New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 18th December 2002 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 18th December 2002. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Blows awayAWESAAcross 5: Turkish titleAGAAAcross 8: Apollo 15 astronaut James ___IRWINAAcross 13: CallDIALAAcross 14: Agatha contemporaryERLEAAcross 16: BoneheadSCHMOAAcross 17: Cherubic childANGELFACEAAcross 19: "___ funny, McGee!"TAINTAAcross 20: It may follow a bench-clearingMELEEAAcross 21: Change formMORPHAAcross 23: Water testerTOEAAcross 24: CavalierDEVIL-MAY-CAREAAcross 27: Language suffixESEAAcross 28: Not soberSTONEDAAcross 31: Med. readoutEKGAAcross 34: Wordsmith WebsterNOAHAAcross 38: R.E.M. singer MichaelSTIPEAAcross 39: Imminent disasterSWORD OF DAMOCLESAAcross 43: Brunei nativeMALAYAAcross 44: Axis leaderTOJOAAcross 45: Comics screamEEKAAcross 46: Place for an O. Henry surpriseENDINGAAcross 48: Jolson and JarreauALSAAcross 51: Far from buxomFLATASABOARDAAcross 57: Dian Fossey subjectAPEAAcross 59: Sub systemSONARAAcross 60: Auto optionALARMAAcross 62: Commit a deadly sinCOVETAAcross 64: Powerful politicoKINGMAKERAAcross 66: Fragrant resinELEMIAAcross 67: Father-and-daughter boxersALISAAcross 68: Metric prefixDECIAAcross 69: Column typeDORICAAcross 70: Place for a FISH (which is a hint to this puzzle's theme)SEAAAcross 71: Sets a price ofASKSDDown 1: First of allADAMDDown 2: Regaled, in a wayWINEDDDown 3: Links rarityEAGLEDDown 4: Record protectorSLEEVEDDown 5: Gen. Pershing's troops: Abbr.AEFDDown 6: Texas politico PhilGRAMMDDown 7: Major maker of beverage cansALCOADDown 8: "Oh, yeah?"ISTHATSODDown 9: Sony rivalRCADDown 10: It flows to KhartoumWHITE NILEDDown 11: "___ expert, but ..."IMNODDown 12: Sol, sayNOTEDDown 15: Mysterious: Var.EERYDDown 18: Fragrant ringsLEISDDown 22: Gateway productsPCSDDown 25: One who follows the newsLENODDown 26: O.C.S. relativeROTCDDown 29: Olympics eventEPEEDDown 30: Pigeonhole's placeDESKDDown 31: Salinger heroineESMEDDown 32: Skater MichelleKWANDDown 33: Cause of a rushGOLD FEVERDDown 35: Frequently, in verseOFTDDown 36: FussADODDown 37: "The ___" (Uris novel)HAJDDown 40: Object bitterlyRAILDDown 41: Like the RomanovsDYNASTICDDown 42: Old Testament kingdomMOABDDown 47: Old muscle carGTODDown 49: Good earthLOAMDDown 50: Lipton rivalSALADADDown 52: "My Way" writerANKADDown 53: Leaves portSAILSDDown 54: Tom's "Roseanne" roleARNIEDDown 55: Croupiers' gearRAKESDDown 56: Inferior merchandiseDRECKDDown 57: Breezed throughACEDDDown 58: Traveler to CathayPOLODDown 61: M.D.'s diagnostic toolsMRISDDown 63: British record labelEMIDDown 65: Federal purchasing org.GSA