New York Times Answers - Thursday, 25th September 1997 There are 35 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 25th September 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Checked for printsDUSTEDAAcross 7: "What fools these mortals be" writerSENECAAAcross 13: Under close scrutinyON TRIALAAcross 15: Apple varietyWINESAPAAcross 16: HopperGRAINRECEPTACLEAAcross 18: WeeLILAAcross 19: Lesley of "60 Minutes"STAHLAAcross 20: Fire ___OPALAAcross 21: SweepingEPICAAcross 23: Put the pedal to the metalSPEDAAcross 24: Release forciblySPEWAAcross 26: Birthplace of ColumbusGENOAAAcross 28: Quarterback playSNEAKAAcross 31: Sidewalk stand offeringADEAAcross 32: Cold war grp.?AMAAAcross 34: 1963 Shirley MacLaine roleIRMAAAcross 35: Russian river in a Sholokhov titleDONAAcross 36: SkipperGILLIGANSFRIENDAAcross 41: BotherADOAAcross 42: DudsGARBAAcross 43: Scratch the surfaceMARAAcross 44: Member of 32-AcrossDOCAAcross 45: Master's degree requirementORALSAAcross 47: PlowsTILLSAAcross 51: SnaillikeSLOWAAcross 53: Pastoral soundsBAASAAcross 55: What chimney sweeps sweepSOOTAAcross 56: No-showAWOLAAcross 58: Kipling story settingINDIAAAcross 60: "___ Vadis?"QUOAAcross 61: JumperITEMINACARTRUNKAAcross 64: "Driving Miss Daisy" co-starFREEMANAAcross 65: Like TV's Ninja TurtlesTEENAGEAAcross 66: So-called "Gateway to Australia"SYDNEYAAcross 67: Like Felix vis-à-vis OscarNEATERDDown 1: Golf course featureDOGLEGDDown 2: GreenUNRIPEDDown 3: Leader born in GeorgiaSTALINDDown 4: Lead-in with angleTRIDDown 5: One overseasEINSDDown 6: Pub diversionDARTSDDown 7: TasteSIPDDown 8: Within: PrefixENTODDown 9: Tidal pointsNEAPSDDown 10: LarkESCAPADEDDown 11: Came to visitCALLEDONDDown 12: King Kong, e.g.APEDDown 14: Track and field attemptsLEAPSDDown 15: Skyscraper workersWELDERSDDown 17: The house white, perhapsCHENIN BLANCDDown 22: Kind of tarCOALDDown 25: ProceedWENDDDown 27: Southwest friendAMIGODDown 29: ___ radioAMFMDDown 30: Measure of purityKARATDDown 33: Gelatin substituteAGARDDown 36: RoamsGADSDDown 37: Blind devotionIDOLATRYDDown 38: Cattle drive hazardLOCOWEEDDDown 39: Like ScheherazadeARABIANDDown 40: Tennessee's state flowerIRISDDown 46: 1978 co-NobelistSADATDDown 48: Plumlike fruitLOQUATDDown 49: Airport V.I.P. sectionLOUNGEDDown 50: He brought Dracula to lifeSTOKERDDown 52: Common door signWOMENDDown 54: Police car deviceSIRENDDown 57: Citrus fruitLIMEDDown 59: To ___ (perfectly)ATEEDDown 61: QualifiersIFSDDown 62: Thumbs downNAYDDown 63: Genetic stuffRNA