New York Times Answers - Saturday, 29th December 2001 There are 34 across clues and 32 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 29th December 2001. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Center's positionPIVOTAAcross 6: "Peanuts" characterSCHROEDERAAcross 15: Obviously amazedAGAPEAAcross 16: HeavenCLOUD NINEAAcross 17: Game needsRULESAAcross 18: Massage therapists, e.g.RELIEVERSAAcross 19: CorruptTAINTAAcross 20: Actress Gray and othersERINSAAcross 21: Hard to keep in stock, sayHOTAAcross 22: ObligationONUSAAcross 23: Candle holders?CAKESAAcross 24: Bold competitorALLAAcross 25: SingNAMENAMESAAcross 27: Roosevelt brain truster AdolfBERLEAAcross 29: Like some soulsSAVEDAAcross 30: Dapper DansBLADESAAcross 31: Worn downABRADEDAAcross 34: Orchestra sectionBRASSESAAcross 35: ReadyPRIMEDAAcross 36: Like tree leavesVEINYAAcross 37: Delirious person, oftenRAVERAAcross 38: YouthSALAD DAYSAAcross 42: Like Beethoven's Seventh SymphonyINEAAcross 43: Pilot's guidepostPYLONAAcross 44: Turgenev's birthplaceORELAAcross 45: Spock, e.g.: Abbr.CD-RAAcross 46: Kind of wrapSARANAAcross 47: Tooth troubleDECAYAAcross 48: Alternative to a steak fryONIONRINGAAcross 50: PracticeUSAGEAAcross 51: Shot past?TENNISACEAAcross 52: BanquetsDINESAAcross 53: Made more attractiveSWEETENEDAAcross 54: Skittish moveSTARTDDown 1: "Steel Magnolias" co-starPARTONDDown 2: Galápagos Islands shore dwellerIGUANADDown 3: CalmerVALIUMDDown 4: Access providerOPEN SESAMEDDown 5: Makeup, e.g.TESTDDown 6: Jumped off the page, maybeSCREAMEDDDown 7: Followed in Cratchit's footstepsCLERKEDDDown 8: Sacred sitesHOLIESDDown 9: Archaeologist's destinationRUINSDDown 10: ___ of Solomon (noncanonical book)ODESDDown 11: It may have a window: Abbr.ENVDDown 12: IrreconcilablesDIEHARDSDDown 13: Program participantENROLLEEDDown 14: Pacing, sayRESTLESSDDown 23: Gave up, slangilyCAVEDDDown 26: 2000 candidateNADERDDown 27: Unlikely to exciteBLANDDDown 28: "Down, boy!"EASYDOESITDDown 30: ___ Boru, Irish king who defeated the NorseBRIANDDown 31: They may be in a jamAPRICOTSDDown 32: Just outBRAND-NEWDDown 33: Located along a large streamRIVERINEDDown 34: Fit inBELONGEDDDown 36: Canopy curtainVALANCEDDown 38: Mideast's ___ DesertSYRIANDDown 39: SecretsARCANADDown 40: 1947 sound-barrier breakerYEAGERDDown 41: Least ingenuousSLYESTDDown 43: Break down, in a wayPARSEDDown 46: PetSNITDDown 47: They don't go offDUDSDDown 49: Starting squareONE