New York Times Answers - Saturday, 31st December 2016 There are 32 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 31st December 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Join, as two pieces of metal by application of heat and pressureSPOT-WELDAAcross 1: Join, as two pieces of metal by application of heat and pressureSPOTWELDAAcross 9: ScrapSPATAAcross 13: Preservers of plant specimensHERBARIAAAcross 14: GlaringHARSHAAcross 15: People on the wrong end of a landslideALSORANSAAcross 16: Vivaldi's birthplaceVENICEAAcross 17: Says "But I don't wanna!," sayWHINESAAcross 18: Manatee's order, whose name comes from Greek mythSIRENIAAAcross 19: Part of a basketball courtLANEAAcross 20: Exposed part of a dealUPCARDAAcross 23: Oscar composition, mostlyTINAAcross 24: Bad actorMISCREANTAAcross 26: Boy's name that's a hardware itemBRADAAcross 27: Cosplay and fanfic are parts of itNERDCULTUREAAcross 29: Peace Palace locale, with "The"HAGUEAAcross 33: A 43-Across may end oneSETAAcross 34: Some next of kinAUNTSAAcross 35: Hypothetical miracle materialUNOBTAINIUMAAcross 38: Live-streaming problemsLAGSAAcross 39: Strips to pieces?BACONBITSAAcross 43: Court coupACEAAcross 44: Pottery Barn stockLINENSAAcross 45: ___ lab (place for an angiogram)CATHAAcross 47: SpeedstersHOTRODSAAcross 49: Manhattan topperCHERRYAAcross 51: Like evidence gathered in some stingsONTAPEAAcross 52: Delivery of supplies by air, in a wayPARADROPAAcross 54: "Golden Boy" writerODETSAAcross 55: "To the best of my recollection ..."IBELIEVEAAcross 56: DecorticatePAREAAcross 57: "Hardly a surprise"NOWONDERDDown 1: Nice thing after getting the cold shoulder?SHAWLDDown 2: The "P" of P. G. WodehousePELHAMDDown 3: Noble Italian family name shared by three popesORSINIDDown 4: Alternatives to rumpsTBONESDDown 5: Enamel finish?WAREDDown 6: Part of a not-so-clean slateERASUREDDown 7: Justin who directed "Star Trek Beyond"LINDDown 8: Analogues of circuit solicitors, informallyDASDDown 9: Not around the bendSANEDDown 10: Publishing orderPRINT RUNDDown 11: An emoticon is a simple form of itASCIIARTDDown 12: Chain of seven countriesTHEANDESDDown 14: A maverick doesn't follow itHERDDDown 16: Knowledge of fine artsVIRTUDDown 18: ApproveSANCTIONDDown 21: Losing side in the Battle of Marathon, 490 B.C.PERSIANSDDown 22: BeatCADENCEDDown 25: Website with "The Next Big Thing" videosCNETDDown 26: One of about 3,412 in a kW-hB.T.U.DDown 26: One of about 3,412 in a kW-hBTUDDown 28: Term of endearmentLAMBDDown 29: Circus ring?HULA-HOOPDDown 30: 1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the AmazonANACONDADDown 31: PistolGO-GETTERDDown 32: The TV network in "Network"UBSDDown 36: StomachABIDEDDown 37: Turn loose?UNSCREWDDown 40: Stuck at a lodge, sayICEDINDDown 41: BesmirchedTARREDDDown 42: Gave it the old college trySTROVEDDown 44: Removes as superfluousLOPSDDown 46: Hopped upHYPERDDown 48: GaugeRATEDDown 50: Dome light?HALODDown 52: One standing in an alleyPINDDown 53: Classification system used in some banksABO