New York Times Answers - Friday, 30th August 2002 There are 36 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 30th August 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: *Fringe benefitsPLUSSESAAcross 8: *Cathedral sightsCROSSESAAcross 15: Insult follower, perhapsRIPOSTEAAcross 16: Saintly glowAUREOLAAAcross 17: Travelers, e.g.INSURERAAcross 18: Picked upCLEANEDAAcross 19: Act like a babyMEWLAAcross 20: Burning evidenceSMOKEAAcross 22: Searchers for a babyMAGIAAcross 23: Self-examiner's queryAMIAAcross 24: Harry Potter's Hedwig, e.g.OWLAAcross 25: Profs may employ themTASAAcross 26: Some billsTENSAAcross 28: Cynic's responseSNEERAAcross 30: Be in need of air, perhapsPANTAAcross 31: Meshes withENGAGESAAcross 33: Cuts it outDESISTSAAcross 35: Self starter?HERAAcross 36: The best man may be in itTUXAAcross 37: Kind of knowledgeA PRIORIAAcross 41: LeastTINIESTAAcross 45: Not keep secretBLABAAcross 46: "___ Girls Go" (1948 musical)ASTHEAAcross 48: Series finales?: Abbr.ETCSAAcross 49: At least six gamesSETAAcross 50: "Told ya!"SEEAAcross 51: "Told ya!"HAHAAcross 52: See 58-DownINTOAAcross 54: Lots are seen in lotsAUTOSAAcross 56: Saharan landMALIAAcross 57: RelateNARRATEAAcross 59: Aging agentRIPENERAAcross 61: One with a lot of pullTRACTORAAcross 62: AugustEMINENTAAcross 63: *They may be at the end of the lineHYPHENSAAcross 64: *Bad pointsMINUSESDDown 1: Man, e.g.PRIMATEDDown 2: Ends, e.g.LINEMENDDown 3: ImprovementUPSWINGDDown 4: Topic of some 7-DownSOULDDown 5: Abbr. on old mapsSSRDDown 6: Times when le mercure risesETESDDown 7: Service deliveriesSERMONSDDown 8: Imitated a witchCACKLEDDDown 9: It may be standingRULEDDown 10: Rush attractionOREDDown 10: Rush attractionORE.DDown 11: It may contain 10-DownSEAMDDown 12: Recital numbersSONATASDDown 13: PolishedELEGANTDDown 14: Cruel bunchSADISTSDDown 21: What borrowers doOWEDDown 27: Indian titleSAHIBDDown 28: Junípero ___, founder of San FranciscoSERRADDown 29: Tighten, maybeRETIEDDown 30: SpritePIXIEDDown 32: Prefix with metricGEODDown 34: Daily riserSUNDDown 37: Bitter liqueur: Var.ABSINTHDDown 38: Fully attendedPLENARYDDown 39: Ramshackle structureRATTRAPDDown 40: They put outISSUERSDDown 41: Something to proveTHEOREMDDown 42: Some fuelsETHANESDDown 43: Like some trianglesSCALENEDDown 44: Souvenir shop stockTSHIRTSDDown 47: Lunar holidayTETDDown 53: Its players know the score: Abbr.ORCHDDown 54: GobsATONDDown 55: ___ Valley, Calif.SIMIDDown 56: It's taken after an order is givenMENUDDown 58: With 52-Across, erodedATEDDown 60: Match ender, maybePIN