New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th December 1997 There are 38 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Obsessive whalerAHABAAcross 5: Zeno followerSTOICAAcross 10: N.F.C. divisionEASTAAcross 14: Fraternity party wearTOGAAAcross 15: FollowTRACEAAcross 16: Tell it to the judgePLEAAAcross 17: Quip, part 1THESNEAKYSPIDERAAcross 20: Slangy turndownNODICEAAcross 21: City on the Puyallup RiverTACOMAAAcross 22: Energy provider, in slangCARBAAcross 24: IsletsCAYSAAcross 25: Third degree?PH.D.AAcross 25: Third degree?PHDAAcross 28: Moody's bestAAAAAcross 29: Bear, in MadridOSOAAcross 30: Noisy trainsELSAAcross 33: War party's actRAIDAAcross 35: Put some teeth intoGNAWAAcross 37: "Oliver Twist" villainFAGINAAcross 39: Quip, part 2INVITEDTHEFLYTOAAcross 42: Ring-tailed animalCOATIAAcross 43: Submarine, on sonarBLIPAAcross 44: ImpressionistAPERAAcross 45: Reunion attendeesKINAAcross 46: ForPROAAcross 48: Put down, modern-styleDISAAcross 50: Uno, due, ___TREAAcross 51: TopAPEXAAcross 52: Cigar endingETTEAAcross 54: VituperatedABUSEDAAcross 57: ___ corpusHABEASAAcross 61: Quip, part 3VISITITSWEBSITEAAcross 65: Stretched (out)EKEDAAcross 66: Be in store forAWAITAAcross 67: Louis Jolliet discovery of 1669ERIEAAcross 68: RelinquishCEDEAAcross 69: YardsLAWNSAAcross 70: ClearsNETSDDown 1: Memo starter: Abbr.ATTNDDown 2: Christmas exclamationHOHODDown 3: Old-timers, with "the"AGEDDDown 4: Kind of trainingBASICDDown 5: Not exactly first cabinSTEERAGEDDown 6: ___-la-laTRADDown 7: Kind of finishOAKDDown 8: Treacherous, as roadsICYDDown 9: Fronton equipmentCESTASDDown 10: Heroic talesEPICSDDown 11: Ray of HollywoodALDODDown 12: AppearSEEMDDown 13: O'Hara spreadTARADDown 18: Final Four org.NCAADDown 19: Joke's punchline, e.g.PAY OFFDDown 19: Joke's punchline, e.g.PAYOFFDDown 23: Smallish ballparkBANDBOXDDown 24: Sturdy leatherCOWHIDEDDown 25: PuncturePRICKDDown 26: Capital NE of VientianeHANOIDDown 27: SofaDIVANDDown 30: Land called "Mizraim" in the BibleEGYPTDDown 31: Bottle sizeLITERDDown 32: ZzzzSNOREDDown 34: E, in MorseDITDDown 36: It borders Fla.ATLDDown 38: It borders Fla.ALADDown 38: It borders Fla.ALA.DDown 40: Fur scarfTIPPETDDown 41: InsultsEPITHETSDDown 47: Modern phone featureREDIALDDown 49: PunctureSTABDDown 51: In reserveASIDEDDown 53: "The Beverly Hillbillies" actorEBSENDDown 54: ___ plaisirAVECDDown 55: PedalBIKEDDown 56: Not mintUSEDDDown 58: Cork's localeEIREDDown 59: BusyATITDDown 60: DatesSEESDDown 62: Northwest competitorTWADDown 63: AdageSAWDDown 64: Carry the dayWIN