New York Times Answers - Friday, 31st July 2020 There are 37 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 31st July 2020. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ball in a gym, maybePROMAAcross 5: More than budsBFFSAAcross 9: Country whose name is believed to come from ancient Greek for "honey-sweet"MALTAAAcross 14: Prefix with static or dynamicAEROAAcross 15: Superhero in "The Incredibles"ELASTIGIRLAAcross 17: Sports org. headquartered in IndianapolisNCAAAAcross 18: They're made up of stacked sheetsLAYERCAKESAAcross 19: "Whatever"DONTCAREAAcross 21: Ram signARIESAAcross 22: Director LeeANGAAcross 23: Whiskey or beer choiceRYEAAcross 24: Columbia athleteLIONAAcross 25: "The Color Purple" protagonistCELIEAAcross 27: It's used in a flashBULBAAcross 28: Org. for good driversPGAAAcross 31: Like some monogrammed towelsHISANDHISAAcross 33: 1980s-'90s series set in CaliforniaLALAWAAcross 35: Way to go ... or, as two words, lead-in to "way to go"ALONGAAcross 36: ___-popALTAAcross 37: Bring downABASEAAcross 38: OverlookLEDGEAAcross 39: Trainees known to work notoriously long hoursRESIDENTSAAcross 41: Med. device regulatorFDAAAcross 42: Scrunches upWADSAAcross 44: Some like it hotCIDERAAcross 45: Lead-in to amorousPOLYAAcross 46: One may be cooped upHENAAcross 47: How-___TOSAAcross 49: Not sleepyALERTAAcross 51: Stage for a big star?RED GIANTAAcross 53: "Preach!"AMENTOTHATAAcross 55: Pants, slangilyTROUAAcross 56: TV host in the World Golf Hall of FameDINAHSHOREAAcross 57: Life partnerLIMBAAcross 58: "The funny thing is ..."ODDLYAAcross 59: The Forest Service is part of it, in briefUSDAAAcross 60: Brand with "Classic" and "Wavy" varietiesLAYSDDown 1: Diplomatic gift from ChinaPANDADDown 2: Made peaceRECONCILEDDDown 3: Crush something?ORANGE SODADDown 4: Feature of Tokyo's Imperial PalaceMOATDDown 5: Secured, as a sailor's ropeBELAYEDDDown 6: Signal for helpFLAREDDown 7: Actress Alice of old HollywoodFAYEDDown 8: Abbr. aptly hidden in COMPASSESSSEDDown 9: Eyebrow-filling techniqueMICROBLADINGDDown 10: "What's that ___?"AGAINDDown 11: "What's that ___?"LIKEDDown 12: Número atómico of lithiumTRESDDown 13: Hilton ___, Pulitzer-winning critic for The New YorkerALSDDown 16: Be behindTRAILDDown 20: Beyond awkwardCRINGE WORTHYDDown 20: Beyond awkwardCRINGEWORTHYDDown 24: Groin pulls?LUSTSDDown 26: A.P. English subj.LANGDDown 27: Gymnastics eponym of a double back somersault with three twistsBILESDDown 28: Meteor showers?PLANETARIADDown 29: Food-filled fieldGASTRONOMYDDown 30: Blows awayAWESDDown 31: Like 50 U.S. senatorsHALFDDown 32: IndefatigableHARDYDDown 34: Not yet astirABEDDDown 40: Cold brewICED TEADDown 43: Los ___ (city in Silicon Valley)ALTOSDDown 45: ___ codePENALDDown 46: In one ear?HEARDDDown 48: Movie reviewers often trash themSTUBSDDown 49: DuringAMIDDDown 50: Act like a shark, in a wayLENDDDown 51: Density symbolsRHOSDDown 52: "___ pass"ITLLDDown 53: FussADODDown 54: Day when the Last Supper is commemorated: Abbr.THU