New York Times Answers - Thursday, 25th December 1997 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 25th December 1997. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Ruth stat.RBIAAcross 4: "Julius Caesar" roleCASCAAAcross 9: Tray cheeseEDAMAAcross 13: Bad endDOOMAAcross 14: Take out ___ (borrow)ALOANAAcross 15: Ancient city, home of St. NicholasMYRAAAcross 16: Longtime Israeli diplomatEBANAAcross 17: "Loverboy" singer, 1984BILLYOCEANAAcross 19: "Peek-a-boo girl" of 40's HollywoodVERONICALAKEAAcross 21: California's Fort ___ORDAAcross 22: End of ___ANERAAAcross 23: Sum upRECAPAAcross 27: About-facesUTURNSAAcross 29: AheadLEADINGAAcross 31: What debaters debateTOPICAAcross 32: South Africa's ___ Paul KrugerOOMAAcross 33: Scrapbook pastingsANAAAcross 34: "The Producers" directorMELBROOKSAAcross 39: Mess upERRAAcross 42: "Spiders!"EEKAAcross 43: "...in ___ tree"APEARAAcross 47: It may be pulled over someone's eyesTHEWOOLAAcross 50: Life Saver flavorORANGEAAcross 51: Insured's contributionCOPAYAAcross 52: Watchmaker's unit of thicknessLIGNEAAcross 55: Computer link, for shortLANAAcross 56: Dixieland starPETEFOUNTAINAAcross 59: 1990 Emmy-winning talk show hostJOANRIVERSAAcross 62: Unpopular spotsACNEAAcross 63: LoungeIDLEAAcross 64: BeatPULSEAAcross 65: DisorderMESSAAcross 66: Draft, maybeBEERAAcross 67: Graf rivalSELESAAcross 68: Ballpark fig.ESTDDown 1: Director RosselliniROBERTODDown 2: Close for goodBOARD UPDDown 3: Mae West's "___ Angel"IMNODDown 4: Passenger ship sectionCABINSDDown 5: Tea party attendeeALICEDDown 6: Kind of batterySOLARDDown 7: Crabmeat stewCALLALOODDown 8: Novelist SetonANYADDown 9: Led the entertainmentEMCEEDDDown 10: ColoringDYEDDown 11: Parseghian of Notre DameARADDown 12: Hipster's exclamationMANDDown 13: PiousDEVOUTDDown 18: Southern soup ingredientOKRADDown 20: Vice President John ___ GarnerNANCEDDown 24: Tom Clancy subj.CIADDown 25: That girl in "That Girl"ANNDDown 26: Vardon Trophy awarder: Abbr.PGADDown 28: EdgeRIMDDown 30: Comic PhilipsEMODDown 32: TV planetORKDDown 35: Bill Clinton, astrologicallyLEODDown 36: City east of SeattleBELLEVUEDDown 37: Actress BlackKARENDDown 38: Bath or ÉvianSPADDown 39: And the likeETC.DDown 40: Frat letterRHODDown 41: Handle business (for)REPDDown 44: IntertwinesENLACESDDown 45: BuckingAGAINSTDDown 46: Dreyfus trial cityRENNESDDown 48: Onetime TV judgeWAPNERDDown 49: Court hearingOYERDDown 50: BurdensONUSESDDown 53: "I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, ___" (1950 song)IFELLDDown 54: Spiny shrubGORSEDDown 57: PointersTIPSDDown 58: GentleTAMEDDown 59: StaysailJIBDDown 60: Thomas Hood's "Autumn," e.g.ODEDDown 61: SteinfulALE