New York Times Answers - Saturday, 22nd March 2003 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 22nd March 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: TemperSHORTFUSEAAcross 10: Hardly close contestsROMPSAAcross 15: It's obviousNO-BRAINERAAcross 16: MuzzleSNOUTAAcross 17: TricksOUTSMARTSAAcross 18: Literally, "turned"VERSAAAcross 19: Big Ten sch.OSUAAcross 20: Help on the way upSTEPAAcross 21: Burnout consequenceAPATHYAAcross 22: SpiceZESTAAcross 24: Return requirementsSALESSLIPSAAcross 26: Tranquil spotsEDENSAAcross 28: Overtakes, in a wayLAPSAAcross 29: RiffraffSCUMAAcross 30: Young follower?UNSAAcross 32: In the middle: Abbr.NEUTAAcross 34: Dockers' grp.ILAAAcross 35: ReachCONTACTAAcross 39: Kind of cutEMERALDAAcross 41: Old-time actress MunsonONAAAcross 42: Ocean spiritsGROGAAcross 44: "... the sun paused ___ it should alight": ShelleyEREAAcross 45: GushRAVEAAcross 47: Long stretchesERASAAcross 49: Web siteATTICAAcross 53: Not perfectly balancedASYMMETRICAAcross 56: Frontier nicknameDANLAAcross 57: Co. that got its own ZIP code in 1976LLBEANAAcross 58: Sub builderDELIAAcross 60: Actress ClaireINAAAcross 61: Illinois birthplace of William Jennings BryanSALEMAAcross 62: One with lots to think aboutDEVELOPERAAcross 64: HardenENUREAAcross 65: PreviewSNEAK PEEKAAcross 66: Blast from the pastATESTAAcross 67: DismissCAST ASIDEDDown 1: Drop offSNOOZEDDown 2: ProtectedHOUSEDDDown 3: BluntOBTUSEDDown 4: Where to find trainers?: Abbr.RRSDDown 5: Tartan itemsTAMSDDown 6: OrdersFIATSDDown 7: "Can you believe it?!"UNREALDDown 8: Fixed designSETPLANDDown 9: Hosp. areasERSDDown 10: Wedding countRSVPSDDown 11: Father-daughter actorsONEALSDDown 12: 60's sitcom character whose maiden name was FrumpMORTICIADDown 13: Kind of toyPUSHPULLDDown 14: Isn't forgivingSTAYSMADDDown 21: Take onASSUMEDDown 23: Hardware itemTNUTDDown 25: Its playing area is 2 x 14 metersEPEEDDown 27: CatchSNAGDDown 31: HideSCREENDDown 33: Prefix with hertzTERADDown 35: It's east of the Great Barrier ReefCORAL SEADDown 36: Slightly biasedONASLANTDDown 37: Classic jacket choiceNAVY BLUEDDown 38: Reason for pressing a suitTORTDDown 40: Like some I.R.A. owners: Abbr.RETDDDown 43: Suburb south of Los AngelesGARDENADDown 46: Peers of caliphsEMEERSDDown 48: They're used in some searchesSIEVESDDown 50: Capital of 2.6 millionTAIPEIDDown 51: PoorINNEEDDDown 52: "Earthlight" author, 1955CLARKEDDown 54: "American Buffalo" playwrightMAMETDDown 55: It can keep you from slippingCLEATDDown 59: Chase on stageILKADDown 62: U.S. Army medalDSCDDown 63: Covert ___ (army assignment)OPS