New York Times Answers - Saturday, 8th December 2001 There are 32 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 8th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: SpiralCORKSCREWAAcross 10: ClobberTROMPAAcross 15: Be that as it mayAT ANY RATEAAcross 16: Beginning of a conclusionHENCEAAcross 17: Slightly built-upSEMIRURALAAcross 18: SlewOCEANAAcross 19: Developer's referencePLATAAcross 20: Donkey followerDEMOCRATAAcross 22: High peakALPAAcross 23: SeeBISHOPRICAAcross 26: Good vantage pointROOFAAcross 28: Noted caravelPINTAAAcross 29: Film no.ASAAAcross 30: "M" star, 1931LORREAAcross 32: Stiff drinkBRACERAAcross 35: GuardedENSUREDAAcross 38: CrateCLUNKERAAcross 39: Pleases, with "to"CATERSAAcross 40: Perjurer's admissionILIEDAAcross 41: Street sign abbr.CIRAAcross 42: Composer Dohnányi et al.ERNOSAAcross 44: Dog starASTAAAcross 48: 1920's-30's lawmanELIOTNESSAAcross 51: Like some signals, for shortUHFAAcross 52: CrabsKVETCHESAAcross 54: Person who's a zero?: Abbr.OPERAAcross 55: LeadSTEERAAcross 57: SimpleEASYASPIEAAcross 59: Bread and butter, e.g.NOUNSAAcross 60: ConservedSPENTLESSAAcross 61: SlipLAPSEAAcross 62: StartsSETSFORTHDDown 1: Former Defense Secretary WeinbergerCASPARDDown 2: Opera with the soprano aria "Ave Maria"OTELLODDown 3: New York/New Jersey's ___ MountainsRAMAPODDown 4: Come togetherKNITDDown 5: Its monetary unit is the pound: Abbr.SYRDDown 6: RubbishCRUDDDown 7: Quite an oddityRARE BIRDDDown 8: Plain weave fabricETAMINEDDown 9: Game reportWELOSTDDown 10: Utter, brieflyTHORODDown 11: News segmentRECAPDDown 12: NarrowONETRACKDDown 13: Co. that bought Motown in 1988MCADDown 14: CoolerPENDDown 21: French town or its productCHABLISDDown 24: Shrink rap?ISEEDDown 25: Mystery writer who created Dr. Gideon FellCARRDDown 27: Drawing deviceFLUEDDown 28: ShowPRESENTDDown 31: 1949 Peace Prize winner Lord John Boyd ___ORRDDown 33: Way of FranceRUEDDown 34: Q ___ANDADDown 35: Look, at the Forum?ECCEDDown 36: Catch, and how!NAILDDown 37: StartSTRIKE UPDDown 38: Like the teeth of many combsCLOSE-SETDDown 40: FitINSHAPEDDown 43: It's a reliefRECESSDDown 45: Kind of partySUPPERDDown 46: BelieverTHEISTDDown 47: OverAFRESHDDown 49: Places for racksOVENSDDown 50: Not going onTERSEDDown 53: O.E.D. listingsSYNSDDown 54: Karl Johans Gate is its main thoroughfareOSLODDown 55: Inits. in comedySNLDDown 56: ___ manTOADDown 58: Treasury Dept. divisionATF