New York Times Answers - Friday, 19th December 1997 There are 35 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 19th December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: BribedPAIDOFFAAcross 8: DutiesTASKSAAcross 13: Library transactionsRENEWALSAAcross 15: Barbecuer's supplyBUTANEAAcross 16: FeelersANTENNAEAAcross 17: AdmittanceENTREEAAcross 18: Alters courseVEERSAAcross 19: Sugar ___MAPLEAAcross 21: PerceiveGETAAcross 22: Break breadDINEAAcross 23: Philip Morris brandMERITAAcross 24: Carpenter's grooveDADOAAcross 25: Explain furtherADDAAcross 26: Carter Secretary of StateVANCEAAcross 27: Japanese-AmericanNISEIAAcross 28: Dry outPARCHAAcross 29: Unpolished leatherRUSSETAAcross 30: Interrogation techniqueGOODCOPBADCOPAAcross 33: SlipsLAPSESAAcross 34: Hot-tempered, energetic typeARIESAAcross 35: Doing thingsASTIRAAcross 36: BeamsGRINSAAcross 37: Demon ___RUMAAcross 40: Tiny isthmusSPITAAcross 41: Tiler's needPUTTYAAcross 42: Not-so-powerful currencyPESOAAcross 43: Close (in)HEMAAcross 44: ___ pointPETITAAcross 45: Entire spectrumGAMUTAAcross 46: Electronics groundbreakerEDISONAAcross 48: "Gentlemen, you are welcome to ___": HamletELSINOREAAcross 50: Bush whackers?RAZORSAAcross 51: 0, in some measuresSEA-LEVELAAcross 52: Wasn't vigilantSLEPTAAcross 53: Salon suppliesROLLERSDDown 1: Newspaper founded in 1912PRAVDADDown 2: Epic of a wandererAENEIDDDown 3: Have in viewINTENDDDown 4: Moline, Ill., manufacturerDEEREDDown 5: AcknowledgesOWNSDDown 6: Car engine componentFANDDown 7: Guitar genreFLAMENCODDown 8: Ignore, with "out"TUNEDDown 9: Envelope abbr.ATTDDown 10: Sea in a Jean Rhys titleSARGASSODDown 11: Like awful mudKNEE-DEEPDDown 12: End of a boss's orderSEE TO ITDDown 14: Police groupsSEARCHPARTIESDDown 15: Big shot at a bar?BELTDDown 20: It has a shellPIEDDown 23: 1991 Grammy-winner Cohn et al.MARCSDDown 24: Tiddlywinks, e.g.DISCSDDown 26: Skywalker foeVADERDDown 27: "David" and othersNUDESDDown 28: ProposePOSITDDown 29: InclementRAINYDDown 30: Step on itGAS PEDALDDown 31: Make the best ofOPTIMIZEDDown 32: Less flexibleBRITTLERDDown 33: They raise cropsLASHERSDDown 36: InstinctiveGUTDDown 37: DoffREMOVEDDown 38: One making a big returnUSURERDDown 39: Parts of chainsMOTELSDDown 41: ComposesPENSDDown 42: Discussion groupPANELDDown 44: What's leftPORTDDown 45: Quarter pintGILLDDown 47: Be all wetSOPDDown 49: ___ Miguel (largest of the Azores)SAO