New York Times Answers - Saturday, 17th May 1997 There are 35 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 17th May 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Greta Garbo portrayalCAMILLEAAcross 8: SpansCROSSESAAcross 15: Opposite of gregariousASOCIALAAcross 16: Rung of a ship's "ladder"RATLINEAAcross 17: With stridorSHRILLYAAcross 18: CondenseABRIDGEAAcross 19: These yield gum arabicACACIASAAcross 20: NappiesDIAPERSAAcross 21: Horsehide or pigskinBALLAAcross 22: BrandishWIELDAAcross 24: Jalousie unitSLATAAcross 25: First name in photographyANSELAAcross 27: ConsumptionUSEAAcross 28: One of the Hindu TrimurtiSHIVAAAcross 29: Employs a scopeAIMSAAcross 31: Fort Sill residentSOONERAAcross 32: Pillowcase materialMUSLINAAcross 36: Members of the birch familyALDERSAAcross 37: ApprenticeINTERNAAcross 38: Crab Key fortress villainDRNOAAcross 40: New England "catch of the day"SCRODAAcross 41: Mature, in a wayDUEAAcross 42: Above, in a textSUPRAAAcross 47: Blow the whistleTOOTAAcross 48: Frat recruitsFROSHAAcross 50: ImploredPLEDAAcross 51: Easy victoryRUN AWAYAAcross 51: Easy victoryRUNAWAYAAcross 53: It's stuck in a cornerPOSTAGEAAcross 55: ModernizeUPGRADEAAcross 56: TriggersIGNITESAAcross 57: Equipment for a work detailSLEDGESAAcross 58: AttireRAIMENTAAcross 59: Minimally wordedTERSESTAAcross 60: UnderstandingENTENTEDDown 1: Yellow-skinned fruitCASABADDown 2: ___ School (20th-century art group)ASH CANDDown 2: ___ School (20th-century art group)ASHCANDDown 3: Plutarch workMORALSDDown 4: Site of a cold snap?ICICLEDDown 5: 1953 Mel Ferrer filmLILIDDown 6: TV title on a license plateLALAWDDown 7: Shangri-laELYSIUMDDown 8: Birthplace, metaphoricallyCRADLEDDown 9: Very enthusiastic, as a fanRABIDDDown 10: Other, to OrozcoOTRADDown 11: CarelessSLIPSHODDDown 12: MoonlightingSIDELINEDDown 13: Lapidary, at timesENGRAVERDDown 14: Hit the canvasSEESTARSDDown 23: Non-P.C. suffixESSDDown 26: Nixon Defense SecretaryLAIRDDDown 28: Memorable flightsSOLOSDDown 30: WayhouseINNDDown 31: Honshu honorificSANDDown 32: DoubtMISTRUSTDDown 33: DisconnectUNCOUPLEDDown 34: More intenseSTRONGERDDown 35: Aerobics gearLEOTARDSDDown 38: BraceDUODDown 39: Get some air?RESPIREDDown 41: Most in need of a moisturizerDRYESTDDown 43: Computer availabilityUPTIMEDDown 44: Typewriter rollerPLATENDDown 45: University officialREGENTDDown 46: Hymn openingADESTEDDown 48: Drops out of contentionFADESDDown 49: TV colonelHOGANDDown 52: "Minimum" amountWAGEDDown 54: TizzySNIT