New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th April 1997 There are 38 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th April 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Screamer's necessityLUNGSAAcross 6: ManhandlePAWAAcross 9: "Peer Gynt" dramatistIBSENAAcross 14: "Otello," e.g.OPERAAAcross 15: ___ modeALAAAcross 15: ___ modeALA.AAcross 16: It makes quite a bangNITROAAcross 17: Sound of old floorboardsCREAKAAcross 18: When Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated: Abbr.NOVAAcross 19: It may be staticCLINGAAcross 20: Cult Canadian comedy troupe, with "The"KIDSINTHEHALLAAcross 23: OperatesUSESAAcross 24: Tara familyOHARASAAcross 25: Flood stageEBBAAcross 28: ___ Xing (sign)PEDAAcross 29: "The Gold Bug" authorPOEAAcross 30: Need air conditioningSWELTERAAcross 32: 60's war capitalHANOIAAcross 34: Boy or girl lead-inATTAAAcross 35: 1869 Twain novel, with "The"INNOCENTSABROADAAcross 41: Season of peaceNOELAAcross 42: Move stealthilySKULKAAcross 43: Provided for, as a widowDOWEREDAAcross 47: N.Y.C. clock settingEDTAAcross 48: Liq. measuresQTSAAcross 51: Gives the green lightOKSAAcross 52: Of serviceUSABLEAAcross 54: UntouchedPUREAAcross 55: 1934 Lillian Hellman play, with "The"CHILDRENSHOURAAcross 58: GeniusBRAINAAcross 60: Hood's gunGATAAcross 61: Item on a poleTOTEMAAcross 62: Plane seating choiceAISLEAAcross 63: Charlottesville sch.UVAAAcross 64: And ___ grow onONETOAAcross 65: Gibson, e.g.ACTORAAcross 66: Gibson, e.g.MELAAcross 67: Victim of a 1955 coupPERONDDown 1: PokyLOCK UPDDown 1: PokyLOCKUPDDown 2: RevoltUPRISEDDown 3: Had to haveNEEDEDDDown 4: Not AstroturfGRASSDDown 5: H. H. Munro, pseudonymicallySAKIDDown 6: Roman templePANTHEONDDown 7: 56-Down salutationALOHADDown 8: Isn't decisiveWAVERSDDown 9: IfIN CASEDDown 9: IfINCASEDDown 10: Unwelcome mailBILLDDown 11: Heel styleSTILETTODDown 12: Sea birdERNDDown 13: Yule servingNOGDDown 21: Peter of Herman's HermitsNOONEDDown 22: Hem's partnerHAWDDown 22: Hem's partnerHAW.DDown 26: Home video formatBETADDown 27: Carpenter's nailBRADDDown 29: Campaign money sourcePACDDown 31: Harmless prankLARKDDown 32: Reason for darningHOLEDDown 33: "___ De-Lovely"ITSDDown 35: Prefix with ChineseINDODDown 36: Cranny's partnerNOOKDDown 37: 10:00 programNEWSCASTDDown 38: BonySKELETALDDown 39: "Homage to Clio" poetAUDENDDown 40: Diner sandwichBLTDDown 44: SpoilerRUINERDDown 45: Immigrant's study, for shortESLDDown 46: Cotton-pickin'DADGUMDDown 48: CiterQUOTERDDown 49: Loyally followingTRUE TODDown 50: Address of St. Patrick's Cathedral?SERMONDDown 53: PluckyBRAVEDDown 54: Drop a dime, so to speakPHONEDDown 56: See 7-DownHILODDown 57: Call it a daySTOPDDown 58: Farm callBAADDown 59: Rock's OcasekRIC