New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 27th March 1996 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 27th March 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Second-string playerSCRUBAAcross 6: Sharp breathGASPAAcross 10: Baby skin problemRASHAAcross 14: Billy Joel's instrumentPIANOAAcross 15: Simba's cryROARAAcross 16: Light beigeECRUAAcross 17: Teacher's duty [the basis for five anagrams in this puzzle]ATTENDANCEAAcross 19: GorgeSATEAAcross 20: "The Catcher in the___"RYEAAcross 21: Appearance determinantGENEAAcross 22: Parts of ecosystemsFAUNASAAcross 24: Five-time Wimbledon champBORGAAcross 25: Expensive coatSABLEAAcross 26: Fountain treatSODAAAcross 29: Orderly lion's lair?NEATCATDENAAcross 33: ___-gardeAVANTAAcross 35: FunctionsGOESAAcross 36: 4:00 functionTEAAAcross 37: Actor ChaneyLONAAcross 38: PlacateAPPEASEAAcross 41: Blow itERRAAcross 42: So, in LatinSICAAcross 43: SharpKEENAAcross 44: Kind of boomSONICAAcross 46: Beachgoer's goal?ADECENTTANAAcross 50: Western IndiansUTESAAcross 51: Macaulay Culkin's home statusALONEAAcross 52: Electrical unitVOLTAAcross 54: VerdigrisPATINAAAcross 56: ScintillaIOTAAAcross 57: 16th-century dateMDIAAcross 60: CeremonyRITEAAcross 61: Actor Beatty fasts?NEDCANTEATAAcross 64: First gardenEDENAAcross 65: Arboretum itemTREEAAcross 66: FadCRAZEAAcross 67: WiredSENTAAcross 68: Bus rider's prizeSEATAAcross 69: Where to get down from?EIDERDDown 1: Practice boxingSPARDDown 2: MetroCITYDDown 3: FareRATEDDown 4: Article in Le FigaroUNEDDown 5: Beatnik's drumBONGODDown 6: Football great RedGRANGEDDown 7: Top-flightA-ONEDDown 8: PouchSACDDown 9: IntroducesPREFACESDDown 10: DenouementRESULTDDown 11: Tepee with poles?ACANEDTENTDDown 12: Madrid miss: Abbr.SRTADDown 13: ShadesHUESDDown 18: "The 'Burbs" co-starDERNDDown 23: HumiliatesABASESDDown 24: 60's slogan "___the bomb"BANDDown 25: Greek meeting placeSTOADDown 26: Hot sauceSALSADDown 27: Egg-shapedOVOIDDDown 28: Sock hop notice?DANCEATTENDDown 30: 007, e.g.AGENTDDown 31: WeirdEERIEDDown 32: Undercover policeNARCSDDown 34: HireTAKE ONDDown 39: Some titlesPENNANTSDDown 40: Tennis's SamprasPETEDDown 45: Not safeOUTDDown 47: Grisham nail-biter, with "The"CLIENTDDown 48: Cousin of the snipeAVOCETDDown 49: ___chanceNOTADDown 53: Kind of corporalLANCEDDown 54: D.C. V.I.P.PRESDDown 55: AdjutantAIDEDDown 56: BrainchildIDEADDown 57: Fermented drinkMEADDDown 58: Almost knock outDAZEDDown 59: Roman roadITERDDown 62: Byron's beforeEREDDown 63: Chemistry prefixTRI