Occasionally employed by New York newspaper? (2,5)
I believe the answer is:
at times
'occasionally' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'by new york newspaper?' is the wordplay.
'by' becomes 'at'.
'new york newspaper?' becomes 'Times' (The New York Times).
'at'+'times'='AT TIMES'
'employed' is the link.
This may not be correct. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for at times that I've seen before include "Not always" , "Occasionally" , "Where our editor is" , "In the office" , "Every so often" .)