New York Times Answers - Monday, 9th October 2017 There are 35 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 9th October 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Civil rights pioneer Du BoisWEBAAcross 4: Shade of blueCYANAAcross 8: RantTIRADEAAcross 14: Chicago's home: Abbr.ILLAAcross 14: Chicago's home: Abbr.ILL.AAcross 15: Racer with the tortoiseHAREAAcross 16: Like a show with a single performerONE-MANAAcross 17: Only major-league player to enter the 3,000-hit club in the 1980sRODCAREWAAcross 19: RantingRAVINGAAcross 20: 1965 Beatles hit that starts "Ooh, I need your love, babe"EIGHTDAYSAWEEKAAcross 22: DonkeyASSAAcross 23: Final bubble on a questionnaire, maybeOTHERAAcross 24: Something a barber has to work aroundEARAAcross 26: Maidenform productBRAAAcross 27: Catch, as on a thornSNAGAAcross 31: HBO show hosted by John OliverLASTWEEKTONIGHTAAcross 36: And so on: Abbr.ETC.AAcross 37: Home for the Hawks and Braves: Abbr.ATLAAcross 38: Equal: PrefixISOAAcross 39: Pal of PoohROOAAcross 40: 1974 John Updike novelAMONTHOFSUNDAYSAAcross 44: Greek cheeseFETAAAcross 45: Winery containerVATAAcross 46: Verbal stumblesUMSAAcross 47: Tattoo artistINKERAAcross 50: Bug spray brandOFFAAcross 52: The change from Julian to Gregorian ... or what would be needed to make 20-, 31- and 40-Across possible?CALENDARREFORMAAcross 58: A snake has a forked oneTONGUEAAcross 59: Engages in military conflictWAGESWARAAcross 60: Acting grown-upMATUREAAcross 61: BarelyATADAAcross 62: Three on a grandfather clockIIIAAcross 63: Dictation expertsSTENOSAAcross 64: HankeringsYENSAAcross 65: Newspaper staffers, for shortEDSDDown 1: Electronic money transferWIREDDown 2: "The Time Machine" peopleELOIDDown 3: Edifice: Abbr.BLDGDDown 4: Informal talksCHATSDDown 5: Gridiron gainsYARDSDDown 6: Bay ___ (San Francisco, Oakland, etc.)AREADDown 7: When repeated, Frank Sinatra title cityNEW YORKDDown 8: Holy Jewish scrollTORAHDDown 9: WowedINAWEDDown 10: Classic game with black-and-white discsREVERSIDDown 11: Female friend for FrançoisAMIEDDown 12: Cold and damp, as a dungeonDANKDDown 13: Main lang. of the Commonwealth countriesENGDDown 18: Nautical mapCHARTDDown 21: Believer in a strong federal governmentSTATISTDDown 24: Message on a cake in "Alice in Wonderland"EATMEDDown 25: Fancy tieASCOTDDown 26: Pulitzer-winning Toni Morrison novelBELOVEDDDown 28: Google ___ Viewer (tool for charting word frequency over time)NGRAMDDown 29: Ship-to-ship communications?AHOYSDDown 30: Classic PontiacsGTOSDDown 31: Flip (through)LEAFDDown 32: Angkor ___ (Cambodian site)WATDDown 33: Biblical verb suffixETHDDown 34: The Beavers of the Pac-12, for shortOSUDDown 35: The "N" of NCONONDDown 41: Carpenter's tool that's faster than a hammerNAILGUNDDown 42: Very distantFARAWAYDDown 43: Homer Simpson's favorite beersDUFFSDDown 48: Prefix with scienceNEURODDown 49: Crawling on hands and ___KNEESDDown 50: Church instrumentORGANDDown 51: Supplies with mealsFEEDSDDown 52: JacketCOATDDown 53: Upfront betANTEDDown 54: Give stars toRATEDDown 55: Little injury, in baby talkOWIEDDown 56: Antipest sprayRAIDDDown 57: Some hospital picsMRISDDown 58: Things with ® symbols: Abbr.TMS