New York Times Answers - Friday, 2nd June 2000 There are 31 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 2nd June 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tuba's role, maybeBASS PARTAAcross 9: DivisionSCHISMAAcross 15: Working together (with)IN LEAGUEAAcross 16: Toy, of a sortPOODLEAAcross 17: Oxygen eschewerANAEROBEAAcross 18: Aspects of problemsANGLESAAcross 19: Like the Great PlainsSEMIARIDAAcross 20: Radio couple at 79 Wistful VistaMCGEESAAcross 21: Sask. neighborNDAKAAcross 22: Like C-rated bondsRISKYAAcross 23: BoxCRATEAAcross 26: PoundsSMITESAAcross 30: Washoe County seatRENOAAcross 31: Part of an actSCENETHREEAAcross 35: Popular firewoodOAKAAcross 36: ShortBRUSQUEAAcross 37: Boise's countyADAAAcross 38: Infatuated withCRAZYABOUTAAcross 40: SmokesCIGSAAcross 41: Ancient Qumran dwellerESSENEAAcross 42: It talksMONEYAAcross 43: Polo, e.g.SHIRTAAcross 46: PredicamentSPOTAAcross 48: Poe poemLENOREAAcross 50: Board game with opposing battalionsSTRATEGOAAcross 54: ShortlyINASECAAcross 55: Sam's place in "Casablanca"PIANOBARAAcross 56: Ballroom danceMINUETAAcross 57: Secret identityCODENAMEAAcross 58: Appear that waySEEMTOAAcross 59: Aspirin and codeineANODYNESDDown 1: LeaningBIASDDown 2: Queen ___ styleANNEDDown 3: Hit hardSLAMDDown 4: Understand the true nature ofSEEINTODDown 5: Flag localePARADEDDown 6: Plato's plazaAGORADDown 7: Mental block?RUBIKSCUBEDDown 8: Like some golf ballsTEEDDDown 9: Modern junkSPAMDDown 10: Not metaphysicalCONCRETEDDown 11: GreedyHOGGISHDDown 12: LollygagsIDLESDDown 13: Well-groomedSLEEKDDown 14: Not well-groomedMESSYDDown 23: Snappish oneCROCDDown 24: Relatively safe military positionREARDDown 25: Singer PaulANKADDown 27: Subatomic particleMESONDDown 28: UnsettledIN QUESTIONDDown 29: German: Abbr.TEUTDDown 31: Sp. titlesSRASDDown 32: Subject of some prayersRAINDDown 33: Halftime lead, e.g.EDGEDDown 34: UnforcedEASYDDown 36: Hardly a main dragBYSTREETDDown 39: Like a system with equal gains and lossesZEROSUMDDown 40: Soft and lightCOTTONYDDown 42: Didn't suffer quietlyMOANEDDDown 43: Some sizesSLIMSDDown 44: Skating name of fameHENIEDDown 45: AbsurdINANEDDown 47: Museo del ___PRADODDown 49: Outer: PrefixECTODDown 50: Labrador retriever?SPCADDown 51: "Personal Witness" authorEBANDDown 52: Brave, in a wayGAMEDDown 53: Metal containersORES