New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 7th October 1997 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 7th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kind of layerOZONEAAcross 6: ApplaudCLAPAAcross 10: Locking deviceHASPAAcross 14: Of neap and ebbTIDALAAcross 15: Overconfident racer of fableHAREAAcross 16: Charles Lamb pseudonymELIAAAcross 17: RaiseHOISTAAcross 18: Quickly, quicklyASAPAAcross 19: Charitable donationALMSAAcross 20: Start of a Daniel Webster quoteONECOUNTRYAAcross 22: "Act now!"DO ITAAcross 22: "Act now!"DOITAAcross 23: New England's Cape ___ANNAAcross 24: GenerallyASARULEAAcross 26: Turn to cindersCHARAAcross 29: Sentry's cryHALTAAcross 32: Prevent from actingDETERAAcross 33: Chicken ___POXAAcross 34: Syrup brandKAROAAcross 35: Radical college org.SDSAAcross 36: Middle of the quoteONECONSTITUTIONAAcross 42: California's Fort ___ORDAAcross 43: Cover for a diamondTARPAAcross 44: Theater signSROAAcross 45: Élève's placeECOLEAAcross 48: Janet of JusticeRENOAAcross 49: Latin loveAMORAAcross 50: Whom Reagan beat in 1984MONDALEAAcross 52: Tanner's tubVATAAcross 54: Tweed, for oneBOSSAAcross 55: End of the quoteONEDESTINYAAcross 61: RelatedAKINAAcross 62: Andes landPERUAAcross 63: Sporty ToyotaPASEOAAcross 64: Rudner of comedyRITAAAcross 65: Protection: Var.EGISAAcross 66: Diet guru JennyCRAIGAAcross 67: Hang ontoKEEPAAcross 68: GustoZESTAAcross 69: Refuges, old-styleASYLADDown 1: Roman emperor after GalbaOTHODDown 2: Utah national parkZIONDDown 3: Garfield's foilODIEDDown 4: Racing org.NASCARDDown 5: Singer JohnELTONDDown 6: Honolulu-based detectiveCHANDDown 7: SurviveLASTDDown 8: Noah's landfallARARATDDown 9: English diarist SamuelPEPYSDDown 10: Whiplash preventerHEADRESTDDown 11: TotalALL-OUTDDown 12: Cousin of a metaphorSIMILEDDown 13: Scrapbook userPASTERDDown 21: "___ me, villain!"UNHANDDDown 25: TotalADD UPDDown 26: Navy noncomCPODDown 27: SweetieHONDDown 28: It's swung in forestsAXEDDown 30: "___ longa, vita brevis"ARSDDown 31: Singer LenyaLOTTEDDown 34: "M*A*S*H" settingKOREADDown 35: EndeavoredSTROVEDDown 37: Sudden arrival of fall weatherCOLD SNAPDDown 38: Author FlemingIANDDown 39: BeliefISMDDown 40: Spanish goldORODDown 41: Negative joinerNORDDown 45: Set sailEMBARKDDown 46: Gingersnap, e.g.COOKIEDDown 47: Kind of inspectionON-SITEDDown 48: Go back on a promiseRENEGEDDown 49: Rose oilsATTARSDDown 51: "If I Had a Hammer" singerLOPEZDDown 53: Pet protection org.ASPCADDown 56: Goddess of discordERISDDown 57: Problem for Sneezy?DUSTDDown 58: "Do as ___,..."ISAYDDown 59: Buzz's moonmateNEILDDown 60: Eastern disciplineYOGA