New York Times Answers - Saturday, 23rd December 2000 There are 33 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 23rd December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Front man in 60's popSAMTHESHAMAAcross 11: Pharaohs' sacred symbolsASPSAAcross 15: Nickname since 1959ALOHA STATEAAcross 16: It might be patted on the backTALCAAcross 17: Parts of movie romancesLOVESCENESAAcross 18: Serviceable?ONEAAAcross 19: Thick-haired dog from HollandKEESHONDAAcross 20: Albanian coinQINTARAAcross 22: Tuna at a sushi restaurantTOROAAcross 23: Lock, stock and barrel holderGUN CASEAAcross 24: StuckINARUTAAcross 27: Ancient warshipsTRIREMESAAcross 28: Lifeboat lowererDAVITAAcross 29: TwaddlePRATEAAcross 30: "So it's you!"AHAAAcross 31: IndividuallyAPOPAAcross 32: Dennis the Menace's motherALICEAAcross 33: WaxGROWAAcross 34: What a pickup might pick up?TONAAcross 35: Early Romantic WilliamBLAKEAAcross 36: Magician's cryVOILAAAcross 37: Irving Berlin standardALLALONEAAcross 39: Undesirable conditionMALADYAAcross 40: ExcoriateREAMOUTAAcross 41: LightLANDAAcross 42: Part of medieval attireBODICEAAcross 43: WagJOKESTERAAcross 47: "Idylls of the King" characterENIDAAcross 48: Frightful groupTHEGESTAPOAAcross 50: ExtendsLIESAAcross 51: Marching band sectionTENORSAXESAAcross 52: Tick offLISTAAcross 53: Go-betweensEMISSARIESDDown 1: ___ Institute for Biological StudiesSALKDDown 2: Dried bitter juiceALOEDDown 3: Impatient orderMOVEDDown 4: Las Vegas localeTHESTRIPDDown 5: Discuss in detailHASH OUTDDown 6: SquireESCORTDDown 7: Pool partySTENODDown 8: Bunch : grapes :: ___ : bananasHANDDDown 9: Came to a fast stop?ATEDDown 10: City east of DallasMESQUITEDDown 11: Right offAT ONCEDDown 12: Historic shipSANTAMARIADDown 13: Telephone linePLEASEHOLDDDown 14: SpooksSCARESAWAYDDown 21: AboutINREDDown 23: AdornGRACEDDown 24: "The History of the Standard Oil Company" journalistIDA TARBELLDDown 25: King nicknamed "l'Aiglon"NAPOLEONIIDDown 26: Frequent callersAVONLADIESDDown 27: Early transportTRIKEDDown 29: Many a housewarming giftPLANTDDown 32: Classic children's songALOUETTEDDown 33: School commendationGOLDSTARDDown 35: UnionBLOCDDown 36: Popular female name coined by Jonathan SwiftVANESSADDown 38: InAMIDSTDDown 39: WrightsMAKERSDDown 41: ColophonsLOGOSDDown 43: Stand-up comic Richard ___JENIDDown 44: Picker-upperTAXIDDown 45: It's almost pointlessEPEEDDown 46: "The Goodbye Girl" director HerbertROSSDDown 49: Bottom lineHEM