New York Times Answers - Thursday, 24th October 2002 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 24th October 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Tungsten, e.g.METALAAcross 6: Hickory-smoked itemsHAMSAAcross 10: Ensnaring schemeSCAMAAcross 14: Goner?EXILEAAcross 15: Overseas carrierELALAAcross 16: Opening words on an agendaTO-DOAAcross 17: DosGALASAAcross 18: Nude dancer St. CyrLILIAAcross 19: Extended periodsERASAAcross 20: With 38- and 56-Across, what's hidden in this puzzleAMESSAGEINAAcross 22: St. Peter was the firstPOPEAAcross 23: Islamic textKORANAAcross 24: Stubborn, as a problemKNOTTYAAcross 26: Yap, for one, in the western PacificISLANDAAcross 29: O'Neal of "Love Story"RYANAAcross 30: Unit smaller than a footTOEAAcross 31: Varied groupOLIOAAcross 34: Extra-large and othersSIZESAAcross 38: Second part of what's hiddenTHEFIRSTLETTERSAAcross 42: Provincial oneYOKELAAcross 43: Orally conveyTELLAAcross 44: Trio after QRSTAAcross 45: "Too bad"ALASAAcross 47: ErasesUNDOESAAcross 50: Diversified publishing giantHEARSTAAcross 53: Tune from the pastOLDIEAAcross 55: HuskARILAAcross 56: End of what's hiddenOFTHECLUESAAcross 61: Half of it is a nickelDIMEAAcross 62: Italian-American film vamp NaldiNITAAAcross 63: Dumb film brotherHARPOAAcross 64: Decorated pilotsACESAAcross 65: Expectant timesEVESAAcross 66: Necromancer's home, in the BibleENDORAAcross 67: MarinersTARSAAcross 68: Evening in VeneziaSERAAAcross 69: SwillpotSOUSEDDown 1: Super: PrefixMEGADDown 2: Academic challengeEXAMDDown 3: Glazed squareTILEDDown 4: Eskimo's homeALASKADDown 5: Teacher's instructionLESSONDDown 6: Hägar the Horrible's wifeHELGADDown 7: ExtraterrestrialALIENDDown 8: Bamako is its capitalMALIDDown 9: American toy introduced in 1945SLINKYDDown 10: "Don't go so slow!"STEP ON ITDDown 11: Noted French landscapistCOROTDDown 12: Establish new habits forADAPTDDown 13: Walk slowlyMOSEYDDown 21: Strong likingARDORDDown 25: Illustrator who lampooned TweedNASTDDown 26: Small wordITTYDDown 27: Tribeca is next to itSOHODDown 28: Hot or cold soup ingredientLEEKDDown 29: Air maneuverROLLDDown 32: Transports in W.W. II: Abbr.LSTSDDown 33: Tail on social or graphITEDDown 35: Horrible grade on a testZERODDown 36: Irish relativeERSEDDown 37: Speedy fliersSSTSDDown 39: IntrepidFEARLESSDDown 40: Societal woesILLSDDown 41: AvoidELUDEDDown 46: Lives as a penitentATONESDDown 48: Little marketsNICHESDDown 49: It's the "D" in a presidential monogramDELANODDown 50: Took on vigorouslyHADATDDown 51: Heath plantERICADDown 52: Archer, at timesAIMERDDown 53: Sea ___OTTERDDown 54: Tibet's capitalLHASADDown 57: One in ___ (20%)FIVEDDown 58: South Asians speak itURDUDDown 59: "Aeneid," e.g.EPOSDDown 60: Your throat might be this from yellingSORE