New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 15th October 1997 There are 38 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 15th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: South Seas paradiseBALIAAcross 5: Put in the cupHOLEDAAcross 10: AttemptSTABAAcross 14: "___ a Teen-Age Werewolf"IWASAAcross 15: Taste stimulusAROMAAAcross 16: 1970 Kinks hitLOLAAAcross 17: Sci-fi weapon, formally?RAYMONDGUNAAcross 19: "A Prayer for ___ Meany"OWENAAcross 20: Holy warsCRUSADESAAcross 21: Had title toOWNEDAAcross 22: With it, onceHEPAAcross 23: Neptune's domainSEAAAcross 24: Growing localeFARMAAcross 26: Highway sight, formally?WILLIAMBOARDAAcross 31: Elaborate tapestryARRASAAcross 34: G.I. with chevronsNCOAAcross 35: Crosby, Stills and Nash, e.g.TRIOAAcross 36: Café au ___LAITAAcross 37: Two-time U.S. Open tennis champSELESAAcross 39: BedevilersIMPSAAcross 40: Ferrara family nameESTEAAcross 41: Dream Team's teamU.S.A.AAcross 41: Dream Team's teamUSAAAcross 42: Armed bandPOSSEAAcross 43: Western chow dispenser, formally?CHARLESWAGONAAcross 47: Rats run itMAZEAAcross 48: Ad wordNEWAAcross 49: UnexplainedODDAAcross 52: Man of many wordsROGETAAcross 55: Sensational headlineSCREAMERAAcross 57: One gone but not forgottenAWOLAAcross 58: 1930's design style, formally?ARTHURDECOAAcross 60: No-show's scoreZEROAAcross 61: Vidal Sassoon's workplaceSALONAAcross 62: Turkish bigwigsAGASAAcross 63: Genesis settingEDENAAcross 64: Dubbing needSWORDAAcross 65: Giant greatMAYSDDown 1: Hazel's cousinBIRCHDDown 2: In the knowAWAREDDown 3: Michael Jordan shotLAY-UPDDown 3: Michael Jordan shotLAYUPDDown 4: DoctrinesISMSDDown 5: "Water Music" composerHANDELDDown 6: Tough goingORDEALDDown 7: Captain Kirk's recordsLOGSDDown 8: Feathered six-footerEMUDDown 9: Fancy oneDANDDown 10: Replay featureSLOW MOTIONDDown 11: Atlas dotTOWNDDown 12: Sheltered, nauticallyALEEDDown 13: Boston or Chicago, e.g.BANDDDown 18: Kalahari stopoverOASISDDown 21: Celestial sphereORBDDown 24: MugFACEDDown 25: Book after JoelAMOSDDown 26: Summer snackWATERMELONDDown 27: Archie or Edith, to MikeIN-LAWDDown 28: WeaponryARMSDDown 29: TearsRIPSDDown 30: 10 cc, perhapsDOSEDDown 31: He played Obi-WanALECDDown 32: Baby's problemRASHDDown 33: The Beatles' meter maidRITADDown 37: Red Sea accessSUEZDDown 38: Being, to CaesarESSEDDown 42: AuthorityPOWERDDown 44: Back muscle, for shortLATDDown 45: Rather, e.g.ANCHORDDown 46: Verb-turned-nounGERUNDDDown 49: The end, in AthensOMEGADDown 50: RotDECAYDDown 51: Smelting refuseDROSSDDown 52: Bring down the houseRAZEDDown 53: Had markers outOWEDDDown 54: Reason for an R ratingGOREDDown 55: Historic Normandy citySTLODDown 56: Resident of 63-AcrossADAMDDown 58: Balaam's mountASSDDown 59: Cold and wetRAW