New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 28th October 1997 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 28th October 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: LotsGOBSAAcross 5: Desert streambedWADIAAcross 9: Tennis great RodLAVERAAcross 14: "Are you some kind of ___?"ANUTAAcross 15: BlackEBONAAcross 16: "___ at the office"IGAVEAAcross 17: Vidal's BreckinridgeMYRAAAcross 18: Roar at the shoreSURFAAcross 19: Count with an orchestraBASIEAAcross 20: 1989 Madonna hitEXPRESSYOURSELFAAcross 23: Churchill's signVEEAAcross 24: Basic college degreesBASAAcross 25: SummitVERTEXAAcross 29: ___-Jo (1988 Olympics name)FLOAAcross 31: Mosque V.I.P.IMAMAAcross 35: Live, in a TV studioON AIRAAcross 36: Like BritainGREATAAcross 38: Poetic palindromeEREAAcross 39: It may be used in minor surgeryLOCAL ANESTHESIAAAcross 42: Quattro minus unoTREAAcross 43: Freshman, sophomore, etc.YEARSAAcross 44: Revolving machine partROTORAAcross 45: Reply to "Are not!"AMSOAAcross 47: I-80, e.g.: Abbr.RTEAAcross 48: Item in a Mexican fiestaPINATAAAcross 49: Luau dishPOIAAcross 51: Sound from SandyARFAAcross 52: Bibliophile's treasuresLIMITEDEDITIONSAAcross 61: Belief in sorcery and magicOBEAHAAcross 62: Pre-tractor farmer's needOXENAAcross 63: PlummetDROPAAcross 64: "À votre ___!"SANTEAAcross 65: Grp. affecting gas pricesOPECAAcross 66: Go gently (into)EASEAAcross 67: More correctTRUERAAcross 68: BroodMOPEAAcross 69: "Jeopardy!" host TrebekALEXDDown 1: Charades, e.g.GAMEDDown 2: Cameo stoneONYXDDown 3: Pat on the back, as a babyBURPDDown 4: AsteriskSTARDDown 5: Setting for Thomas Hardy novelsWESSEXDDown 6: MaltreatmentABUSEDDown 7: Boat with oarsDORYDDown 8: DataINFODDown 9: Astrologically, the thoughtful, diplomatic typeLIBRADDown 10: Tennis great AndreAGASSIDDown 11: Bouquet siteVASEDDown 12: SatanicalnessEVILDDown 13: Sailor's perilREEFDDown 21: Don or Phil of 50's-60's popEVERLYDDown 22: W.W. II menaceU-BOATDDown 25: Physicist AlessandroVOLTADDown 26: Vast, old-styleENORMDDown 27: RegattasRACESDDown 28: Spanish auntTIADDown 29: French brotherFREREDDown 30: MinusLESSDDown 32: Acclaimed "Hostess with the Mostes'"MESTADDown 33: UnrestrainedARIOTDDown 34: Stiller's comedy partnerMEARADDown 36: Buzzing pestGNATDDown 37: Savings and loanTHRIFTDDown 40: Condor's homeAERIEDDown 41: Long timeEONDDown 46: NarcoticOPIATEDDown 48: William or Harry, e.g.PRINCEDDown 50: Word with woman or worldlyOTHERDDown 51: Take ___ breathADEEPDDown 52: BewilderedLOSTDDown 53: Construction supportIBARDDown 54: Maître d's offeringMENUDDown 55: CondemnDOOMDDown 56: Montreal playerEXPODDown 57: Bright thoughtIDEADDown 58: SpokenORALDDown 59: Winning margin, maybeNOSEDDown 60: Glasses, in adsSPEX