New York Times Answers - Monday, 24th February 1997 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 24th February 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Org. that guarantees bank holdingsFDICAAcross 5: PoetsBARDSAAcross 10: Egyptian snakesASPSAAcross 14: Moon goddessLUNAAAcross 15: German subU-BOATAAcross 16: Patricia who co-starred in "The Fountainhead"NEALAAcross 17: Late newsman SevareidERICAAcross 18: WakenROUSEAAcross 19: The Supremes, e.g.TRIOAAcross 20: 1989 Spike Lee filmDOTHERIGHTTHINGAAcross 23: French schoolECOLEAAcross 24: WeightsHEFTSAAcross 25: Letter before bethALEPHAAcross 28: Kapow!WHAMAAcross 30: Top 3 hit of 1963 and 1977DADOORONRONAAcross 34: Mont Blanc is oneALPAAcross 37: "Play it ___ lays"ASITAAcross 38: Studio signON AIRAAcross 39: Light bulb, in cartoonsIDEAAAcross 40: Happened uponMETAAcross 41: MoonshineMOUNTAINDEWAAcross 43: Camp bedsCOTSAAcross 44: SunsBASKSAAcross 45: ___-Kettering InstituteSLOANAAcross 48: Chilled meat garnishASPICAAcross 51: Unwelcome sight in the mailPOSTAGEDUESTAMPAAcross 57: In the pastONCEAAcross 58: Finger-pointerNAMERAAcross 59: Cake finisherICERAAcross 60: BacksideREARAAcross 61: StatesAVERSAAcross 62: Jasmine or morning gloryVINEAAcross 63: Commits a sinERRSAAcross 64: Present, for example, in English classTENSEAAcross 65: Mini-whirlpoolEDDYDDown 1: VamoosedFLEDDDown 2: Five-peseta coinDURODDown 3: Any part of J.F.K.: Abbr.INITDDown 4: Ornamental container in a flower shopCACHEPOTDDown 5: Grand Canyon transportBURRODDown 6: IrateABOILDDown 7: Cheek cosmeticROUGEDDown 8: ElanDASHDDown 9: Proofer's markSTETDDown 10: "La Marseillaise," e.g.ANTHEMDDown 11: Printing flourishSERIFDDown 12: Benjamin Moore productPAINTDDown 13: Trudges (through)SLOGSDDown 21: Classical nymph who spoke only by repetitionECHODDown 22: Holier-___-thouTHANDDown 25: Economist SmithADAMDDown 26: Emit coherent lightLASEDDown 27: Perform copy desk workEDITDDown 28: Formal orderWRITDDown 29: Wedding danceHORADDown 31: Eradicate, with "out"ROOTDDown 32: BurdenONUSDDown 33: One of the Bobbsey twinsNANDDown 34: AppendsADDSDDown 35: Onion relativeLEEKDDown 36: Bears' handsPAWSDDown 39: Like Mount St. Helens, nowINACTIVEDDown 41: "___ Lisa"MONADDown 42: Wading birdIBISDDown 43: Supplies the food forCATERSDDown 45: Plant reproductive partSPOREDDown 46: Unsocial sortLONERDDown 47: Award for "Braveheart"OSCARDDown 48: Saatchi & Saatchi employeesADMENDDown 49: LitigatorsSUERSDDown 50: IntrinsicallyPER SEDDown 50: IntrinsicallyPERSEDDown 52: Tiny pestGNATDDown 53: Roof overhangEAVEDDown 54: Battery fluidACIDDDown 55: RepairMENDDDown 56: Wolves, for wolfhoundsPREY