New York Times Answers - Thursday, 7th October 2021 There are 24 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 7th October 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Big name in ScotchDEWARSAAcross 7: Family name on "Seinfeld"COSTANZAAAcross 15: Provincial governor in the Byzantine EmpireEXARCHAAcross 16: Patriots in New York, e.g.AWAYTEAMAAcross 17: Harmless rattlerMARACAAAcross 18: Ram rod?REARAXLEAAcross 19: WorkingEMPLOYEDAAcross 21: Secure, with "down"BATTENAAcross 23: Frozen asteroid or planetICEBALLAAcross 27: Left a bad impression on?DINGEDAAcross 31: Boxer TrinidadTITOAAcross 32: "Don't just take my word for it!"ASKANYONEAAcross 34: What may be drawn with black and white?CHESS GAMEAAcross 39: Flush, e.g.HANDAAcross 42: Prepare, as a certain movie snackAIRPOPAAcross 43: CelebALISTERAAcross 45: EquilibriumSTASISAAcross 49: Vegetarian spreadBEANPATEAAcross 53: On every occasionEACHTIMEAAcross 55: Dispensable young beauBOYTOYAAcross 56: Big name in beerANHEUSERAAcross 57: One side in the Ryder CupEUROPEAAcross 58: With 59-Across, lakeside activity ... or a hint to the words spelled across the fifth, eighth and 11th rows of the completed gridSKIPPINGAAcross 59: See 58-AcrossSTONESDDown 1: Mark on one's recordDEMERITDDown 2: Proctored event, maybeEXAMDDown 3: John McCrae, author of "In Flanders Fields," e.g.WARPOETDDown 4: Name seen on the Kazakh/Uzbek borderARALDDown 5: First soft drink sold in all-aluminum cansRCCOLADDown 6: Light carriage, informallySHAYDDown 7: Memory ___CARDDDown 8: Be shyOWEDDown 9: Onetime Scandinavian exportSAABDDown 10: Rule that should be broken?TYRANNYDDown 11: Rat-___ATATDDown 12: Like the newest model, familiarlyNEXTGENDDown 13: Jewelry store eponymZALEDDown 14: "My thoughts exactly!"AMENDDown 20: What jelly rolls are filled with?ELLSDDown 22: Memorable 2021 hurricaneIDADDown 24: Word often before a yearCIRCADDown 25: One who's not a fanBOOERDDown 26: One way to prevent stock losses?LASSODDown 28: Bug collection?INTELDDown 29: Ancient invaders of RomeGOTHSDDown 30: Silas ___, first American diplomat to FranceDEANEDDown 33: Mauna ___KEADDown 35: Tailgate grillHIBACHIDDown 36: SeparateSPLIT UPDDown 37: 2.0, for oneGPADDown 38: Moonscape featureMAREDDown 40: Took full advantage of the buffet, sayATEATONDDown 41: Unmoved reactionDRYEYESDDown 44: West Coast burger chain with a "not-so-secret menu"INNOUTDDown 45: Vast expansesSEASDDown 46: Lose value quicklyTANKDDown 47: News anchor Smith, informallySHEPDDown 48: Enthusiastic assent in SpanishSISIDDown 49: On the surface it might not look like muchBERGDDown 50: Five-spotsABESDDown 51: Prefix for fireworksPYRODDown 52: ImbibeTOPEDDown 54: R&B/pop vocal group Boyz II ___MEN