New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 23rd December 1997 There are 39 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 23rd December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Islands west of PortugalAZORESAAcross 7: Third placeSHOWAAcross 11: Southern ___CALAAcross 14: Barrio groceryBODEGAAAcross 15: Hardly believableLAMEAAcross 16: "You ___ here"AREAAcross 17: Diane Keaton, to Woody Allen, oftenCO-STARAAcross 17: Diane Keaton, to Woody Allen, oftenCOSTARAAcross 18: Author TurgenevIVANAAcross 19: Arrangement of mastsRIGAAcross 20: Lots, pricewiseANARMANDALEGAAcross 23: H. H. Munro, pseudonymouslySAKIAAcross 26: Velvet finishE'ENAAcross 26: Velvet finishEENAAcross 27: EffortlessEASYAAcross 28: Ike of the O.K. CorralCLANTONAAcross 31: Priestly garbALBSAAcross 34: JoshRIBAAcross 35: The Four Seasons' "Walk Like ___"A'MANAAcross 37: Coffee shop emanationsAROMASAAcross 41: Lots, lovewiseABUSHELANDAPECKAAcross 44: Make some after-the-whistle contactPILEONAAcross 45: Dutch portraitist FransHALSAAcross 46: Fri. precederTHUAAcross 47: Sabbath activityRESTAAcross 49: Deck outFESTOONAAcross 51: Jump out of one's skin?MOLTAAcross 54: DineEATAAcross 56: Chess castleROOKAAcross 57: Lots, timewiseAYEARANDADAYAAcross 62: Boxers' letters?BVDAAcross 63: Bowser's bowlfulALPOAAcross 64: DucksAVOIDSAAcross 68: Brain scan, for shortEEGAAcross 69: Boo-booSLIPAAcross 70: Chewy confectionNOUGATAAcross 71: High-pH substanceLYEAAcross 72: Dog's breathPANTAAcross 73: Cleopatra's loveANTONYDDown 1: "20/20" networkABCDDown 2: Where to do some pettingZOODDown 3: Takes too muchODSDDown 4: Hire, as counselRETAINDDown 5: Richard of "A Summer Place"EGANDDown 6: Franklin D.'s motherSARADDown 7: GunkSLIMEDDown 8: Harbor where the Maine blew upHAVANADDown 9: Mideast landOMANDDown 10: ProceedWENDDDown 11: "Cheers" waitressCARLADDown 12: 80's DodgeARIESDDown 13: Having attractive gamsLEGGYDDown 21: Of the kidneysRENALDDown 22: Ancient moralistAESOPDDown 23: Dump into a DumpsterSCRAPDDown 24: "I ran out of gas," e.g.ALIBIDDown 25: Afghan capitalKABULDDown 29: Sierra Nevada lakeTAHOEDDown 30: Future signsOMENSDDown 32: Serve, as stewLADLEDDown 33: ChutzpahBRASSDDown 36: Slangy refusalNAHDDown 38: Copycat's wordsMETOODDown 39: Allergy season soundACHOODDown 40: ___ cabbageSKUNKDDown 42: Sealy rivalSERTADDown 43: 1993 treaty, brieflyNAFTADDown 48: Tough pickup for some bowlersTENPINDDown 50: AuditionTRY OUTDDown 50: AuditionTRYOUTDDown 51: Old-time actress NormandMABELDDown 52: Hand-wringer's wordsOYVEYDDown 53: Rock shelfLEDGEDDown 55: Vote to acceptADOPTDDown 58: Heavy fileRASPDDown 59: Milan's Teatro ___ ScalaALLADDown 60: "Two Years Before the Mast" writerDANADDown 61: (Ding-dong) "___ calling"AVONDDown 65: Billy Joel's "___ to Extremes"IGODDown 66: Dapper fellow?DANDDown 67: PiggerySTY