New York Times Answers - Friday, 3rd January 1997 There are 28 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 3rd January 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Just sit, as soup or coffeeGETCOLDAAcross 8: Empire State leaderPATAKIAAcross 14: Island song a k a "Farewell to Thee"ALOHAOEAAcross 15: Emulate Bobby ShaftoeGOTOSEAAAcross 16: Becomes bored withTIRESOFAAcross 17: Like Romeo and Juliet, in Act IIELOPINGAAcross 18: 1980's Attorney GeneralEDMEESEAAcross 19: Takes care ofTENDSTOAAcross 20: Tank carrier?DEEP-SEA DIVERAAcross 22: Toodle-ooTATAAAcross 23: Bugs in linesANTSAAcross 27: FlickeringAGLIMMERAAcross 33: Easily tripped upUNWARYAAcross 35: Jam-packedCRAMMEDAAcross 36: Think about, at nightSLEEPONAAcross 37: Mountaineer's descentRAPPELAAcross 38: Well-schooledLITERATEAAcross 39: Prefix with scopeENDOAAcross 40: AforementionedSAIDAAcross 42: Certain mountsSADDLEHORSESAAcross 50: 1988 earthquake siteARMENIAAAcross 53: Cry at a basketball arenaDEFENSEAAcross 54: AheadLEADINGAAcross 55: Blow upINFLATEAAcross 56: One out?PAROLEEAAcross 57: PussyfootedSNEAKEDAAcross 58: Kitchen drawer gadgetOPENERAAcross 59: Monthly since 1850HARPERSDDown 1: Protected, as an estateGATEDDDown 2: SkipELIDEDDown 3: "Careless Hands" singer, 1949TORMEDDown 4: Aviary soundCHEEPDDown 5: Desert dreams, perhapsOASESDDown 6: Of doubtful moralsLOOSEDDown 7: Got the better ofDEFEATEDDDown 8: Engage in bar-hopping?POLE VAULTDDown 9: Expiate, with "for"ATONEDDown 10: A-oneTOPDRAWERDDown 11: Without warrantyASISDDown 12: Fictional suit-changerKENTDDown 13: Globe plotterIAGODDown 15: Boorish jokester's questionGET ITDDown 21: ___ es SalaamDARDDown 24: Wine countyNAPADDown 25: Race paceTROTDDown 26: "Auld Lang ___"SYNEDDown 27: Growing roomACREDDown 28: Mom's momGRANDDown 29: "Dragnet" org.LAPDDDown 30: Took unfair advantage ofIMPOSEDONDDown 31: Fr. titleMMEDDown 32: Alice's restaurant?MELSDINERDDown 34: Word in societyNEEDDown 36: Fries, usuallySIDE DISHDDown 38: Count Basie's "___ Darlin'"LILDDown 41: "Haste makes waste," e.g.ADAGEDDown 43: Like a croneANILEDDown 44: Reddish-brownHENNADDown 45: SubmitOFFERDDown 46: Pass twiceRELAPDDown 47: Weave in and outSNAKEDDown 48: Aromatic chemicalESTERDDown 49: OffspringSEEDSDDown 50: Chow chow, maybeALPODDown 51: Bring in the sheavesREAPDDown 52: Moon featureMARE