New York Times Answers - Friday, 29th December 2000 There are 35 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 29th December 2000. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Was in the running forHA-OTATAAcross 8: Summer dress featurePOLKA•AAcross 14: They often start "Here"EPITAPHSAAcross 16: Jim Palmer, onceORIOLEAAcross 17: Where The Gazette is publishedMONTREALAAcross 18: Kind of clubKENNELAAcross 19: Hoops stat.PPGAAcross 20: Forfeit againRELOSEAAcross 22: Benjamin Disraeli, e.g.EARLAAcross 23: African pullover-IKIAAcross 24: SchoolmarmishPRIMAAcross 26: Mr. ___ of "Peter Pan"SMEEAAcross 28: "There it is!"AHAAAcross 30: August birthstonePERI•AAcross 34: Siesta timeTARDEAAcross 36: In direct competitionONE-ON-ONEAAcross 38: CD-___ROMAAcross 39: Inventor who inspired this puzzleMORSEAAcross 41: Get splicedWEDAAcross 42: Parts left outELISIONSAAcross 45: Fosters, for oneLAGERAAcross 48: First name in mystery writing-IELLAAcross 49: Sri Lanka exportTEAAAcross 51: NinnyDOLTAAcross 52: "___ Stars," #1 hit for Freddy Martin, 1934ISAWAAcross 54: Symbol of punctualityTHE•AAcross 56: Ale relativeMEADAAcross 59: Waterside accommodations providerBOATELAAcross 61: DuffelBAGAAcross 64: Rare birthALBINOAAcross 66: Weigh heavilyMILITATEAAcross 68: Sewer, maybeDARNERAAcross 69: Screenwriter's startSCENARIOAAcross 70: Auto gauge shower-LIGHTAAcross 71: Speech enlivenersANEC•ESDDown 1: Rope materialHEMPDDown 2: PerAPOPDDown 3: Like Errol Flynn-INGDDown 4: Old Polo Grounds favoriteOTTDDown 5: Hung backTARRIEDDDown 6: Take ___ (look)APEEKDDown 7: Muse of comedyTHALIADDown 8: Draw game?POKERDDown 9: Valuable depositOREDDown 9: Valuable depositORE.DDown 10: QB protectorsLINEMENDDown 11: Hawaiian stormKONADDown 12: 16-Across, for shortALERDDown 13: "I'm all ears"•ELLDDown 15: Pavement cautionSLODDown 21: Goes overSPANSDDown 23: Dancer's partner?-ERDDown 25: Wall St. eventIPODDown 26: Vodka brand, informallySTOLIDDown 27: First lady with bangsMAMIEDDown 29: Chestnut, e.g.HORSEDDown 31: Spur partROWELDDown 32: Like kryptonINERTDDown 33: Lavished love (on)•EDDDown 35: Comic PhilipsEMODDown 37: Elusive oneEELDDown 38: Timber tree with colored inner barkRE-DDown 40: When some footballs are hikedONTWODDown 43: Like many doorsSLIDINGDDown 44: French pronounILSDDown 46: Good name for a girl writing a postscript?ADELINEDDown 47: Beckett title nameGO•DDown 50: Athens's state, in ancient timesATTICADDown 53: Call offABORTDDown 55: Euripides playHELENDDown 56: Commuter's run?MAD-DDown 57: Pride of IsraelELALDDown 58: Dugout shelterABRIDDown 60: When half of rush hours occur: Abbr.AMSDDown 61: "Viva Maria!" actress, 1965BAR•DDown 62: Play to ___ATIEDDown 63: Some G.M. carsGEOSDDown 65: Book after Ezra: Abbr.NEHDDown 67: Part of X-X-XTAC