: A.C.T. subj.ENGAAcross 26: Jones forCRAVEAAcross 27: ___ metabolismBASALAAcross 29: Warm spot in the snowSKI LODGEAAcross 33: Crop, e.g.RESIZEAAcross 34: Life partners?INMATESAAcross 35: Square thingsGET EVENAAcross 36: Many a listicleTOPTENAAcross 37: Stereotypical man bun sportersHIPSTERSAAcross 38: Plot elements?ACRESAAcross 39: Keep score, sayTALLYAAcross 40: UnderstandingKENAAcross 40: UnderstandingKEN.AAcross 41: Eponymous Paris suburbORLYAAcross 42: Circle of friends at a party, perhapsHORAAAcross 46: Breathers?NOSTRILSAAcross 49: Harrison's vice presidentTYLERAAcross 50: Hospital lines, brieflyIVSAAcross 51: Like moderates, politicallyINTHEMIDDLEAAcross 54: BeautGEMAAcross 55: Common film backgroundGREENSCREENAAcross 56: Francis II dissolved it in 1806: Abbr.HREAAcross 57: Game for the gifted?SECRETSANTADDown 1: Immune system componentT CELLDDown 2: Strong fiberRAMIEDDown 3: Tree that can survive forest firesASPENDDown 4: Tony winner RiveraCHITADDown 5: Elephant's-earTARODDown 6: Sappho dedicated one to AphroditeODEDDown 7: National park sightsRVSDDown 8: Robin's refugeBATCAVEDDown 9: PermitENABLEDDown 10: Official recordsACTADDown 11: Swim ___MEETDDown 12: Like a watchful driverDEFENSIVEDDown 13: Copernicus, for oneSTARGAZERDDown 14: Disney toon often pictured eating spaghettiLADYDDown 21: Social group?TEA SETDDown 23: Shakespearean forestARDENDDown 24: Impoverished stateRAGSDDown 26: Shelters for sheepCOTESDDown 27: ___ DeVos, noted school choice advocateBETSYDDown 28: Contact, sayLENSDDown 29: Rama's wife, in HinduismSITADDown 30: UpsetKNOCK OVERDDown 31: "Let's see what you've got"IMPRESSMEDDown 32: HiddenLATENTDDown 33: Thread partREPLYDDown 35: Bass organGILLDDown 37: More causticHARSHERDDown 39: Pre-Columbian civilizationTOLTECDDown 42: Hercules slew itHYDRADDown 43: BygoneOLDENDDown 44: Filled again, as a flatRELETDDown 45: Circus Maximus, e.g.ARENADDown 46: VirtuallyNIGHDDown 47: Fixes badly?RIGSDDown 48: Subject precederINREDDown 49: Little jerksTICSDDown 52: Suffix indicating a double bondENEDDown 53: Boulder setting: Abbr.MST