New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 5th March 1996 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 5th March 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Reply to an insultSLAPAAcross 5: FleeceSHEARAAcross 10: On vacationAWAYAAcross 14: Prefix with scopePERIAAcross 15: Robert of "G.E. College Bowl"EARLEAAcross 16: ToastyWARMAAcross 17: Stratford's riverAVONAAcross 18: JargonARGOTAAcross 19: Philosopher HofferERICAAcross 20: Franklin aphorismTIMEISMONEYAAcross 23: Gilbert & Sullivan princessIDAAAcross 24: GrabSNATCHAAcross 25: Cagney's portrayer on 80's TVGLESSAAcross 27: LeadingAHEADAAcross 30: Pirate's punishmentLASHESAAcross 33: Ski liftT-BARAAcross 36: Capri currencyLIRAAAcross 38: Hardly Mr. CoolTWERPAAcross 39: Looking peakedILLAAcross 39: Looking peakedILL.AAcross 40: Marzipan ingredientsALMONDSAAcross 42: Command to RoverLIEAAcross 43: Intestine partCOLONAAcross 45: Practice pugilismSPARAAcross 46: Extorted fromBLEDAAcross 47: Is hipSWINGSAAcross 49: Actor MartinSTEVEAAcross 51: "Peter and the Wolf" birdSASHAAAcross 53: Protracted battlesSIEGESAAcross 57: Conclude, with "up"SEWAAcross 59: Reply to a boasterTALKISCHEAPAAcross 62: Miss Marple discoveryCLEWAAcross 64: MotionlessSTILLAAcross 65: Swenson of "Benson"INGAAAcross 66: City south of LillehammerOSLOAAcross 67: Comedienne FieldsTOTIEAAcross 68: Change courseVEERAAcross 69: Hoof itWALKAAcross 70: Late bloomerASTERAAcross 71: French 101 verbETREDDown 1: Shoe coversSPATSDDown 2: "Rosemary's Baby" authorLEVINDDown 3: RedolenceAROMADDown 4: StickumPINE TARDDown 5: Beach mementoSEASHELLDDown 6: AbuseHARMDDown 7: ThusERGODDown 8: BesideALONGDDown 9: Update, as a storyRETELLDDown 10: OverwhelmAWEDDown 11: ShermanismWARISHELLDDown 12: WaterlessARIDDDown 13: Community org.YMCADDown 21: First person in BavariaICHDDown 22: Dublin-born dramatistYEATSDDown 26: Dallas-to-Austin dir.SSWDDown 28: Prepares to fireAIMSDDown 29: Eye soothersDROPSDDown 31: 175-year-old canalERIEDDown 32: Hightailed itSPEDDDown 33: QuirksTICSDDown 34: GaleBLOWDDown 35: Night watchman's cryALLISWELLDDown 37: Premed course: Abbr.ANATDDown 40: Fear and trepidationANGSTDDown 41: Oscar winner Marie, 1931DRESSLERDDown 44: "Put___Happy Face"ONADDown 46: Apiary unitBEEHIVEDDown 48: Soft drink brandSHASTADDown 50: Singer DamoneVICDDown 52: Some choristersALTOSDDown 54: Old World animal with a ringed tailGENETDDown 55: Gung-hoEAGERDDown 56: Frame scoreSPAREDDown 57: FlatboatSCOWDDown 58: "Lohengrin" missELSADDown 60: Eartha of songKITTDDown 61: Tennis's NastaseILIEDDown 63: Stir-fry fryerWOK