New York Times Answers - Saturday, 15th March 1997 There are 35 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 15th March 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: JollyMIRTHFULAAcross 9: AffectedTOOTOOAAcross 15: Not very importantONE-HORSEAAcross 16: BrogueOXFORDAAcross 17: Wole Soyinka, for oneNIGERIANAAcross 18: Dissatisfied customer's demandREFUNDAAcross 19: Not rightAMISSAAcross 20: MockingIRONICALAAcross 22: Whitewash ingredientLIMEAAcross 23: BeltAREAAAcross 25: Subject of one of Plutarch's "Lives"CATOAAcross 26: Hard waterICEAAcross 27: Henry II's housePLANTAGENETAAcross 30: ___ FelipeSANAAcross 31: Settled, in a wayALITAAcross 32: Modern name of TyreSURAAcross 33: Made fitALTEREDAAcross 35: TraceWHISPERAAcross 39: ___ out (do nothing)VEGAAcross 40: Passion personifiedEROSAAcross 41: ExerciseUSEAAcross 42: Edward Gibbon's subjectROMAN EMPIREAAcross 46: Gold Seal co.RCAAAcross 47: Classic documentary "Man of ___"ARANAAcross 48: Tiny bitMITEAAcross 49: Luxury home featuresSPASAAcross 50: Some supplementsMINERALSAAcross 53: Royal rivalJELL-OAAcross 53: Royal rivalJELLOAAcross 54: "Volpone" pennerJONSONAAcross 55: Relative of perliteOBSIDIANAAcross 58: PicksELECTSAAcross 59: Glittery trimDIAMANTEAAcross 60: Mother of mercyTERESAAAcross 61: RiskENDANGERDDown 1: Francesco del Giocondo's wifeMONALISADDown 2: Not sympatheticINIMICALDDown 3: Organize rigidlyREGIMENTDDown 4: "___ Eyes" (1969 hit)THESEDDown 5: Outside of France?HORSDDown 6: Calendar abbr.FRIDDown 7: Nafta ratifierU.S.A.DDown 7: Nafta ratifierUSADDown 8: MildLENIENTDDown 9: Ring combatantTORODDown 10: Farm teamOXENDDown 11: BrassOFFICERSDDown 12: Tropical flierTOUCANDDown 13: EmbellishedORNATEDDown 14: It may be hard to tradeODDLOTDDown 21: SkunkRATDDown 23: MaintainALLEGEDDown 24: SallyRAIDDDown 27: Punc. markPARENDDown 28: On terra firmaASHOREDDown 29: SemblanceGUISEDDown 34: Fade awayEVANESCEDDown 35: Mittimus or mandamusWRITDDown 36: Bruise discolorationPURPLINGDDown 37: Step upESCALATEDDown 38: SyllogistREASONERDDown 40: One of a seriesEPISODEDDown 42: Simple propulsion unitRAMJETDDown 43: Jim Palmer was oneORIOLEDDown 44: BearingMANNERDDown 45: Future yearMMLDDown 49: Seville or De VilleSEDANDDown 51: MoldersROTSDDown 52: Archeologist's handleANSADDown 53: Chichi ___, JapanJIMADDown 56: Coal containerBINDDown 57: Not upSAD