New York Times Answers - Monday, 22nd December 1997 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 22nd December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Capital of AzerbaijanBAKUAAcross 5: ___ Kett of early comicsETTAAAcross 9: ConfrontsFACESAAcross 14: X ___ xylophoneASINAAcross 15: StatutesLAWSAAcross 16: NonsensicalINANEAAcross 17: Leave in, editoriallySTETAAcross 18: Explorer called "the Red"ERICAAcross 19: Kind of orangeNAVELAAcross 20: With 34-, 43- and 58-Across, message on a tourist's postcardHAVINGAGOODTIMEAAcross 23: Chou En-___LAIAAcross 24: Bout outcome, brieflyTKOAAcross 25: River at GhentLYSAAcross 26: Strike callerUMPAAcross 29: AfterPASTAAcross 32: Truck trackRUTAAcross 34: See 20-AcrossPERFECTWEATHERAAcross 39: Composer StravinskyIGORAAcross 40: Moray, e.g.EELAAcross 41: Lendl of tennisIVANAAcross 43: See 20-AcrossAWESOMESCENERYAAcross 48: Ordinal suffixETHAAcross 49: Card game startDEALAAcross 50: Born: Fr.NEEAAcross 51: Airline with the old slogan "Up, up and away"TWAAAcross 54: BroadcastAIRAAcross 56: OversizedBIGAAcross 58: See 20-AcrossWISHYOUWEREHEREAAcross 65: Put ___ to (end)ASTOPAAcross 66: Surrealist SalvadorDALIAAcross 67: Gym socks may have oneODORAAcross 68: India's first P.M.NEHRUAAcross 69: "Holy moly!"EGADAAcross 70: What's holding things upSNAGAAcross 71: Like GatsbyGREATAAcross 72: Actress RussoRENEAAcross 73: Root in Hawaiian cookeryTARODDown 1: WingdingBASHDDown 2: Nick and Nora's dogASTADDown 3: Chicken ___ (deep-fried dish)KIEVDDown 4: "Don't open ___ Christmas!"UNTILDDown 5: MournfulELEGIACDDown 6: Scarlett's homeTARADDown 7: Baby branchTWIGDDown 8: Broad necktieASCOTDDown 9: DiscoverFIND OUTDDown 10: Med. courseANATDDown 11: CarpCAVILDDown 12: Hostile forceENEMYDDown 13: Tennis champ MonicaSELESDDown 21: Back of the neckNAPEDDown 22: GumboOKRADDown 26: A.P. rivalUPIDDown 27: Prefix with bucks or phoneMEGADDown 28: Ship's frontPROWDDown 30: Part of a roseSTEMDDown 31: Preppy's fabricTWEEDDDown 33: Significantly underweightTHINDDown 35: At libertyFREEDDown 36: "What ___ can I say?"ELSEDDown 37: UniformEVENDDown 38: Lightly cookedRAREDDown 42: Actress CarrieNYEDDown 44: "Don't move!"STAY PUTDDown 45: Toledo's homeOHIODDown 46: Trip to the airport, sayCABRIDEDDown 47: Nobelist WieselELIEDDown 51: Nasal toneTWANGDDown 52: More prudentWISERDDown 53: "___ World Turns"ASTHEDDown 55: Less politeRUDERDDown 57: Basic Halloween costumeGHOSTDDown 59: Jewish wedding danceHORADDown 60: Carry onWAGEDDown 61: VivacityELANDDown 62: ___ St. Vincent MillayEDNADDown 63: DinROARDDown 64: HenceERGO