New York Times Answers - Saturday, 20th March 1999 There are 35 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 20th March 1999. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Best-selling novel set in ancient RomeQUOVADISAAcross 9: Like salon customersCOIFEDAAcross 15: RigorASPERITYAAcross 16: When surfing is possible?UPTIMEAAcross 17: Béarnaise ingredientTARRAGONAAcross 18: Computing timesaversMACROSAAcross 19: Germs might grow in itAGARAAcross 20: Catchall reason for failureSNAFUAAcross 22: Quartermaster's postHELMAAcross 23: OverhaulREHABAAcross 25: Ward heelersPOLSAAcross 27: ___-PitchSLOAAcross 28: Cat's coveringZOOT SUITAAcross 31: Sequel tagIIIAAcross 32: LeanerSCRAWNIERAAcross 35: The Osmonds' birthplaceOGDENAAcross 37: PhilosopherTHINKERAAcross 38: Gary's "Desire" co-starMARLENEAAcross 40: Scouting outingRECONAAcross 41: David and othersPSALMISTSAAcross 43: Telegraph enderESEAAcross 44: Word after family or detailORIENTEDAAcross 46: Subject of psych. experimentsE.S.P.AAcross 46: Subject of psych. experimentsESPAAcross 47: Uses a shuttleTATSAAcross 48: Homme ___ (French V.I.P.)DETATAAcross 52: Letters for nine-to-fiversTGIFAAcross 54: The "Little Ol' Band From Texas"ZZTOPAAcross 57: Quince, e.g.POMEAAcross 58: PiedCALICOAAcross 60: Heathen of sortsIDOLATERAAcross 62: Key of Beethoven's SeventhAMAJORAAcross 63: Gay old timeNINETIESAAcross 64: Accouters anewREFITSAAcross 65: 1945 Cahn/Styne tuneANYWHEREDDown 1: Where to spend dirhamsQATARDDown 2: Meter reader's concernUSAGEDDown 3: Sofia's portrayer in "The Color Purple"OPRAHDDown 4: First European to enter New York BayVERRAZANODDown 5: Southern Hemisphere constellationARADDown 6: PadDIGSDDown 7: Pour ___ITONDDown 8: Neurotransmission siteSYNAPSEDDown 9: Some cloudsCUMULIDDown 10: W.W. II agcy.OPADDown 11: It's a sensationITCHDDown 12: Chat sitesFIRESIDESDDown 13: 11-Down applicationEMOLLIENTDDown 14: "State Fair" settingDES MOINESDDown 21: Kind of bobsledFOURMANDDown 24: Option for the presentBOWKNOTDDown 26: ChargedSTORMEDDDown 29: InseparableONEDDown 30: German battleship sunk in 1944TIRPITZDDown 32: Source of much bell-ringingSTREETCARDDown 33: Kings' milieuCHESS GAMEDDown 34: Alternative to a baked potatoRICEPILAFDDown 36: Aircraft's approachGLIDE PATHDDown 36: Aircraft's approachGLIDEPATHDDown 39: Aircraft abbr.ALTDDown 42: 39-line verseSESTINADDown 45: They may be straightRAZORSDDown 49: Fields of comedyTOTIEDDown 50: Bahraini bigwig: Var.AMEERDDown 51: Not windyTERSEDDown 53: Land in which men wear skirts called sulusFIJIDDown 55: One-eyed overlordODINDDown 56: Pay (up)PONYDDown 59: Rollaway relativeCOTDDown 61: 1950's All-Star BurdetteLEW