New York Times Answers - Saturday, 1st March 1997 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 1st March 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: BacksSPONSORSAAcross 9: DeceivesFLAMSAAcross 14: Aspen unitSKIPATROLAAcross 15: SubleaseRELETAAcross 16: Symposium, originallyWINEPARTYAAcross 17: Novelist BrooknerANITAAAcross 18: Former crown colonyADENAAcross 19: "Turandot" roleLIUAAcross 20: NecessitateENTAILAAcross 21: "Rocky III" actorMRTAAcross 22: TV ___DINNERAAcross 24: Psychiatrist's responseISEEAAcross 25: Like granolaOATENAAcross 27: Participles, sometimesDANGLERSAAcross 29: Call it a day on the setWRAPAAcross 30: Black ___ (paddy wagon)MARIAAAcross 31: Time-saving means of travelSSTAAcross 32: Lake at the foothills of the AlpsCOMOAAcross 34: Comparative form of littleLESSAAcross 36: Dog with a curled tailPUGAAcross 39: Classic kids' gameSORRYAAcross 41: It may be criticalMASSAAcross 41: It may be criticalMASS.AAcross 44: "Blossom Time," e.g.OPERETTAAAcross 46: Alternative to RussianRANCHAAcross 47: Bone: PrefixOSTEAAcross 48: Connective tissueTENDONAAcross 50: RageIREAAcross 52: Covers (up)HUSHESAAcross 54: Mythical flierROCAAcross 55: Actor Elliott of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"REIDAAcross 56: StomachBROOKAAcross 57: Kindergarten outlayMILKMONEYAAcross 59: Be consistentAGREEAAcross 60: Mission souvenirsMOONROCKSAAcross 61: MindsHEEDSAAcross 62: Plays upSTRESSESDDown 1: Lush setting?SKID ROWDDown 2: Cause of a 1983 baseball controversyPINE TARDDown 3: CrackOPENDDown 4: Raised fiberNAPDDown 5: Infamous GeorgianSTALINDDown 6: Hatch out of UtahORRINDDown 7: Hotel lobby, maybeROTUNDADDown 8: RoguishSLYDDown 9: Pal of OllieFRANDDown 10: Navy bean alternativeLENTILDDown 11: Rap sheet listALIASESDDown 12: FieldsMETIERSDDown 13: Least newsworthySTALESTDDown 14: Emulated LeanderSWAMDDown 20: Banks of the CubsERNIEDDown 22: OustDEPOSEDDown 23: PrimitiveEARLYDDown 26: One-third of XXX?TACDDown 28: Meter readerGASMANDDown 30: Word in a Thomas Malory titleMORTEDDown 33: Miss ___ (Uncle Remus character)MOTTSDDown 35: ___ GabrielSANDDown 36: His title was "Lord High Everything Else"POOH-BAHDDown 37: RiseUPSURGEDDown 38: BristleGETSOREDDown 40: Cut looseRANRIOTDDown 42: Premed focusSCIENCEDDown 43: Horror film soundsSHRIEKSDDown 45: Went over the same ground?REHOEDDDown 46: 1940 O'Brien partROCKNEDDown 49: GriefDOLORDDown 51: Ice cream brandEDYSDDown 53: Stretches, with "out"EKESDDown 55: Outback hoppersROOSDDown 57: Music degreesMMSDDown 58: "___ Parkington" (Greer Garson film)MRSDDown 58: "___ Parkington" (Greer Garson film)MRS.