New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 19th March 1997 There are 36 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 19th March 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ centerRECAAcross 4: Protection against chillsSHAWLAAcross 9: BitingACERBAAcross 14: Listening deviceEARAAcross 15: Shire of "For Richer, For Poorer"TALIAAAcross 16: Paint ingredientLATEXAAcross 17: Saddam Hussein's titlePRESIDENTOFIRAQAAcross 20: Playful water animalOTTERAAcross 21: "Speed" nameKEANUAAcross 22: Popular N.B.A. nicknameSHAQAAcross 23: They avail themselves of VailSKIERSAAcross 26: ___ CanalsSOOAAcross 29: "The Joy Luck Club" authorTANAAcross 30: A & W rivalBARQSAAcross 31: Con jobSCAMAAcross 32: This is one for the booksAUDITAAcross 33: Dwellers along the VolgaTATARSAAcross 35: Informative dialoguesQANDASESSIONSAAcross 38: Not movingAT RESTAAcross 39: Resell at inflated pricesSCALPAAcross 40: Run amokRIOTAAcross 41: Marquee namesSTARSAAcross 42: %: Abbr.PCTAAcross 45: Computer's "guts," for shortC.P.U.AAcross 45: Computer's "guts," for shortCPUAAcross 46: Bomb tryoutsATESTSAAcross 48: Prefix with space or statAEROAAcross 49: Title for CervantesSENORAAcross 51: Persian Gulf nationQATARAAcross 52: Most typewriters have themQWERTYKEYBOARDSAAcross 57: Spine-tinglingEERIEAAcross 58: FreezeICE UPAAcross 59: "Hold On Tight" rock groupELOAAcross 60: Office furnitureDESKSAAcross 61: Part of a spoolNOTCHAAcross 62: "___ Miserables"LESDDown 1: Send another E-mail messageREPOSTDDown 2: Actress KittEARTHADDown 3: Canea residentCRETANDDown 4: Move a muscleSTIRDDown 5: "It ___ to Be You"HADDDown 6: Pintful, perhapsALEDDown 7: Take the goldWINDDown 8: Potato pancakesLATKESDDown 9: Code words for "A"ALFASDDown 10: He went east of EdenCAINDDown 11: Ancient ItalianETRUSCANDDown 12: Stephen of "The Crying Game"READDown 13: Diagonal chess captureBXQDDown 18: Et ___ (and the following)SEQDDown 19: "The Star-Spangled Banner" prepositionO'ERDDown 23: 1978 Peace Prize winnerSADATDDown 24: Actor KristoffersonKRISDDown 25: Mensa hurdlesIQTESTSDDown 27: Galley itemsOARSDDown 28: Meditation syllablesOMSDDown 30: Signs of winter's endBUDSDDown 31: Word in an octagonSTOPDDown 32: Work without ___ (risk injury)ANETDDown 33: Some RomanovsTSARSDDown 34: SuffersAILSDDown 35: Common swabQTIPDDown 36: FirebrandsAROUSERSDDown 37: Imitate Mel TormeSCATDDown 38: Pinball pathARCDDown 41: Pianist RudolfSERKINDDown 42: "Stormy" sea birdPETRELDDown 43: Hold protectivelyCRADLEDDown 44: Some sculpturesTORSOSDDown 46: Poker paymentsANTESDDown 47: Slinky or yo-yoTOYDDown 48: Motel approver, brieflyAAADDown 50: Estrada of "CHiPs"ERIKDDown 51: Hebrew letter before reshQOPHDDown 52: Proof finaleQEDDDown 53: MinusculeWEEDDown 54: "The Island of the Day Before" authorECODDown 55: To dateYETDDown 56: Tampa Bay player, for shortBUC