New York Times Answers - Friday, 5th December 2003 There are 27 across clues and 45 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 5th December 2003. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Secures, as a bottle capTWISTSONAAcross 9: Male seals have themHAREMSAAcross 15: SnarlGETALLTANGLEDUPAAcross 17: Helps secretlyISINCAHOOTSWITHAAcross 18: Some hoops scores: Abbr.FTSAAcross 19: Nobel-winning father-and-son physicistsBOHRSAAcross 20: Suffix with majorETTEAAcross 21: Location identifier: Abbr.GPSAAcross 23: Turn right, e.g.STEERAAcross 24: About to receiveIN FORAAcross 27: Get the lead out?SMELTAAcross 31: Dr. with a beatDREAAcross 32: Personal documentariesVIDEODIARIESAAcross 35: A pittance, paywiseSTARVATIONWAGESAAcross 39: Something deeply engrainedSECOND NATUREAAcross 40: It may come from a cribCOOAAcross 43: Actress TaylorRENEEAAcross 44: Burden with more dutiesRETAXAAcross 45: SmartsHURTSAAcross 47: Entrance requirements, sometimesIDSAAcross 48: Place of fictionETTAAAcross 49: Top, in a wayONEUPAAcross 53: Comic PhilipsEMOAAcross 56: Pop-up producerELECTRICTOASTERAAcross 60: Shot putter?REGISTERED NURSEAAcross 61: Their lines are often crossedSTATESAAcross 62: One way to swimUPSTREAMDDown 1: Cry before you're off, perhapsTGIFDDown 2: Expansion target, with "the"WESTDDown 3: Possible answer to "Really?"ITISDDown 4: Juan or José, e.g.SANDDown 5: Special attention, for shortTLCDDown 6: ChunksSLABSDDown 7: Vitellius succeeded himOTHODDown 8: Sodium hydroxide, to chemistsNAOHDDown 9: Abbr. used in some town namesHGTSDDown 10: Sportscaster Michaels and othersALSDDown 11: Keep from drying outREWETDDown 12: Like some copyEDITEDDDown 13: Not say clearlyMUTTERDDown 14: Earth, e.g.SPHEREDDown 16: Where Bergen is: Abbr.NORDDown 21: They're leavingGOERSDDown 22: Many mathematiciansPROVERSDDown 23: Airline employeeSTEWARDDDown 24: DrippersIVSDDown 25: Young parasiteNITDDown 26: Substance checker: Abbr.FDADDown 27: Be a member of, as a committeeSITONDDown 28: One of the 61-AcrossMAINEDDown 29: Chip away atERODEDDown 30: Actor Mark ___-BakerLINNDDown 33: Freshwater fishDACEDDown 34: Is enough forSATESDDown 36: It may be sucked inGUTDDown 37: Two or more periodsERADDown 38: Driver's license datumSEXDDown 40: Word accompanying a clinkCHEERSDDown 41: Juice sourceOUTLETDDown 42: Former Nicaraguan leaderORTEGADDown 46: UnsaidTACITDDown 47: Popular portable music playersIPODSDDown 49: CrumbsORTSDDown 50: Never: Ger.NIEDDown 51: AlmondECRUDDown 52: Western Athletic Conf. teamUTEPDDown 53: Bien-___ (well-being): Fr.ETREDDown 54: Monument Valley featureMESADDown 55: Utah cityOREMDDown 57: Canadian market inits.TSEDDown 58: Fire ___ANTDDown 59: California's Point ___SUR