New York Times Answers - Saturday, 8th March 2003 There are 31 across clues and 31 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 8th March 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dramatic situationsCRISESAAcross 7: Places side by sideAPPOSESAAcross 14: FreshRECENTAAcross 15: Like discarded habitsUNLEARNTAAcross 16: Lake ___, source of the MississippiITASCAAAcross 17: It can take the edge offNAILFILEAAcross 18: Hod fillerMORTARAAcross 19: One that heads up the staffCLEFAAcross 20: Baby seat, sayLAPAAcross 21: White-collar profession?PRIESTHOODAAcross 23: Irving heroGARPAAcross 24: "Missouri Waltz," e.g.STATESONGAAcross 25: SmatteringTINGEAAcross 26: Cattle callsMOOSAAcross 27: Rendered unconscious, maybeCONKEDAAcross 28: Burned rubberTOREUPTHEROADAAcross 32: VoicedSONANTAAcross 33: Take inREAPAAcross 34: Famous Chicago criticEBERTAAcross 35: Lead to mislead, in bridgeFALSECARDAAcross 40: Hand (out)METEAAcross 41: Blew upBOILEDOVERAAcross 42: Meeting time suffixISHAAcross 43: In "Hamlet," it's "in russet mantle clad"MORNAAcross 44: UnfrequentedLONELYAAcross 45: HarrierNUISANCEAAcross 47: Memory traceENGRAMAAcross 48: SetARRANGEDAAcross 49: Looks afterSEESTOAAcross 50: California's ___ National ParkREDWOODAAcross 51: "Death Becomes Her" star, 1992STREEPDDown 1: Makes wavesCRIMPSDDown 2: Come back withRETORTDDown 3: Failed utopian community of 1840's IllinoisICARIADDown 4: Bard's workSESTETDDown 5: Means of protecting breakablesENCASEMENTDDown 6: BeginsSTARTSOUTDDown 7: Having hands, as a clockANALOGDDown 8: Furnished (with)PLIEDDDown 9: Ill-gotten fundsPELFDDown 10: ButterfingersOAFDDown 11: It means "resplendent land" in SinhaleseSRI LANKADDown 12: Blew upENLARGEDDDown 13: Like Mayan pyramidsSTEPPEDDDown 15: At libertyUNCONSTRAINEDDDown 22: Cager's targetHOOPDDown 23: Italian painter SeveriniGINODDown 25: Protection for a boat's hullTORPEDONETDDown 27: NonstopCEASELESSDDown 28: AdmittedlyTO BE SUREDDown 29: Four in every dozenONE-THIRDDDown 30: ChoiceRAREDDown 31: Something to catch or raiseHELLDDown 32: Limited courseSEMINARDDown 35: UnnaturalFORCEDDDown 36: Certain eelCONGERDDown 37: Not sympatheticAVERSEDDown 38: PertainRELATEDDown 39: Dust removerDRY MOPDDown 41: Drum played without sticksBONGODDown 43: Rancho hand?MANODDown 46: BromideSAW