New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 30th September 1997 There are 40 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 30th September 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Follower of MaryLAMBAAcross 5: Return to base before proceedingTAGUPAAcross 10: Hot springsSPAAAcross 13: Resort town near Santa BarbaraOJAIAAcross 14: "You ___ Beautiful" (1975 Joe Cocker hit)ARESOAAcross 15: Hard to comprehendDEEPAAcross 16: Sneaky thiefCAT BURGLARAAcross 18: Flying-relatedAEROAAcross 19: Mined metalOREAAcross 19: Mined metalORE.AAcross 20: Real howlerRIOTAAcross 21: In shredsTORNUPAAcross 23: Dagger handleHAFTAAcross 24: CloseSHUTAAcross 25: In ___ (intrinsically)ITSELFAAcross 28: Comedy brothers of 60's-70's TVSMOTHERSAAcross 32: Satirist MortSAHLAAcross 33: Set in "Die Fledermaus"JAILAAcross 34: Prez's stand-inVEEPAAcross 35: Skater's maneuverAXELAAcross 36: ___ CarloMONTEAAcross 37: Spanish general Duke of ___ALBAAAcross 38: A very good pairACESAAcross 39: Egyptian crossANKHAAcross 40: CherishedDEARAAcross 41: Bargain with the prosecutorCOPAPLEAAAcross 43: JumpyONEDGEAAcross 45: Signals at Sotheby'sNODSAAcross 46: Item on a cowboy bootSPURAAcross 47: Slightly bounceJIGGLEAAcross 50: "Pardon me"AHEMAAcross 51: Draft org.SSSAAcross 54: Double-reed instrumentOBOEAAcross 55: Theme of this puzzleMENINBLACKAAcross 58: Ship's spineKEELAAcross 59: Chrissie of tennisEVERTAAcross 60: Jai ___ALAIAAcross 61: U.F.O. crewETSAAcross 62: Old yet new againRETROAAcross 63: ToastyWARMDDown 1: Nuts or crackersLOCODDown 2: Slightly openAJARDDown 3: Aussie buddyMATEDDown 4: It's usually served with lobsterBIBDDown 5: Import dutyTARIFFDDown 6: ShoptalkARGOTDDown 7: MoolahGELTDDown 8: It's a free countryU.S.A.DDown 8: It's a free countryUSADDown 9: Window onto the oceanPORTHOLEDDown 10: Caught sight ofSEENDDown 11: Lima's landPERUDDown 12: EachAPOPDDown 15: Luke Skywalker's fatherDARTHVADERDDown 17: Russia's ___ MountainsURALDDown 22: Not at homeOUTDDown 23: Member of a notorious biker gangHELLSANGELDDown 24: Will of 55-AcrossSMITHDDown 25: Writer AsimovISAACDDown 26: Tourist mecca near Mexico CityTAXCODDown 27: Blind followersSHEEPDDown 28: The daddy of decafsSANKADDown 29: Went congeringEELEDDDown 30: Pack again, as groceriesREBAGDDown 31: Fifth wheelSPAREDDown 33: Tommy Lee of 55-AcrossJONESDDown 36: Seagoer's woeMAL DE MERDDown 42: Campaigner, for shortPOLDDown 43: Not rejecting out of handOPENTODDown 44: Not feelingNUMBDDown 46: Bake, as eggsSHIRRDDown 47: Speechmaker's openingJOKEDDown 48: "Yeah, sure!"IBETDDown 49: ProceedsGOESDDown 50: Work without ___ (be daring)ANETDDown 51: Hacienda roomSALADDown 52: Wound reminderSCARDDown 53: Dairy-case choiceSKIMDDown 56: Adam's mateEVEDDown 57: JurisprudenceLAW