New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 5th March 2008 There are 39 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 5th March 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Humble homeSHEDAAcross 5: Software rerelease, e.g.UPDATEAAcross 11: Plane with a machmeter: Abbr.SSTAAcross 14: ProtagonistHEROAAcross 15: Meteor in a meteor showerLEONIDAAcross 16: Spray-paint, maybeMARAAcross 17: Fly off the handleRANTAAcross 18: Common computer featureCD-ROM DRIVEAAcross 20: Chemical compound suffixIDEAAcross 21: Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives"TERIAAcross 22: BulldogYALIEAAcross 23: German auto debut of 1974VWSCIROCCOAAcross 27: DepartedWENTAAcross 28: Big name in stationeryEAT ONAAcross 29: Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"EVAAAcross 31: Long, long ___AGOAAcross 32: City near Saint-Exupéry International AirportLYONAAcross 33: Frankie with the 1959 #1 hit "Why"AVALONAAcross 36: It's more than a pinch: Abbr.TSPAAcross 37: First person to win a Smarties Prize, for children's books, three years in a rowJKROWLINGAAcross 40: "___ the season ..."TISAAcross 43: Ohio city named for a mathematicianEUCLIDAAcross 44: Lends a handAIDSAAcross 48: 1969 "bed-in" participantONOAAcross 49: Hoops org.NBAAAcross 50: "Eat!"DIG INAAcross 51: Does inOFFSAAcross 53: Universal recipient typeABPOSITIVEAAcross 57: Some game endingsMATESAAcross 59: Govt. org.AGCYAAcross 60: Neckline shapeVEEAAcross 61: Cause of some burnsUVEXPOSUREAAcross 64: Munich misterHERRAAcross 65: StingCONAAcross 66: Cropped upARISENAAcross 67: Melpomene, e.g.MUSEAAcross 68: Units in a coll. curriculumHRSAAcross 69: Least prominentMERESTAAcross 70: Hightailed itSPEDDDown 1: Turn from a grape into a raisin, e.g.SHRIVELDDown 2: ProgressHEADWAYDDown 3: Automaker MaseratiERNESTODDown 4: One eye in ;-)DOTDDown 5: Peptic disorderULCERDDown 6: Los Angeles's San ___ BayPEDRODDown 7: Kind of columnDORICDDown 8: "It's ___-brainer"ANODDown 9: Curry of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"TIMDDown 10: Drainage indicatorEDDYDDown 11: Show friendlinessSMILEATDDown 12: Cash cacheSAVINGSDDown 13: "Rock-a-bye, baby" spotTREETOPDDown 19: UndevelopedRAWDDown 21: Shack roof materialTINDDown 24: If, and or but: Abbr.CONJDDown 25: They're part of the string sectionCELLIDDown 26: Egg-shapedOVOIDDDown 30: "Raggedy" oneANNDDown 33: Dutch-speaking part of the West IndiesARUBADDown 34: Words, informallyVOCABDDown 35: Spiked punch?AWLDDown 38: Novelist KeseyKENDDown 38: Novelist KeseyKEN.DDown 39: Manner of goingGAITDDown 40: An overdose ofTOO MUCHDDown 41: ProINFAVORDDown 42: Starts to meltSOFTENSDDown 45: "You win"IGIVEUPDDown 46: VariedDIVERSEDDown 47: Showed contemptSNEEREDDDown 50: Like many a home improvement project, for shortDIYDDown 52: Driver's license datumSEXDDown 54: Remote control buttonPAUSEDDown 55: Fairy tale baddiesOGRESDDown 56: Bloodhound's guideSCENTDDown 58: It may be caught in a filterSPAMDDown 62: Ida. neighborOREDDown 62: Ida. neighborORE.DDown 63: Round Table honorificSIRDDown 64: ___ PinaforeHMS