New York Times Answers - Monday, 1st December 1997 There are 35 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 1st December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Fill in at the officeTEMPAAcross 5: ManiasFADSAAcross 9: DressedCLADAAcross 13: L.A.-based petroleum giantARCOAAcross 14: "Dies ___" (hymn)IRAEAAcross 15: SaltyBRINYAAcross 16: Corner square in MonopolyJAILAAcross 17: LoungeLAZEAAcross 18: Suddenly leap (at)LUNGEAAcross 19: Second of two pieces of fire truck equipmentLATTERLADDERAAcross 22: Take for grantedASSUMEAAcross 25: ParagonsIDEALSAAcross 26: More drenched minister, at timesWETTERWEDDERAAcross 30: One who's out of this world?ALIENAAcross 31: Pays attention toHEEDSAAcross 32: Pie holderPANAAcross 35: Ranges of knowledgeKENSAAcross 36: SmuttyDIRTYAAcross 37: Ending with Cine- or cyclo-RAMAAAcross 38: Superlative suffixESTAAcross 39: Count ___ & His OrchestraBASIEAAcross 40: Motive questionerCYNICAAcross 41: Resentful auctiongoerBITTERBIDDERAAcross 43: ___-Lorraine (French region)ALSACEAAcross 46: "Relax, soldiers!"ATEASEAAcross 47: Murmur "a good bad-weather race horse"MUTTERMUDDERAAcross 51: Thrown for ___ALOOPAAcross 52: Footnote abbr.IBID.AAcross 53: Morsel for Miss MuffetCURDAAcross 57: Former Sen. Sam and familyNUNNSAAcross 58: Highway haulerSEMIAAcross 59: ManipulatorUSERAAcross 60: Enzyme suffixesASESAAcross 61: Mahogany or mapleTREEAAcross 62: Prepare, as the wayPAVEDDown 1: ___ MahalTAJDDown 2: Period in historyERADDown 3: AT&T alternativeMCIDDown 4: Harms the environmentPOLLUTESDDown 5: Aquarium purifierFILTERDDown 6: "I smell ___!"ARATDDown 7: StunDAZEDDown 8: ClairvoyantSEERDDown 9: Less refinedCRUDERDDown 10: Actress Hamilton or HuntLINDADDown 11: Heavenly host?ANGELDDown 12: Salon professionalsDYERSDDown 15: In-line skates, for shortBLADESDDown 20: Prayer closerAMENDDown 21: Nixon staffer G. Gordon ___LIDDYDDown 22: ConsciousAWAKEDDown 23: Tennis star with a palindromic nameSELESDDown 24: Limited work assignmentSTINTDDown 27: Bridge precursorWHISTDDown 28: StrangeEERIEDDown 29: Discourage from actingDETERDDown 32: Bear that's not really a bearPANDADDown 33: Gallic girlfriendsAMIESDDown 34: Mother-of-pearlNACREDDown 36: Library gizmoDATERDDown 37: International golf competitionRYDERCUPDDown 39: Bodybuilder's bulgesBICEPSDDown 40: Commend officiallyCITEDDown 41: Majorettes twirl themBATONSDDown 42: Villain, slangilyBADDIEDDown 43: Major oven makerAMANADDown 44: DooziesLULUSDDown 45: RockSTONEDDown 48: Morning hazeMISTDDown 49: Over, in ÖsterreichUBERDDown 50: Bygone phone call costDIMEDDown 54: Olympics chantU.S.A.DDown 54: Olympics chantUSADDown 55: Gun, as an engineREVDDown 56: Rap's Dr. ___DRE