New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th October 1997 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lacking significanceJEJUNEAAcross 7: Deep Blue specialtyCHESSAAcross 12: Laments loudlyULULATESAAcross 15: Successor of NikitaALEXEIAAcross 16: Ice cream flavorMINTCHIPAAcross 17: It may have a berth to PerthQANTASAAcross 18: PumpASKAAcross 19: BrightenLIGHT UPAAcross 21: Returns lettersIRSAAcross 22: Cutlet?NICKAAcross 24: Danielle's darlingCHERIAAcross 25: ___ B'rithBNAIAAcross 26: The Fair Maid of Kent and namesakesJOANSAAcross 28: Robert Morse tour de forceTRUAAcross 29: Dirt-court gameBOCCEAAcross 30: RaidINROADAAcross 32: Art loversESTHETESAAcross 34: GarbedCLADAAcross 36: Increase dramaticallySOARAAcross 37: Wolverines' rivalsBUCKEYESAAcross 41: AheadONWARDAAcross 45: ___-midiAPRESAAcross 46: A.M.A. membersGPSAAcross 48: Burt Reynolds filmGATORAAcross 49: SomewhatATADAAcross 50: Coventry coolersGAOLSAAcross 52: Losers at VicksburgREBSAAcross 53: Prog. Cons. opponent, in CanadaLIBAAcross 54: Turn badGOSOUTHAAcross 56: Diminutive suffixCLEAAcross 57: Exclamation of exhaustionIMBEATAAcross 59: Fussy dressFROUFROUAAcross 61: HandlesSEESTOAAcross 62: U.S. air-to-air missilesSPARROWSAAcross 63: User interfaceMS-DOSAAcross 64: Actress Madeleine et al.STOWESDDown 1: Robin Williams filmJUMANJIDDown 2: A going-overELISIONDDown 3: JalopyJUNKCARDDown 4: Final: Abbr.ULTDDown 5: Chemist's condimentNACLDDown 6: Body of valuesETHICDDown 7: Thank the singerCLAPDDown 8: Party member?HENDDown 9: GoneEXTINCTDDown 10: Yachting eventSEARACEDDown 11: Mama's boysSISSIESDDown 13: Good Olympics scoreEIGHTDDown 14: FieldSPHEREDDown 15: Here, in HondurasAQUIDDown 20: Builder's frameworkTRUSSDDown 23: Found fault withKNOCKEDDDown 25: 1899-1902 eventBOER WARDDown 27: Company divisionSALESDDown 29: HempBHANGDDown 31: It breaks in the morningDAYDDown 33: UndulyTOODDown 35: "Women Ironing" artistDEGASDDown 37: Belief in false godsBAALISMDDown 38: Operating periodsUPTIMESDDown 39: Found fault withCRABBEDDDown 40: LampoonsSPOOFSDDown 42: Was humiliatedATECROWDDown 43: "Class" starROBLOWEDDown 44: Lorax creatorDR. SEUSSDDown 47: Impolite soundSLURPDDown 50: Sunday-meeting linkGO-TODDown 51: Classical walksSTOASDDown 54: Saturday night specialsGATSDDown 55: OffendedHURTDDown 58: "___ Beso" (Paul Anka song)ESODDown 60: BackFRO