New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th April 2003 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th April 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Subj. of some amateur photographyUFOAAcross 4: Ones with iron handsDESPOTSAAcross 9: Move laterallySIDLEAAcross 14: Plating choiceTINAAcross 15: "My Three Sons" sonERNIEAAcross 16: Reputed founder of tragic dramaTHESPISAAcross 17: Young ___UNSAAcross 18: Dog to beware ofBITERAAcross 19: English colonist in VirginiaROLFEAAcross 20: Breathing aidRESPIRATORAAcross 22: Cocoon dwellersPUPAEAAcross 23: Less coveredNUDERAAcross 24: With a lot of nerveGUTSILYAAcross 26: Large knifeSNEEAAcross 27: It's just above GAFLATAAcross 30: German "never"NIEAAcross 31: Female vampiresLAMIASAAcross 33: Debtors' burdensLIENSAAcross 35: 1999 film whose title is a hint to this puzzle's themeTHESIXTHSENSEAAcross 38: Ones involved in dust-ups?MAIDSAAcross 39: Perpetual, poeticallyETERNEAAcross 40: Small shotBBSAAcross 41: NewspapersPRESSAAcross 42: Bell rung at eveningVESPERAAcross 46: Guanaco relativesALPACASAAcross 49: Skin: PrefixDERMOAAcross 50: What las novelas are written inESPANOLAAcross 51: CommonWIDESPREADAAcross 54: "Haystacks" painterMONETAAcross 55: Temple of Literature localeHANOIAAcross 56: Prussian pronounSIEAAcross 57: Its capital is St.-ÉtienneLOIREAAcross 58: EmbraceADOPTAAcross 59: Pavement cautionSLOAAcross 60: The Quechua, e.g.INCASAAcross 61: Taylor of "The Nanny"RENEEAAcross 62: Old spy org.OSSDDown 1: About-facesUTURNSDDown 2: ElaborateFINESPUNDDown 3: Kind of kickONSIDEDDown 4: Shut outDEBARDDown 5: Vivacious witESPRITDDown 6: Not had byONTODDown 7: Cake feature, sometimesTIERDDown 8: Talk about heaven, perhaps: Abbr.SERDDown 9: Proceed proudlySTRUTDDown 10: Flapjack places, familiarlyIHOPSDDown 11: Chicago suburbDESPLAINESDDown 12: Drowning person's needLIFE LINEDDown 12: Drowning person's needLIFELINEDDown 13: Suffix with legalESEDDown 21: Showed dizzinessREELEDDDown 22: ImposePUTDDown 24: They may be in stitchesGASHESDDown 25: "You bet!"YESDDown 27: "___ dreaming?"AMIDDown 28: Handy-andiesFIXERSDDown 29: Drink that may be a doubleLATTEDDown 32: DummkopfASSDDown 33: Elmore of basketballLENDDown 34: Insult responseINEVERDDown 35: One sip, sayTABLESPOONDDown 36: Like Laredo, largelyHISPANICDDown 37: Some B.M.O.C.'sSRSDDown 38: An exec may have oneMBADDown 41: BuddyPALDDown 43: Relative of a 29-DownESPRESSODDown 44: Contacts quickly, perhapsEMAILSDDown 45: Punchers' entertainmentRODEOSDDown 47: End of ___ANERADDown 48: Pigeon sheltersCOTESDDown 49: NotwithstandingDESPITEDDown 51: Spoonbills do itWADEDDown 52: Wise toIN ONDDown 53: NinnyDOPEDDown 54: Mid 11th-century dateMLIDDown 55: Laugh syllableHAR