New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th October 1997 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A pin may go through itHASPAAcross 5: Cirrus cloud formationWISPAAcross 9: Ankylosaur featureARMORAAcross 14: BaseEVILAAcross 15: Angelic symbolHALOAAcross 16: Sabbatical, e.g.LEAVEAAcross 17: One of TV's SimpsonsLISAAAcross 18: One-named supermodelIMANAAcross 19: It's spoken in Kuala LumpurMALAYAAcross 20: Improvise, as a historian?PLAYITBYYEARAAcross 23: Deli buySALAMIAAcross 24: ImpatientANTSYAAcross 27: Pane frameSASHAAcross 29: RatTRAITORAAcross 31: Can. headsPMSAAcross 34: Ramsey Lewis Trio song about Taoists?THEYINCROWDAAcross 36: Witness stand statementOATHAAcross 38: Bear lairDENAAcross 39: Cinders in old stripsELLAAAcross 40: Film about burgling partners?THEYEGGANDIAAcross 45: Count finishESSAAcross 46: What "nobody doesn't like"SARALEEAAcross 47: HankersYENSAAcross 49: Old RenaultLECARAAcross 50: One-person boatsSKIFFSAAcross 54: Baker's quote from "Romeo and Juliet"?ITISTHEYEASTAAcross 58: Nicholas Gage best sellerELENIAAcross 61: Gardener's roleHOERAAcross 62: In ___ (as found)SITUAAcross 63: Kind of machineDITTOAAcross 64: Late Norwegian kingOLAVAAcross 65: Set foot (on)TRODAAcross 66: Braves Hall-of-Famer WarrenSPAHNAAcross 67: Townshend of the WhoPETEAAcross 68: Horned vipersASPSDDown 1: BenefitsHELPSDDown 2: Spain's Saint Teresa of ___AVILADDown 3: Rope fiberSISALDDown 4: Spanish beachesPLAYASDDown 5: MilkyWHITISHDDown 6: A foot in a lineIAMBDDown 7: Do inSLAYDDown 8: Small liqueur glassPONYDDown 9: Fact-filled referenceALMANACDDown 10: One of a bicycle pairREARTIREDDown 11: Bad start?MALDDown 12: They're fertilizedOVADDown 13: Juan Carlos, e.g.REYDDown 21: "___ the end of my rope!"IMATDDown 22: MeritEARNDDown 25: Clerical scarfSTOLEDDown 26: CaterwaulsYOWLSDDown 28: WaffleHEDGEDDown 29: Cheap-seemingTINNYDDown 30: Vitamin bottle infoRDASDDown 31: Florists' needsPOTSDDown 32: Taj ___MAHALDDown 33: Cubic meterSTEREDDown 35: VerilyYEADDown 37: Fragrant lilyHYACINTHDDown 41: JubilanceELATIONDDown 42: Jewell of "The Facts of Life"GERIDDown 43: MeritDESERVEDDown 44: BlackINKYDDown 48: Rest after almuerzoSIESTADDown 51: ExpositionsFAIRSDDown 52: Camera settingFSTOPDDown 53: Supports for lathsSTUDSDDown 55: Kind of talkSHOPDDown 56: Lacquered metalwareTOLEDDown 57: Olympics preliminaryHEATDDown 58: Staff of Life: Abbr.EDSDDown 59: ImpudenceLIPDDown 60: Greek letterETA