New York Times Answers - Thursday, 21st August 1997 There are 41 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 21st August 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Road runners?CARSAAcross 5: Make a moveACTAAcross 8: PastimeESCAPEAAcross 14: Plaudits, of a sortOLESAAcross 15: "___ any drop to drink": ColeridgeNORAAcross 16: Went easy onSPAREDAAcross 17: Start of a quoteNOSTATUEAAcross 19: SnapperTURTLEAAcross 20: Four, on the phoneGHIAAcross 21: Quote, part 2HASEVERBEENAAcross 23: ___ al-Khaimah (one of the United Arab Emirates)RASAAcross 24: Area of coll. studySCIAAcross 25: Doo-wop partALTOAAcross 26: Point on Magellan's compassESTEAAcross 28: Summed upIN ALLAAcross 30: BadgersNAGSAAcross 34: Not tacitSTATEDAAcross 36: TootBEEPAAcross 38: Aerialist's insuranceNETAAcross 39: Money lender, for shortSANDLAAcross 40: Quote, part 3PUTAAcross 41: Terra ___COTTAAAcross 43: Familiar substitutionETC.AAcross 44: Holding steadyFLATAAcross 46: St. Francis's homeASSISIAAcross 47: ExudeSEEPAAcross 49: It may involve gasARSONAAcross 51: Have words (with)SPARAAcross 52: Russo of "Ransom"RENEAAcross 54: Educ. groupPTAAAcross 56: Miltonian sea creatureORCAAcross 57: End of the quoteUPTOACRITICAAcross 61: Mauna ___LOAAAcross 62: Nickels and dimesCHANGEAAcross 63: Source of the quoteSIBELIUSAAcross 65: Warehouse worker, at timesLIFTERAAcross 66: Hotel signICEAAcross 67: Bad spots?ACNEAAcross 68: Noted Titanic coupleASTORSAAcross 69: Puncture soundSSSAAcross 70: StrataBEDSDDown 1: Party places?CONGRESSESDDown 2: HawaiiALOHA STATEDDown 3: Freedom fightersRESISTANCEDDown 4: Its business is boomingSSTDDown 5: Pepto-Bismol, e.g.ANTACIDDDown 6: Term of familiarityCOUSINDDown 7: Leaves' homeTREEDDown 8: English stage actress WinwoodESTELLEDDown 9: JetSPURTDDown 10: Kind of copyCARBONDDown 11: Uffizi displayARTEDDown 12: Cosmos starPELEDDown 13: Carl Sagan's "The Dragons of ___"EDENDDown 18: 4th of July criesAHSDDown 22: Person with the keysVALETDDown 27: Train sta. postingETDDDown 29: BordersABUTSDDown 31: Unable to stand the heat?ANTIPOLICEDDown 32: CirculatesGETSAROUNDDDown 33: Ways upSTAIRCASESDDown 35: Little oneELFDDown 37: Mac rivalsPCSDDown 40: Certain knifePARERDDown 42: C.I.A.'s forerunnerOSSDDown 45: Bygone regimentLANCERSDDown 46: Seaport southwest of NiceANTIBESDDown 48: On the doublePRONTODDown 50: Branch of physicsOPTICSDDown 53: AthirstEAGERDDown 55: Valuable diamond?ACEDDown 57: Bruins' homeUCLADDown 58: Greek charactersPHISDDown 59: Hotel in "The Graduate"TAFTDDown 60: Goddess of fertilityISISDDown 64: Test placeLAB