New York Times Answers - Thursday, 16th October 2003 There are 38 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 16th October 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sports climaxFINALAAcross 6: Bespectacled "Scooby Doo" characterVELMAAAcross 11: Cousin of an adderASPAAcross 14: Way too heavyOBESEAAcross 15: Bean products?IDEASAAcross 16: Biz bigwigCEOAAcross 17: Le Prince de Galles and La Villa BeaumarchaisPARISHOTELSAAcross 19: Longtime cable inits.TNNAAcross 20: Sign of successSROAAcross 21: "Mona Lisa," for oneOILAAcross 22: Controversial body builderSTEROIDAAcross 24: He and sheTHEYAAcross 26: Prefix with technologyNANOAAcross 27: "You can fry an egg on the sidewalk today!"ITSHOTOUTTHEREAAcross 33: Reaction to fluff?ACHOOAAcross 34: Les États-___UNISAAcross 35: PoseSITAAcross 36: Flying formationsVEESAAcross 37: BumpkinYOKELAAcross 39: "Toodle-oo!"TATAAAcross 40: Go outEBBAAcross 41: It's a gasNEONAAcross 42: Prayer ___VIGILAAcross 43: Resources for the troubledCRISISHOTLINESAAcross 47: Richard of "A Summer Place"EGANAAcross 48: Dog-earedWORNAAcross 49: "Klondike Annie" starMAE WESTAAcross 52: "The Purloined Letter" writerPOEAAcross 53: Sentence fragments?: Abbr.WDSAAcross 56: Letters on an F.B.I. listA.K.A.AAcross 56: Letters on an F.B.I. listAKAAAcross 57: Zinger ... or this puzzle's themePARTINGSHOTAAcross 60: Home: Abbr.RESAAcross 61: Anatomical suffixILIACAAcross 62: Flower shop bouquetAROMAAAcross 63: 1951 #1 hit for Johnny RayCRYAAcross 64: ScruffsNAPESAAcross 65: JockeyRIDERDDown 1: Stylish dressersFOPSDDown 2: Support beamIBARDDown 3: 1951 Peter Ustinov historical roleNERODDown 4: "Try ___ might ..."ASIDDown 5: African monarchyLESOTHODDown 6: Johnny-jump-up, e.g.VIOLETDDown 7: When some summer reruns are broadcast: Abbr.EDTDDown 8: Popular jeansLEESDDown 9: Fountain treatMALTDDown 10: Gives inASSENTSDDown 11: Not be juvenileACTONESAGEDDown 12: High school grad-to-be's "illness"SENIORITISDDown 13: Winter skating venuePONDDDown 18: "The Farmer in the Dell" syllablesHIHODDown 23: Inspiring wordRAHDDown 25: "Isn't that always true?"YOUKNOWDDown 27: Arctic vesselICEBREAKERDDown 28: "King Creole" settingTHEBIGEASYDDown 29: "___ yer old man!"SOSDDown 30: Monet's oneUNEDDown 31: Rock's ___ TuesdayTILDDown 32: Series endingET ALDDown 32: Series endingET AL.DDown 33: Le menu wordAVECDDown 37: "You called?"YESDDown 38: "La-la" lead-inOOHDDown 39: Part of the alloy britanniaTINDDown 41: It may be right up one's alleyNINEPINDDown 42: IrritablenessVINEGARDDown 44: "Haste makes waste," e.g.SAWDDown 45: Talking pointsTOPICSDDown 46: ___ HubbardLRONDDown 49: Playwright ConnellyMARCDDown 50: Room for RicardoSALADDown 51: Klutzy moveTRIPDDown 53: "___ have thought ...?"WHODDDown 54: BaldpateDOMEDDown 55: One with a print outside Grauman's Chinese TheatreSTARDDown 58: ___ BoTAEDDown 59: Poona titleSRI