New York Times Answers - Thursday, 28th December 2000 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 28th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: What this puzzle is designed to elicitAHSAAcross 4: N.H.L. Northeast Division playerSABREAAcross 9: ChapBUCKOAAcross 14: Fun, for shortRECAAcross 15: "That is to say..."IMEANAAcross 16: Like a nerdUNHIPAAcross 17: Bubble makerAIRAAcross 18: "Enough rain already!"?NOAHCOMMENTAAcross 20: Tax chart divisionsBRACKETSAAcross 22: AddlesCRAZESAAcross 23: Certain froshPLEBEAAcross 24: NoodleBEANAAcross 25: Dress for the desert?SAHARANWRAPAAcross 28: Infantile outburstWAHAAcross 31: Get rid of wrinklesPRESSAAcross 32: Not be braveRUNAAcross 33: "Primal Fear" starGEREAAcross 34: Operetta princess and othersIDASAAcross 35: Southern dishGRITSAAcross 37: Turnarounds, informallyUIESAAcross 38: CloneCOPYAAcross 39: Aragón articleLOSAAcross 40: Astrological chart divisionsSIGNSAAcross 41: Hosp. areasERSAAcross 42: Mountain resort famous for its breath mints?TICTACTAHOEAAcross 45: Kind of rockPUNKAAcross 46: Free-spokenBLUNTAAcross 47: As part of a companyABOARDAAcross 50: "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" starALANALDAAAcross 53: Departed a sheikdom?LEFTBAHRAINAAcross 55: Natalie Cole hit "___ Love"OURAAcross 56: Certain corn chipFRITOAAcross 57: Italy's ___ di PisaTORREAAcross 58: Salon jobSETAAcross 59: Side in a debateANTISAAcross 60: Visual putdownSNEERAAcross 61: Pig ___STYDDown 1: Sheik, e.g.ARABDDown 2: Child of fortune?HEIRDDown 3: Places for spare parts, maybeSCRAPHEAPSDDown 4: Some pitchesSINKERSDDown 5: It multiplies by dividingAMOEBADDown 6: LickedBEATENDDown 7: Chorus from the sidelinesRAHSDDown 8: Abbr. in a business letterENCDDown 9: Con's misfortuneBUMRAPDDown 10: FrightenUNMANDDown 11: At the home ofCHEZDDown 12: Biblical herdKINEDDown 13: Selects, with "for"OPTSDDown 19: A whole lotOCEANSDDown 21: StylishCLASSYDDown 24: Very dry, as wineBRUTDDown 25: Enliven, with "up"SPICEDDown 26: Hot bloodARDORDDown 27: Hand-holder?WRISTDDown 28: Fast result?WEIGHTLOSSDDown 29: "There ___ free lunches"ARENODDown 30: "Steppenwolf" authorHESSEDDown 33: Vast tropical region of South AmericaGUIANADDown 35: Baum's good witchGLINDADDown 36: Firm foundationROCKDDown 40: Major upsetSTUNNERDDown 42: Engines with oomphTURBOSDDown 43: With tantaras galoreABLAREDDown 44: Eau ___, Wis.CLAIREDDown 45: Page of musicPATTIDDown 47: Romeo introducer?ALFADDown 48: Home of the Universal Postal UnionBERNDDown 49: "Just for the heck ___..."OFITDDown 50: Elvis's middle nameARONDDown 51: Two-piece?DUETDDown 52: Too-tooARTYDDown 54: Elevs.HTS