New York Times Answers - Thursday, 21st March 2002 There are 34 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 21st March 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: To the extent thatASFARASAAcross 8: Pebble-filled gourdMARACAAAcross 14: Sweet, dark wineMARSALAAAcross 15: InflexibleADAMANTAAcross 17: Spiritual leader of the Isma'ili MuslimsAGAKHANAAcross 18: Rock band with a record-tying eight Grammys in 1999SANTANAAAcross 19: Some babysittersNANASAAcross 20: 1/8 of a fluid ounceDRAMAAcross 22: Suddenly lose itSNAPAAcross 23: Org.ASSNAAcross 24: Raft materialBALSAAAcross 26: Skier McKinneyTAMARAAAcross 29: Marriage announcementBANNSAAcross 34: Place in which to luxuriateSPAAAcross 37: "A ___ plan ..."MANAAAcross 38: 1981 miniseries set in ancient IsraelMASADAAAcross 39: Theater passageCATWALKAAcross 41: Where bottles of alcohol sitBACKBARAAcross 42: UnmitigatedARRANTAAcross 43: The Crimson Tide, familiarlyBAMAAAcross 44: Influence on 1980's popSKAAAcross 45: Clorox or CloretsBRANDAAcross 46: Melon typeCASABAAAcross 48: Strong supporter?ATLASAAcross 50: BootySWAGAAcross 54: Fancy doGALAAAcross 58: Fastener pieceHASPAAcross 59: "The Bell Jar" authorPLATHAAcross 60: Dogsled runner, maybeALASKANAAcross 62: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplaceATLANTAAAcross 64: It's drained by travelingGAS TANKAAcross 65: Kigali residentRWANDANAAcross 66: Lower limbsSHANKSAAcross 67: Trumpet blastTANTARADDown 1: Appliance makerAMANADDown 2: They may span generationsSAGASDDown 3: Portrait painter ___ HalsFRANSDDown 4: With suspicionASKANTDDown 5: CheersRAHSDDown 6: ___ fin (at last): Fr.ALADDown 6: ___ fin (at last): Fr.ALA.DDown 7: Danger for a riverboatSANDBANKDDown 8: "Mississippi ___" (1992 film)MASALADDown 9: Portrait on an old 2¢ stampADAMSDDown 10: Succumbed to fear, maybeRANDDown 11: Ledger entries: Abbr.AMTSDDown 12: James of HollywoodCAANDDown 13: Tolstoy heroineANNADDown 16: PickTAPDDown 21: ___ avisRARADDown 25: Double platinum Genesis album of 1981ABACABDDown 27: Actress PlummerAMANDADDown 28: Brewer's needMALTDDown 30: Cry (for)ASKDDown 31: CapturesNABSDDown 32: Can. bordererNDAKDDown 33: ___ LeeSARADDown 34: Healing signSCABDDown 35: One of Henry VIII's sixPARRDDown 36: Name on a razorATRADDown 38: Doll's utteranceMAMADDown 40: Showing fatigueWANDDown 41: One-fourth of a barbershop tuneBASS PARTDDown 43: Pastoral soundsBAASDDown 46: Noises from a rattletrapCLANKSDDown 47: ObliquelyASLANTDDown 49: AcknowledgeTHANKDDown 51: Fish in a John Cleese filmWANDADDown 52: PerfumeATTARDDown 53: Lake Volta's localeGHANADDown 54: Funny bitGAGDDown 55: "What a pity!"ALASDDown 56: Punishment for a pirateLASHDDown 57: Movie dogASTADDown 59: Builder's needPLANDDown 61: Big 12 team: Abbr.KAN.DDown 63: Old name in travelTWA