New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 5th December 2000 There are 35 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 5th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blair's predecessorMAJORAAcross 6: Torah storersARKSAAcross 10: "Hey, you!"PSSTAAcross 14: Odorous oxygenOZONEAAcross 15: Harness partREINAAcross 16: Rent-___ACARAAcross 17: Pulled up stakesMOVEDAAcross 18: TalentedABLEAAcross 19: "___ la Douce"IRMAAAcross 20: Hail to CaesarAVEAAcross 21: Beach resortsCABANACLUBSAAcross 24: Where Swiss may be foundDELIAAcross 25: Old section of AlgiersKASBAHAAcross 26: Gotten credits, in schoolTAKENACLASSAAcross 31: AttackRUNATAAcross 32: DoltIMBECILEAAcross 37: Asia's ___ SeaARALAAcross 38: Place for "stompin'"SAVOYAAcross 40: SomewhatA BITAAcross 41: Proton or electronPARTICLEAAcross 43: "The Pilot's Wife" author ShreveANITAAAcross 44: Dining room pieceCHINA CLOSETAAcross 47: Solomon's assetWISDOMAAcross 51: It's hard on a yardMOLEAAcross 52: "Highest Mountains" or "World Series MVP's," e.g.ALMANACLISTAAcross 55: "Help!"SOSAAcross 58: Actor NeesonLIAMAAcross 59: CartfulLOADAAcross 60: "No Trump" declarer?IVANAAAcross 62: Moonstruck stateDAZEAAcross 63: W.B.A. callsTKOSAAcross 64: Runway figureMODELAAcross 65: Keats creationsODESAAcross 66: Salsa qualityZESTAAcross 67: Wield, as influenceEXERTDDown 1: N.Y.C. cultural centerMOMADDown 2: Sea fed by the DonAZOVDDown 3: Zeus, to RomansJOVEDDown 4: Minimal amount of money, with 5-DownONEDDown 5: See 4-DownRED CENTDDown 6: Like our numeralsARABICDDown 7: Country singer McEntireREBADDown 8: Site of many firingsKILNDDown 9: Gets past quietlySNEAKSBYDDown 10: Beach toysPAILSDDown 11: Prepare for surgerySCRUBDDown 12: Carioca cousinSAMBADDown 13: Make a shambles ofTRASHDDown 22: C.S.A. stateALADDown 22: C.S.A. stateALA.DDown 23: Detective's assignmentCASEDDown 24: Passed outDEALTDDown 26: Duffer's localeTRAPDDown 27: Halo, e.g.AURADDown 28: Wood protuberanceKNARDDown 29: Pep upLIVENDDown 30: Latin 101 wordAMODDown 33: Birch craftCANOEDDown 34: Wading birdIBISDDown 35: Lo-calLITEDDown 36: Province, to the FrenchETATDDown 38: Excessive sentimentalitySCHMALTZDDown 39: Bard of boxingALIDDown 42: Clickable imageICONDDown 43: Like some sports recordsALL-TIMEDDown 45: In the thick ofAMIDSTDDown 46: Businesses: Abbr.COSDDown 47: Hard-to-find character in a bookWALDODDown 48: Trojan War epicILIADDDown 49: Urban air problemSMAZEDDown 50: Classy ladiesDAMESDDown 53: "___ is it" (old slogan)COKEDDown 54: Neighbor of VietnamLAOSDDown 55: "Smooth Operator" singerSADEDDown 56: StandoutONERDDown 57: Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-AcrossSALTDDown 61: ___ populiVOX