New York Times Answers - Saturday, 31st May 1997 There are 33 across clues and 29 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 31st May 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: One may be red, white or silverFIRAAcross 4: Bar placed across a guitar fingerboardCAPOAAcross 8: ButtonholeACCOSTAAcross 14: Osaka-to-Tokyo dir.ENEAAcross 15: Neisse River's outletODERAAcross 16: Mambo's cousinCHA-CHAAAcross 17: Light, one-seated carriageSTANHOPEAAcross 19: Night-blooming cactusCEREUSAAcross 20: Coal tar derivativesTOLUENESAAcross 21: One may be terribleENFANTAAcross 22: Approve, in a wayINITIALAAcross 23: Oscar winner WiestDIANNEAAcross 24: Robe roomsVESTRIESAAcross 26: More mysteriousEERIERAAcross 27: HostARMYAAcross 28: Rips through pages?SPEEDREADSAAcross 30: Melted glaceEAUAAcross 31: Beastly blowerBIGBADWOLFAAcross 38: Opera "The Tale of ___ Saltan"TSARAAcross 42: Antarctica's ___ CoastADELIEAAcross 43: "Tsk!"FORSHAMEAAcross 45: Cruise destinationRESORTAAcross 46: Statue brought to life, in mythGALATEAAAcross 47: Kind of planBATTLEAAcross 48: Studying secondarilyMINORINGAAcross 49: Musicians' treasuresAMATISAAcross 50: Almost any Three Stooges movieESCAPADEAAcross 51: Heed John the Baptist's adviceREPENTAAcross 52: "The Girl With the Hatbox" starSTENAAcross 53: "Taps" timeTENAAcross 54: Electroplating terminalsANODESAAcross 55: Kettle soundSSSSAAcross 56: It starts in April in D.C.EDTDDown 1: A FordFESTIVADDown 2: One who does voice-oversINTONERDDown 3: Style of the Ashcan SchoolREALISMDDown 4: Beneficiary's brother, perhapsCOHEIRDDown 5: Keats, to ShelleyADONAISDDown 6: Cartoon character who debuted in 1944PEPELEPEWDDown 7: They're found in the groundORESDDown 8: Assumed, with "to"ACCEDEDDDown 9: Guillotined French poet Andre de ___CHENIERDDown 10: Dough to go?CARFAREDDown 11: About 3.5 million square milesOCEANIADDown 12: Didn't go nearSHUNNEDDDown 13: Some test participantsTASTERSDDown 18: CrackedNUTTYDDown 25: Words before "Love" on screen and in songSEAOFDDown 29: LaudersEULOGISTSDDown 31: Nancy's successorBARBARADDown 32: Creative typesIDEAMENDDown 33: Heavy-handed groupGESTAPODDown 34: Obscured, with "out"BLOTTEDDDown 35: Travel agent's suggestionAIRLINEDDown 36: Can't takeDETESTSDDown 37: 1973 Pulitzer winner FitzGeraldFRANCESDDown 38: "Amadeus" choreographerTHARPDDown 39: GorgeSATIATEDDown 40: Fixed upAMENDEDDDown 41: Chromatography sprayREAGENTDDown 44: Popular liniment brandSLOANSDDown 48: Mare's-nestMESS