New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th February 2000 There are 40 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th February 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Stand-up's payoffHAHASAAcross 6: Libreville's landGABONAAcross 11: Jam ingredient?CARAAcross 14: Play ___ in (influence)AROLEAAcross 15: Last in a seriesOMEGAAAcross 16: Metallurgist's subjectOREAAcross 16: Metallurgist's subjectORE.AAcross 17: Winter soundsJINGLEBELLSAAcross 19: Computer amount, slangilyMEGAAcross 20: Court sportJAI ALAIAAcross 21: "Play it again!"LETAAcross 22: It may be caughtEYEAAcross 23: "Delaware Water Gap" painterINNESSAAcross 24: Big beltsKOSAAcross 25: High time?NOONAAcross 26: Line part: Abbr.SEGAAcross 27: Playwright BogosianERICAAcross 29: SinkerDONUTAAcross 30: Home health hazardRADONAAcross 32: Candy known as "The Freshmaker"MENTOSAAcross 33: Mowgli's mediumTHEJUNGLEBOOKAAcross 36: Boot tipTOECAPAAcross 37: Ancient Greek city-statePOLISAAcross 38: ZealARDORAAcross 39: Netanyahu, informallyBIBIAAcross 40: "Holy cow!"GADAAcross 43: Element in Geiger countersNEONAAcross 44: Game winner's cryGINAAcross 45: Joseph Conrad's "The Secret ___"SHARERAAcross 48: Consanguine folksKINAAcross 49: Kind of law or orderGAGAAcross 50: Ill-consideredASININEAAcross 51: "Wheel of Fortune" buyANIAAcross 52: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hit, 1971MRBOJANGLESAAcross 54: Football positions: Abbr.RTSAAcross 55: Washington's ___ StageARENAAAcross 56: Former heavyweight champ JimmyELLISAAcross 57: Address component, these daysDOTAAcross 58: Part of a 1997 telecommunications mergerNYNEXAAcross 59: Like a pomegranateSEEDYDDown 1: Some pilgrimsHAJJISDDown 2: French satellite launcherARIANEDDown 3: PerfectingHONINGDDown 4: With fungi, they form lichensALGAEDDown 5: HawksSELLSDDown 6: Much of MongoliaGOBIDDown 7: Letters in many black church namesAMEDDown 8: Noted French-born English writerBELLOCDDown 9: Good looks?OGLESDDown 10: Harper's Weekly artistNASTDDown 11: Make a pass atCOMEONTODDown 12: Post-accident questionAREYOUOKDDown 13: College boardREGENTSDDown 18: RelaxedEASEDUPDDown 24: Cartel leaderKINGPINDDown 25: They aren't doneNONOSDDown 28: Ex-Yankee GuidryRONDDown 29: Actress MazarDEBIDDown 30: Satellite's jobRECONDDown 31: Cracked openAJARDDown 32: Grammy winner ManchesterMELISSADDown 33: AssailedTOREINTODDown 34: Pleasure seekerHEDONISTDDown 35: Alternative to a passing shotLOBDDown 36: Stein relativeTANKARDDDown 39: 1856 installationBIG BENDDown 40: Gate designGRILLEDDown 41: Tale of a journeyAENEIDDDown 42: FancyDRESSYDDown 44: TV producer MarshallGARRYDDown 46: "Tap" starHINESDDown 47: Devious planANGLEDDown 49: FedG-MANDDown 50: Trojan War heroAJAXDDown 53: It's better than nothingONE