New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 8th October 1997 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 8th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Where St. Pete isFLA.AAcross 4: Transmitter starterNEUROAAcross 9: Musical syllableTRAAAcross 12: Create frictionCLASHAAcross 14: StartONSETAAcross 15: PastyWANAAcross 16: Shared dwellingDUPLEX HOUSEAAcross 18: Mary Steenburgen sitcomINKAAcross 19: LiveRESIDEAAcross 20: Big name in flyingWALLENDAAAcross 22: With "of," in total agreementONEMINDAAcross 24: Purple shadeLILACAAcross 25: Continental Div., e.g.MTSAAcross 26: Early courseSOUPAAcross 28: Serve a sentenceDOTIMEAAcross 31: YieldCONCEDEAAcross 33: Collar typeETONAAcross 34: "Sweet" stream of poetryAFTONAAcross 37: Further matter?ADOAAcross 38: Answer to "You wouldn't believe it"TRYMEAAcross 39: Croquet fieldLAWNAAcross 40: Stiff and formalSTARCHYAAcross 42: Raid siteFRIDGEAAcross 44: San Marino moneyLIREAAcross 45: RacketDINAAcross 48: HokeyCORNYAAcross 50: Tune-up, oil change, etc.CAR CAREAAcross 52: Smooth workerOPERATORAAcross 55: Sulky personPOUTERAAcross 56: Legal thingRESAAcross 57: Kind of experimentDOUBLE BLINDAAcross 59: Bridge between two vowelsFGHAAcross 60: Blake of jazz fameEUBIEAAcross 61: "The King"ELVISAAcross 62: Vaudevillian EddieFOYAAcross 63: Alamogordo eventATESTAAcross 64: Short timeSECDDown 1: Linguistically knowledgeableFLUENTDDown 2: Falls into disuseLAPSESDDown 3: "There's ___ chance of that"ASLIMDDown 4: Japanese dramaNOHDDown 5: Sufficient, onceENOWDDown 6: Diner order, with "the"USUALDDown 7: Decline againRESLIDEDDown 8: Verdi operaOTELLODDown 9: St. Paul, for oneTWINCITYDDown 10: Dancer with a few fansRANDDDown 11: "My Way" songwriterANKADDown 12: Modern info-keeperCD-ROMDDown 13: "The Fly" star, 1958HEDISONDDown 17: Element 54XENONDDown 21: DinerEATERYDDown 23: Old gold coinDUCATDDown 27: Step on itPEDALDDown 29: Small business co-ownerMOMDDown 30: Chemical suffixENEDDown 31: Big birdCONDORDDown 32: Like some columnsDORICDDown 34: 1936 campaigner LandonALFDDown 35: MuchFARDDown 36: Bitten before?TWICESHYDDown 38: First CinemaScope movieTHEROBEDDown 40: DispatchedSENTOUTDDown 41: Mourning bandCRAPEDDown 43: First-classGRADEADDown 45: Latin caseDATIVEDDown 46: PeacefulIRENICDDown 47: Social misfitsNERDSDDown 49: "Could ___ more specific?"YOUBEDDown 51: SelectsCULLSDDown 52: "Carmina Burana" composerORFFDDown 53: "___ My Heart"PEGODDown 54: Grand slam foursomeRBISDDown 58: Court decisionLET