New York Times Answers - Thursday, 31st March 2022 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 31st March 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Beat in chessATEDAAcross 5: Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a sword duelBRAHEAAcross 10: Classic Jumbotron shout-outHIMOAAcross 14: FrostHOARAAcross 15: Takes a bit offPARESAAcross 16: Certain newspaper columnOPEDAAcross 17: BootOUSTAAcross 18: Sorna y Nublar, en "Jurassic Park"ISLASAAcross 19: Long locksMANEAAcross 20: Educator in a smockRTTEACHERAAcross 22: Figure seen on Athena's shieldMEDUSAAcross 23: Thumbs-upASSENTAAcross 24: SkimNOFATAAcross 26: Bit of letter-shaped hardwareTNUTAAcross 28: Rangers' domainFORESTSAAcross 32: Thoroughbred, e.g.ACEHORSEAAcross 36: FedEx Cup organizerPGATOUAAcross 37: ___ of warFOGAAcross 38: Bluish huesTEALSAAcross 40: Muslim leadersIMAMSAAcross 41: "A Promised Land" author, 2020OBAMAAAcross 43: Get into trouble, in a wayRATONAAcross 45: Grassy expanseLEAAAcross 46: Some drinking vesselsOBLETSAAcross 48: Kind of zone in a cityNOPARKINAAcross 50: 1948 Literature NobelistT. S. ELIOTAAcross 52: Youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup (age 17)PELEAAcross 53: Two-word tributeTOYOUAAcross 55: Bottle topperNIPPLEAAcross 59: Profession in an O'Neill titleCEMANAAcross 62: What "should be made by filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy," per Noël CowardDRYMARTINAAcross 64: DeclareAVOWAAcross 65: Kid-lit character with a green suit and gold crownBABARAAcross 66: Midrange clubIRONAAcross 67: Award-winning WardSELAAAcross 68: Chess : check :: go : ___ATARIAAcross 69: "Pretty please?"CANIAAcross 70: GeekishERDYAAcross 71: FixesMENDSAAcross 72: Big name in printersEPSODDown 1: Now: Sp.AHORADDown 2: Talks upTOUTSDDown 3: Some bridge positionsEASTSDDown 4: Leader of the house band on "The Muppet Show"DRTEETHDDown 5: Low-budget featureBPICTUREDDown 6: Like decisions made on a dare, typicallyRASHDDown 7: "Stormy Weather" composerARLENDDown 8: Learn secondhandHEAROFDDown 9: Either end of a school bus?ESSDDown 10: Side that usually has the most supportersHOMETEAMDDown 11: Device used in interactive museum displaysIPADDDown 12: What a "hamburger button" opensMENUDDown 13: Dedicated worksODESDDown 21: Reader's jotting, e.g.ANNOTATIONDDown 22: Reader's jottings ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeMARGINALIADDown 25: Fancy-pantsFOPDDown 27: Title derived from "Caesar"TSARDDown 29: Most of a sugar caneSTALKDDown 30: Marisa of "In the Bedroom"TOMEIDDown 31: Writer SontagSUSANDDown 32: UnderwayAFOOTDDown 33: Some saladsCOBBSDDown 34: French "equivalent"EGALEDDown 35: GustoELANDDown 39: Dot on a subway mapSTOPDDown 42: DissolveMELTAWAYDDown 44: Scan options for the claustrophobicOPENMRISDDown 47: Kind of milk or sauceSOYDDown 49: Put on sale, sayREPRICEDDown 51: So farTO DATEDDown 54: Densely packed, in a wayURBANDDown 56: Under-the-sink fixturePTRAPDDown 57: Animals depicted on the Ishtar GateLIONSDDown 58: Film composer MorriconeENNIODDown 59: Tried something?CASEDDown 60: At any timeEVERDDown 61: The blue part of blue cheeseMOLDDDown 63: About .914 metersYARDDDown 65: "Pow!"BAM