New York Times Answers - Friday, 28th November 1997 There are 32 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 28th November 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Kind of wrenchSOCKETAAcross 7: Venomous, as a snakeASPISHAAcross 13: Do wellTHRIVEAAcross 14: Not realPHANTOMAAcross 16: ReducerABATERAAcross 17: EavesdroppedLISTENEDAAcross 19: With 49-Across, underlying theme of 24-DownGOVERNMENTAAcross 21: Prefix with stasisMETAAAcross 22: "___ only"EYESAAcross 23: Appropriate, in a wayANNEXAAcross 25: School subj.SCIAAcross 26: Hall of fameMONTYAAcross 28: Brine-cured cheesesFETASAAcross 30: The skepticSCULLYAAcross 32: Hairy-chestedVIRILEAAcross 33: With the worst consequencesFATALLYAAcross 35: ConvictionsBELIEFSAAcross 36: ___ Foods, Inc.OREIDAAAcross 37: Frequent 24-Down subjectALIENSAAcross 38: PictureSCENEAAcross 39: Public relations interpretationsSPINSAAcross 40: UndermineSAPAAcross 41: VituperatesRANTSAAcross 43: Gift ___WRAPAAcross 47: Site of temptationEDENAAcross 49: See 19-AcrossCONSPIRACYAAcross 52: Nice work if you can get itSINECUREAAcross 54: James Russell Lowell, for oneEDITORAAcross 55: Freshens, in a wayAERATESAAcross 56: Bow outRETIREAAcross 57: Illegal race track workersDOPERSAAcross 58: Secret fraternityMASONSDDown 1: Put onSTAGEDDown 2: "Goody!"OHBOYDDown 3: DesireCRAVEDDown 4: Wind-up toys?KITESDDown 5: IncessantlyEVERDDown 6: Arctic ___TERNDDown 7: Very muchAPLENTYDDown 8: ClimbSHINNYDDown 9: WallopPASTEDDown 10: Some investors' income: Abbr.INTDDown 11: Pipe partSTEMDDown 12: Truthful qualitiesHONESTIESDDown 15: Actress Laurie of "Roseanne"METCALFDDown 18: Parts of meeting roomsDAISESDDown 20: Hairy-chestedMANLYDDown 24: Theme of this puzzle, with "The"XFILESDDown 26: The believerMULDERDDown 27: Spanish stewOLLADDown 29: Object of March celebrationsERINDDown 30: Made more precipitousSTEEPENEDDDown 31: "Double Indemnity" novelistCAINDDown 32: Phlebotomy targetVEINDDown 33: Defensive ditchesFOSSESDDown 34: Land of peace and simplicityARCADIADDown 35: HeavenBLISSDDown 37: RelevanceAPTNESSDDown 39: Bothersome bedmateSNORERDDown 42: CriticalACUTEDDown 43: Fieri facias and othersWRITSDDown 44: Statistical bitRATIODDown 45: It's put away for winterACORNDDown 46: Mourning sitesPYRESDDown 48: Student of SenecaNERODDown 50: Give a wave?PERMDDown 51: Essay's basisIDEADDown 53: Kind of gunCAP