New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th October 1997 There are 27 across clues and 27 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Woodworking toolSHAPERAAcross 7: Come to an endLAPSEAAcross 12: Shortens a sentence, perhapsPAROLESAAcross 14: DreadfulHORRIDAAcross 15: Lose control at a buffetOVEREATAAcross 16: Forbes alternativeBARRONSAAcross 17: Clarion blastTANTARAAAcross 18: She helped Theseus escape the LabyrinthARIADNEAAcross 19: One in the arms of MorpheusSNOOZERAAcross 20: Monster slain by BeowulfGRENDELAAcross 21: Like italicsASLANTAAcross 22: Teriyaki spicesGINGERSAAcross 23: Close callNEARDISASTERAAcross 25: Andy Capp's wife, oftenNAGAAcross 26: AcquiescenceRESIGNEDNESSAAcross 35: Like fansADORINGAAcross 37: Work on text togetherCOEDITAAcross 38: Piano relativeCELESTAAAcross 39: First, e.g.LOW GEARAAcross 41: It's full of rye, in rhymeAPOCKETAAcross 42: Silver: PrefixARGENTIAAcross 43: Tooth tissueDENTINEAAcross 44: Cry of achievementIMADEITAAcross 45: Put right?INDENTAAcross 46: Father of FauvismMATISSEAAcross 47: They follow ShebatsADARSAAcross 48: ConvictionsTENETSDDown 1: Ocelot featuresSPOTSDDown 2: One of over 2,000,000 CubansHAVANANDDown 3: GrittyARENOSEDDown 4: San Diego's founder Gaspar de ___PORTOLADDown 5: Aaron's son and successor as high priestELEAZARDDown 6: Target of a swift kickREAR-ENDDDown 7: China and environs, to the FrenchLORIENTDDown 8: SystematizeARRANGEDDown 9: Cowboy on a cattle drive, e.g.PRODDERDDown 10: Preacher's pursuitSINNERDDown 11: Detroit dudsEDSELSDDown 13: Where Whirlaway waitedSTARTING GATEDDown 14: "The Abyss" star, 1989HARRISDDown 16: Carousel localeBAGGAGE CLAIMDDown 24: Japanese surname suffixSANDDown 26: Rival of MontelROLONDADDown 27: RaiserERECTERDDown 28: Birds related to the goldfinchSISKINSDDown 29: FocusedINTENTDDown 30: Habitually humiliated oneDOORMATDDown 31: Notorious London prisonNEWGATEDDown 32: Added just before time ran outEDGEDINDDown 33: Like Simone Martini's artSIENESEDDown 34: Oligarchy proponentSTATISTDDown 35: "Evangeline" settingACADIADDown 36: BankDEPENDDDown 40: Matrimony, bar mitzvah, etc.RITES