New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th October 2002 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th October 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Author ParetskySARAAAcross 5: "Mamma Mia!" groupABBAAAcross 9: Dumb bunnySTUPEAAcross 14: Radical ___CHICAAcross 15: Foundry formMOLDAAcross 16: Early sitcom starARNAZAAcross 17: Knife handleHAFTAAcross 18: Way around London, onceTRAMAAcross 19: Rock bottomNADIRAAcross 20: Like second or farmBEFOREHANDAAcross 23: Stat for ClemensERAAAcross 24: Portfolio part, in briefIRAAAcross 25: Dormitory annoyanceSNORERAAcross 27: Incite to angerPROVOKEAAcross 31: Vistula River cityWARSAWAAcross 34: Talking bird of poetryRAVENAAcross 35: Actress MazarDEBIAAcross 38: European erupterETNAAAcross 39: Poetic paeanODEAAcross 40: "Yikes!"OMIGOSHAAcross 43: Adj. modiferADVAAcross 44: Lean and strongWIRYAAcross 46: Siouan peopleOTOSAAcross 47: "L.A. Law" lawyerARNIEAAcross 49: Best, on the linksLOWESTAAcross 51: Much-covered R & B songCCRIDERAAcross 53: Beat the draft?ENLISTAAcross 56: African serpentASPAAcross 57: "Boola Boola" singerELIAAcross 59: Like wave or treatmentAFTERSHOCKAAcross 63: KosherLEG ITAAcross 63: KosherLEGITAAcross 65: Mine, in MarseilleAMOIAAcross 66: Didn't have good tractionSLIDAAcross 68: Slalom champ PhilMAHREAAcross 69: Reach acrossSPANAAcross 70: American Theatre Wing awardTONYAAcross 71: ___ out (declined)OPTEDAAcross 72: SubmarineHEROAAcross 73: Just beatEDGEDDown 1: Acad., e.g.SCHDDown 2: 1956 Peck roleAHABDDown 3: AbundantRIFEDDown 4: When Macbeth meets his fateACTFIVEDDown 5: Acela operatorAMTRAKDDown 6: YawnerBOREDDown 7: Malaise, with "the"BLAHSDDown 8: Sloganeer of sortsADMANDDown 9: ___ Day O'ConnorSANDRADDown 10: Song syllableTRADDown 11: Like pat or still, reading downUNDERSTANDDDown 12: Ice dancing teamPAIRDDown 13: Book before NehemiahEZRADDown 21: Maine college townORONODDown 22: "___ not the time!"NOWISDDown 26: "... ___ he drove out of sight"EREDDown 27: Search for preyPROWLDDown 28: Contact, in a wayRADIODDown 29: Like paper or light, reading downOVERWEIGHTDDown 30: Trim to fitEDITDDown 32: Actress MacDowellANDIEDDown 33: Be uncertainWAVERDDown 36: A star may have a big oneEGODDown 37: Pear varietyBOSCDDown 41: Recurring themeMOTIFDDown 42: Like Siberian wintersHARSHDDown 45: Asian capital?YENDDown 48: ComebackRIPOSTEDDown 50: On the scheduleSLATEDDDown 52: Slot spotCASINODDown 54: Secret supplySTASHDDown 55: The Sun Devils' cityTEMPEDDown 57: A Sesame StreeterELMODDown 58: Jeté, e.g.LEAPDDown 60: Crowd soundROARDDown 61: DoofusCLODDDown 62: Double-decker checkerKINGDDown 64: Tick offIREDDown 67: Do colorful workDYE