New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 24th September 1997 There are 40 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 24th September 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: FlaccidLIMPAAcross 5: Writer FerberEDNAAAcross 9: Port of IraqBASRAAAcross 14: NeighborhoodAREAAAcross 15: Picture of a physicianX-RAYAAcross 16: Old-time strongmanATLASAAcross 17: Alternative to a tuning forkPITCH PIPEAAcross 17: Alternative to a tuning forkPITCHPIPEAAcross 19: New York city or its collegeUTICAAAcross 20: Mil. entertainersUSOAAcross 21: "Sorry 'bout that!"OOPSAAcross 22: Some binary compoundsOXIDESAAcross 23: Apollo as god of the sunPHOEBUSAAcross 25: Preserved for laterONICEAAcross 26: Wasn't fast...or was fast?RANAAcross 27: Joke's targetBUTTAAcross 28: Darling of baseballRONAAcross 31: Car crimeHIT-AND-RUNAAcross 35: Practice pieceETUDEAAcross 37: Folk singer PhilOCHSAAcross 38: "___ I Don't Have You" (1959 hit)SINCEAAcross 40: Holm oakILEXAAcross 41: Makes holesBORESAAcross 43: Practical experimentFIELD-TESTAAcross 45: Lennon's widowONOAAcross 46: Potter's needKILNAAcross 48: Guy's dateGALAAcross 49: "Missing You" singer JohnWAITEAAcross 51: StanchesARRESTSAAcross 55: Some T-shirtsSMALLSAAcross 57: Piano-violin pieceDUETAAcross 58: Stage signalCUEAAcross 59: Masseur's offeringTOWELAAcross 60: Get sick in the winterCATCH COLDAAcross 62: Lacking senseINANEAAcross 63: Melville novelOMOOAAcross 64: Church areaAPSEAAcross 65: Shot out beamsRAYEDAAcross 66: Actress ArmstrongBESSAAcross 67: Symbol on California's flagBEARDDown 1: Drink like a catLAP UPDDown 2: ___ Sweeps DerbyIRISHDDown 3: "I want to, as well"METOODDown 4: It washes Wash.PACDDown 5: Explains in detailEXPOUNDSDDown 6: NerdsDRIPSDDown 7: SiestasNAPSDDown 8: Nautical assentAYEDDown 9: Principal ore of aluminumBAUXITEDDown 10: Room at the topATTICDDown 11: Obsolete math aidSLIDE RULEDDown 12: Family of manRACEDDown 13: Gray and othersASASDDown 18: White House architect JamesHOBANDDown 22: Neighbor of Man.ONTDDown 24: ExpungeERASEDDown 25: Light weightOUNCEDDown 27: Russian novelist IvanBUNINDDown 29: Some old poetryODESDDown 30: Waiting room callNEXTDDown 31: Wandering soulHOBODDown 32: Computer imageICONDDown 33: Dispose ofTHROW AWAYDDown 33: Dispose ofTHROWAWAYDDown 34: Search messilyRIFLEDDown 36: Library catalogue headingTITLEDDown 39: "View of Toledo" and "Adoration"ELGRECOSDDown 42: AdeptSKILLEDDDown 44: Vader of "Star Wars"DARTHDDown 47: "___ a Living"ITSDDown 50: Coeur d'___, IdahoALENEDDown 51: CarsAUTOSDDown 52: PurviewSCOPEDDown 53: Oklahoma cityTULSADDown 54: Passover mealSEDERDDown 55: Be up and aboutSTIRDDown 56: Actress WashbourneMONADDown 57: Lady's titleDAMEDDown 60: Male swanCOBDDown 61: Semi partCAB