New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 17th December 1996 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 17th December 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bushy coifAFROAAcross 5: Belle or BartSTARRAAcross 10: "Dancing Queen" pop groupABBAAAcross 14: It goes with runnersSLEDAAcross 15: Army Corps of Engineers constructionLEVEEAAcross 16: BurrowLAIRAAcross 17: In direct competitionHEAD-TO-HEADAAcross 19: Mid 12th-century dateMCLIAAcross 20: Long fishEELAAcross 21: Rich Little, e.g.APERAAcross 22: Drew outEVOKEDAAcross 24: Three-sided swordEPEEAAcross 25: SavageBEASTAAcross 26: One of the GreatsALFREDAAcross 29: Half step, in musicSEMITONEAAcross 32: Partner of waysMEANSAAcross 33: ShackHOVELAAcross 34: Corn cribBINAAcross 35: Early AndeanINCAAAcross 36: More rationalSANERAAcross 37: Diplomat's skillTACTAAcross 38: Fr. holy womanSTEAAcross 39: Burger King, to McDonald'sRIVALAAcross 40: Where the loot gets leftCACHEAAcross 41: Autumn drinkHOTCIDERAAcross 43: Crave, with "for"HANKERAAcross 44: "You Must Remember This" authorOATESAAcross 45: Kennel cryBARKAAcross 46: Browning automaticsRIFLESAAcross 48: EffronteryGALLAAcross 49: Menlo Park initialsTAEAAcross 52: Shut noisilySLAMAAcross 53: Kind of combatHAND-TO-HANDAAcross 56: Gambling, e.g.VICEAAcross 57: ___ orangeOSAGEAAcross 58: Mitch Miller's instrumentOBOEAAcross 59: SquintPEERAAcross 60: Firefighting needWATERAAcross 61: Old TV detective PeterGUNNDDown 1: Connors defeater, 1975ASHEDDown 2: Hightail itFLEEDDown 3: Not imaginedREALDDown 4: Roulette betODDDDown 5: InclinedSLOPEDDDown 6: SnickerTEHEEDDown 7: Say it's soAVERDDown 8: New Deal proj.READDown 9: Jesus Christ, with "the"REDEEMERDDown 10: VirtuallyALMOSTDDown 11: One after the otherBACK-TO-BACKDDown 12: Ill temperBILEDDown 13: SaharanARIDDDown 18: Uses a camcorderTAPESDDown 23: Resort near Copper MountainVAILDDown 24: Soprano BergerERNADDown 25: Angle on a gemBEVELDDown 26: Plain PeopleAMISHDDown 27: Slowly, in musicLENTODDown 28: In-person, as an interviewFACE-TO-FACEDDown 29: Sub detectorSONARDDown 30: RecessNICHEDDown 31: Computer commandENTERDDown 33: Wealthy onesHAVESDDown 36: Two-headed lady exhibit, e.g.SIDESHOWDDown 37: Part of L.S.T.TANKDDown 39: LiturgyRITEDDown 40: Film producer PontiCARLODDown 42: More tranquilCALMERDDown 43: Horse restraintHALTERDDown 45: Sheriff's star, e.g.BADGEDDown 46: Invitation lettersRSVPDDown 47: Tennis's NastaseILIEDDown 48: Pesky insectGNATDDown 49: No-no: Var.TABUDDown 50: ErelongANONDDown 50: ErelongANON.DDown 51: First placeEDENDDown 54: Simile centerASADDown 55: Not a sharerHOG