New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th January 1997 There are 35 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th January 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "Cowabunga!" or "23 skiddoo"CATCHWORDAAcross 10: FormulatedDRAWNAAcross 15: Home of the HittitesASIA MINORAAcross 16: Like H. P. Lovecraft storiesEERIEAAcross 17: Onetime Sting operation?THEPOLICEAAcross 18: Go afterCHASEAAcross 19: Farm areasSTIESAAcross 20: AcceptedOKDAAcross 21: MirroredAPEDAAcross 22: Ode subjectURNAAcross 23: At allANYAAcross 24: AdulterateDEBASEAAcross 26: Tao, literallyPATHAAcross 28: Letter box depositsUSMAILAAcross 30: 1963 Martin Ritt filmHUDAAcross 31: Complimentary closeYOURSAAcross 33: Kind of farmingONECROPAAcross 35: "Who knows not where a wasp does wear his sting?" speakerPETRUCHIOAAcross 37: TryoutTESTRUNAAcross 39: Jewish monthsADARSAAcross 42: Census entrySEXAAcross 43: "Skin Deep" starRITTERAAcross 45: "Bonne ___!"NUITAAcross 47: Yellow fruitPAPAYAAAcross 49: Common joinerANDAAcross 50: Aberdeen negativeNAEAAcross 51: Satirist IdleERICAAcross 52: DepressionPITAAcross 53: Terra ___FIRMAAAcross 55: DisinclinedLOATHAAcross 57: Medical dissectionsANATOMIESAAcross 59: "___ luck!"LOTSAAAcross 60: Garden bloomerCHINA ROSEAAcross 61: Campaign tacticSMEARAAcross 62: Volcanologist's instrumentTILTMETERDDown 1: McDonald's freebieCATSUPDDown 2: Where butts are parkedASHTRAYDDown 3: Establish a link withTIEINTODDown 4: Fear is oneCAPEDDown 5: Med. care providersHMOSDDown 6: Humorist ShrinerWILDDown 7: Salad garnishONIONSDDown 8: Greetings from John Denver?ROCKYMOUNTAINHIDDown 9: 1856 Stowe novelDREDDDown 10: Holiday mo.DECDDown 11: Detox placeREHABDDown 12: Plains nativeARAPAHODDown 13: Finally understands, with "to"WISESUPDDown 14: Something nice to feelNEEDEDDDown 23: 1976 Winter Olympics hostAUSTRIADDown 24: Action movie seriesDIE-HARDDDown 24: Action movie seriesDIEHARDDDown 25: 1961 Charlton Heston portrayalEL CIDDDown 27: Cadence soundsHUPSDDown 29: Mandela's polit. partyANCDDown 32: Hear againRETRYDDown 34: Reddish-brownROANDDown 36: GrooveRUTDDown 37: Small eateryTEAROOMDDown 38: Make amends forEXPIATEDDown 40: Grow abundantlyRUNRIOTDDown 41: Standpipe with two openingsSIAMESEDDown 42: Some witchcraftSPELLSDDown 44: InvolveENTAILDDown 46: Come-onTEASERDDown 48: ___ part (role-plays)ACTSADDown 52: Alliance basisPACTDDown 53: FrothFOAMDDown 54: Hungarian patriot NagyIMREDDown 56: Kramden laughHARDDown 58: Cable lettersTNT