New York Times Answers - Saturday, 24th May 1997 There are 37 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 24th May 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Bidding strategySTARTLOWAAcross 9: DeftSLICKAAcross 14: Oater backdrop, e.g.PANORAMAAAcross 15: Nursery rhyme merchantPIEMANAAcross 16: Air, vis-a-vis wineOXIDIZERAAcross 17: NotifyADVISEAAcross 18: Sgt., for oneNCOAAcross 19: Igneous rock sourcesMAGMASAAcross 21: Noun-forming suffixENCEAAcross 22: Butter substitute?GUNSAAcross 24: Objects of hand-holdingRAILSAAcross 25: Airline from Lod airportELALAAcross 26: Footnote abbr.ETSEQAAcross 28: Debut of 10/11/75, brieflySNLAAcross 29: Literary tributeODEAAcross 30: Fen ___ (meadow plant)RUEAAcross 32: Kind of orderGAGAAcross 34: ContinuouslyEVERAAcross 35: Avoiding publicityDODGINGTHEPRESSAAcross 40: Anne Nichols protagonistABIEAAcross 41: Code soundDAHAAcross 42: Calendar abbr.MARAAcross 43: "St. Elsewhere" rolesMDSAAcross 44: It's positiveYESAAcross 46: Some campus returneesSOPHSAAcross 50: Ravel's "Gaspard de la ___"NUITAAcross 52: Bowling Hall-of-Famer DickWEBERAAcross 54: Biblical name meaning "weary"LEAHAAcross 55: Fictional Chinese scientistDRNOAAcross 56: ConciliatoryIRENICAAcross 58: 800 precederONEAAcross 59: Frequents, in a wayEATSATAAcross 61: "Take it! It's yours!"NOCHARGEAAcross 63: Draft ordersSTEINSAAcross 64: Haydn oratorio, with "The"CREATIONAAcross 65: Soft fabricTERRYAAcross 66: Was busyHADPLANSDDown 1: Bathroom itemSPONGEDDown 2: Campaign topicTAX CUTDDown 3: Particles in electrolysisANIONSDDown 4: Punishment, with "the"RODDDown 5: A little offTRIMDDown 6: Piano virtuoso ___ BermanLAZARDDown 7: Certain fraternity menOMEGASDDown 8: Not playingWARMINGTHEBENCHDDown 9: N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer LuckmanSIDDDown 10: BankLEVEEDDown 11: Romantic announcementIMINLOVEDDown 12: FallsCASCADESDDown 13: Churchgoers, at timesKNEELERSDDown 15: Be approvedPASSDDown 20: Prayer nameALLAHDDown 23: Twilled fabricSERGEDDown 27: First word in Connecticut's mottoQUIDDown 31: Deli discardENDDDown 33: Thing of beautyGEMDDown 34: "Gentleman Jim" portrayerERROLDDown 35: UtmostDAMNDESTDDown 36: HardOBDURATEDDown 37: Raise the dead?DISINTERDDown 38: More bright, as colorsGAYERDDown 39: "___ du tout" ("Don't mention it"): Fr.PASDDown 45: Lady for Don JuanSENORADDown 47: Bradley University sitePEORIADDown 48: Phone requestHANG ONDDown 49: LustersSHEENSDDown 51: Start of a Poitier film titleTOSIRDDown 52: ComposureWITSDDown 53: Used a kitchen utensilRICEDDDown 57: Crack, in a wayCHAPDDown 60: "___ Day Now" (1962 hit)ANYDDown 62: Natl. League cityATL