New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 2nd December 1997 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 2nd December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Half of a 60's quartetPAPASAAcross 6: Small farm spreadACREAAcross 10: Explorer Vasco da ___GAMAAAcross 14: Necklace fastenerCLASPAAcross 15: Linseed oil sourceFLAXAAcross 16: CabooseREARAAcross 17: Alaska's first capitalSITKAAAcross 18: Freeway exitRAMPAAcross 19: ___ the RedERICAAcross 20: Start of a quote by Lily TomlinTHETROUBLEWITHAAcross 23: TwosomeDUOAAcross 24: Chimney accumulationSOOTAAcross 25: "What ___ the odds?"AREAAcross 26: GrazeEATAAcross 29: MooLOWAAcross 31: Engaged in swordplayDUELEDAAcross 33: Part 2 of the quoteTHERATRACEISAAcross 37: OverfillSATEAAcross 38: Swift birdEMUAAcross 39: Verdi heroineAIDAAAcross 43: Part 3 of the quoteEVENIFYOUWINAAcross 48: Slug but goodWALLOPAAcross 51: DandyFOPAAcross 52: Select, with "for"OPTAAcross 53: Coach ParseghianARAAAcross 54: TabularizeLISTAAcross 57: Dorothy Parker qualityWITAAcross 59: End of the quoteYOURESTILLARATAAcross 64: Fishing itemLUREAAcross 65: A beret covers itTETEAAcross 66: Garden bulbTULIPAAcross 68: SailingASEAAAcross 69: "Symphonie espagnole" composerLALOAAcross 70: C4H8O2, e.g.ESTERAAcross 71: Canine cryYELPAAcross 72: UtopiaEDENAAcross 73: "Hansel and Gretel," for oneSTORYDDown 1: Compaq productsPCSDDown 2: Came down to earthALITDDown 3: WayPATHDDown 4: Popped a questionASKEDDDown 5: Flipper?SPATULADDown 6: 60's haircutAFRODDown 7: North Pole nameCLAUSDDown 8: Stallone title roleRAMBODDown 9: DetonateEXPLODEDDown 10: MaturedGREWDDown 11: Kind of photoAERIALDDown 12: ___ d'hôtelMAITREDDown 13: Like a gateway, oftenARCHEDDDown 21: 2, to 4 or 8ROOTDDown 22: Needle caseETUIDDown 26: U.F.O. crewETSDDown 27: "Yes, I see!"AHADDown 28: ___ offensiveTETDDown 30: Birdhouse residentWRENDDown 32: Jacob's twinESAUDDown 34: Lively old danceREELDDown 35: Paris associateAMIDDown 36: Sleeve's endCUFFDDown 40: ___ JimaIWODDown 41: ImmerseDIPDDown 42: Tiny workerANTDDown 44: Mouselike animalVOLEDDown 45: LetterEPISTLEDDown 46: Cry of painYOWLDDown 47: TranquilizersOPIATESDDown 48: Attack en routeWAYLAYDDown 49: ImpassionAROUSEDDown 50: Victor's prizeLAURELDDown 55: Ending with farm or homeSTEADDDown 56: Library infoTITLEDDown 58: Kind of accountTRUSTDDown 60: HarvestREAPDDown 61: Revolutionary TrotskyLEONDDown 62: CountertenorALTODDown 63: Stadium sectionTIERDDown 67: MeddlePRY