New York Times Answers - Saturday, 25th September 2004 There are 32 across clues and 33 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 25th September 2004. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ DesertLIBYANAAcross 7: PawsSWIPESATAAcross 15: Cactus ringAREOLEAAcross 16: Former carrier to LimaAEROPERUAAcross 17: Brightened, with "up"PERKEDAAcross 18: Countertop materialsGRANITESAAcross 19: Ski boot accessoriesINNERSAAcross 20: Inadvisable thing to do, usually, in the mailSENDCASHAAcross 21: Put one's cards on the tableDEALTAAcross 22: AOL, e.g.ISPAAcross 23: Throws inADDSAAcross 24: ZipNADAAAcross 28: AppropriateCO-OPTAAcross 28: AppropriateCOOPTAAcross 32: Morgue, for oneRUEAAcross 33: It's not all fluffMERINGUEPIEAAcross 35: Neither soon nor far offINTHEMEDIUMTERMAAcross 37: Punch and Judy, for exampleANTAGONISTSAAcross 38: CriticizeRAPAAcross 39: "___ break?"NEEDAAAcross 40: Kind of columnONESAAcross 41: Luisa's lover in "The Fantasticks"MATTAAcross 42: "That proves it!"AHAAAcross 44: Where oil may often be foundPORESAAcross 45: CutLESSENEDAAcross 50: Attempted, in a phraseBITOFFAAcross 51: Put out, in the old daysETHERIZEAAcross 52: ArmpitAXILLAAAcross 53: HeroesGREATMENAAcross 54: CautionCAVEATAAcross 55: MixersSELTZERSAAcross 56: Woolworth contemporaryKRESGEDDown 1: Like the cutting of gemstonesLAPIDARIANDDown 2: "Cimarron" co-star, 1931IRENEDUNNEDDown 3: Peasant girl who became the saint of LourdesBERNADETTEDDown 4: Sophisticates they're notYOKELSDDown 5: ListeningALERTDDown 6: Oldtime radio kids' show "Uncle ___ Squadron"NEDSDDown 7: Drops offSAGSDDown 8: With 50-Down, cry upon returningWEREDDown 9: Kerman rug makerIRANIDDown 10: Nature films?PONDSCUMSDDown 11: Homer, e.g.EPICPOETDDown 12: Lead-in to fire, trap or priceSETADDown 13: Father of DeimosARESDDown 14: BacksideTUSHDDown 24: Title character in a 2003 film from 44-DownNEMODDown 25: "There ___ words ..."ARENODDown 26: DispatchedDIDINDDown 27: Arrack flavorerANISEDDown 29: Faust and Méphistophélès, e.g.OPERAROLESDDown 30: Hostile takeover symbolPIRATE FLAGDDown 31: Skates on thin ice, sayTEMPTSFATEDDown 33: Number on a dialMEGAHERTZDDown 34: FortitudeGUTSDDown 36: Took a load offHADASEATDDown 41: Whodunit necessityMOTIVEDDown 43: Imported film genreANIMEDDown 44: See 24-DownPIXARDDown 45: EnduranceLEGSDDown 46: Sartre's beingETREDDown 47: Author SilversteinSHELDDown 48: Israel's WeizmanEZERDDown 49: BurrowsDENSDDown 50: See 8-DownBACK