New York Times Answers - Friday, 5th August 2022 There are 38 across clues and 34 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 5th August 2022. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Compress hardSMUSHAAcross 6: Comp. ___ (univ. major)SCIAAcross 9: They're often paired with nutsBOLTSAAcross 14: Traditional application for a Hindu weddingHENNAAAcross 15: "The Kitchen God's Wife" novelist, 1991TANAAcross 16: BenefitAVAILAAcross 17: Musical groupALTOSAAcross 18: ___ polymeraseRNAAAcross 19: FreeLET GOAAcross 20: Sleep aid said to reduce anxietyWEIGHTEDBLANKETAAcross 23: "Parasite" co-star ___ Jung-eunLEEAAcross 24: "Word is …"THEYSAYAAcross 25: Sounds of some pausesERSAAcross 26: Settle upPAYTHETABAAcross 28: Name that anagrams to something you might smokeCRAIGAAcross 31: Frequently flooded areaFENAAcross 32: Staggered breathing?GASPSAAcross 36: Some leporidsHARESAAcross 37: Item in a huskOATAAcross 38: Vicar in "Emma"ELTONAAcross 39: Top-notchACESAAcross 40: ___ Burke, sportscaster and N.B.A. analystDORISAAcross 42: A bird, food or personKIWIAAcross 43: Female swanPENAAcross 44: Office binder?RED TAPEAAcross 46: Ending with play or plateLETAAcross 47: Get downSADDENAAcross 49: They might be standing or marchingORDERSAAcross 51: More cover than usual … or what a 20-Across might offer?HEAVYSECURITYAAcross 55: Wheel, so to speakHELMAAcross 56: Little bitsIOTASAAcross 57: What's the matter?ATOMAAcross 59: Farm unitBALEAAcross 60: French word that becomes its own opposite by changing the first letter to VNOTREAAcross 61: CanceledNO-GOAAcross 62: Compilation for admirationODESAAcross 63: Cloud often seen in the summerGNATSAAcross 64: ___ Mob, hip-hop collective from N.Y.C.ASAPDDown 1: Item often wrapped after it's purchasedSHAWLDDown 2: FracasMELEEDDown 3: Free, in a wayUNTIEDDown 4: Make out, in ManchesterSNOGDDown 5: Pounds on keyboards?HASHTAGSDDown 6: Eats outside, perhapsSTREETFOODDDown 7: One might offer a sweet messageCANDYHEARTDDown 8: One way to be triedIN ABSENTIADDown 9: Hair highlighting techniqueBALAYAGEDDown 10: ___-readyOVENDDown 11: Round holiday fareLATKEDDown 12: Fierce, hard-to-control sortTIGERDDown 13: Coin collectors?SLOTSDDown 21: "'Tis but ___ name that is my enemy": JulietTHYDDown 22: Alaska has the highest one in the U.S.: Abbr.LATDDown 26: Round holiday farePIESDDown 27: Hesitate (at)BALKDDown 28: Some cowboy wearCHAPSDDown 29: Make a lead balloon?RACEAHEADDDown 30: Realm in "Frozen"ARENDELLEDDown 33: Style points?STILETTOSDDown 34: Activity with intense, fast-paced posingPOWERYOGADDown 35: TempersSNITSDDown 40: Not admittingDENYINGDDown 41: MatesSPOUSESDDown 44: Church address, for shortREVDDown 45: GoofERRDDown 48: Some nobilityDAMESDDown 50: Subject of the 2021 historical film "Spencer"DIANADDown 52: Vague response for an E.T.A.SOONDDown 53: Blues guitarist BakerETTADDown 54: One in a line outside a storeCARTDDown 55: "A Black Lady Sketch Show" networkHBODDown 58: Unruly head of hairMOP