New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 27th February 2001 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 27th February 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Still in contentionALIVEAAcross 6: Artist ChagallMARCAAcross 10: Turns sharplyZIGSAAcross 14: Enticed, with "in"ROPEDAAcross 15: Essayist's aliasELIAAAcross 16: List enderET ALAAcross 16: List enderET AL.AAcross 17: One bringing up the rearLASTINLINEAAcross 19: Basilica's centerNAVEAAcross 20: Warbler YokoONOAAcross 21: Italy's shapeBOOTAAcross 22: Left portSAILEDAAcross 24: Hollywood's Ken or LenaOLINAAcross 25: Prefix with vitaminMULTIAAcross 26: Pop artist JohnsJASPERAAcross 29: Surgeon's assetSUREHANDAAcross 32: Think tank nuggetsIDEASAAcross 33: 20-mule team loadBORAXAAcross 34: Postal motto conjunctionNORAAcross 35: Unwelcome mailBILLAAcross 36: Sills selectionsARIASAAcross 37: Actor O'SheaMILOAAcross 38: Wriggly fishEELAAcross 39: Rower's craftSCULLAAcross 40: Prickly plantsCACTIAAcross 41: Sweepers' utensilsDUSTPANSAAcross 43: Made into mushPUREEDAAcross 44: 3 and 2, e.g.COUNTAAcross 45: Seine feederOISEAAcross 46: Abbott, to CostelloCOHORTAAcross 48: Cool-sounding rapperICETAAcross 49: Barely make, with "out"EKEAAcross 52: Help in a heistABETAAcross 53: Vegas V.I.P.HIGH ROLLERAAcross 56: "Hud" Oscar-winnerNEALAAcross 57: AOL patronUSERAAcross 58: "___ in your mouth, not ..."MELTSAAcross 59: Pound a SelectricTYPEAAcross 60: Fill to the gillsSATEAAcross 61: Theme of this puzzleSKATEDDown 1: Guthrie the youngerARLODDown 2: Usurer's offeringLOANDDown 3: ___ factoIPSODDown 4: Fido fixerVETDDown 5: All you can eatEDIBLESDDown 6: Juicy fruitMELONDDown 7: Touched downALITDDown 8: ___ Tin TinRINDDown 9: Pauses in speechCAESURASDDown 10: Nadir's oppositeZENITHDDown 11: Boardwalk confectionITALIANICEDDown 12: Collapsed under pressureGAVEDDown 13: Winter toySLEDDDown 18: Roulette colorNOIRDDown 23: Football's KarrasALEXDDown 24: Fall birthstoneOPALDDown 25: Piece of cave artMURALDDown 26: Were in accordJIBEDDDown 27: "So long, Pierre!"ADIEUDDown 28: Offers for a songSELLSCHEAPDDown 29: BesmirchesSOILSDDown 30: Nick of "Cape Fear"NOLTEDDown 31: R2-D2 or C-3PODROIDDDown 33: Main impactBRUNTDDown 36: Ornate leaf, or a design patterned after itACANTHUSDDown 37: Mule's motherMAREDDown 39: Railway sidingSPURDDown 40: International airport sectionCUSTOMSDDown 42: Flute soundTOOTLEDDown 43: Liner's landingPIERDDown 45: Earthy hueOCHREDDown 46: Pessimist's wordCANTDDown 47: Toe the lineOBEYDDown 48: "This is the thanks ___?"IGETDDown 49: Jazz's FitzgeraldELLADDown 50: Etta of the comicsKETTDDown 51: Gael's tongueERSEDDown 54: "This ___ test"ISADDown 55: Albanian currencyLEK