New York Times Answers - Friday, 7th March 2008 There are 29 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 7th March 2008. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Climbing Mt. Everest, for Sir Edmund HillaryCLAIMTOFAMEAAcross 12: 1937 Paul Muni dramaTHEWOMANILOVEAAcross 14: Art, metaphoricallyJEALOUSMISTRESSAAcross 16: HistoryANNALSAAcross 17: ProbePOKE INTOAAcross 18: Manfred ___ Earth BandMANNSAAcross 19: Roman wellBENEAAcross 20: Basic verse optionABABAAcross 21: WhackedICEDAAcross 22: Drum containersEARSAAcross 23: Site of the siege of CandiaCRETEAAcross 24: Feaster on frogsEELAAcross 25: Legato indicatorSLURAAcross 26: Coast Guard boatCUTTERAAcross 27: It's hard to recallDIMMEMORYAAcross 29: Cowboys, but not IndiansNFLERSAAcross 32: Fitting decision?SIZEAAcross 33: Clued in, onceHEPAAcross 36: StainsBLOTSAAcross 37: DelicateAIRYAAcross 38: Singer who is part owner of Forbes magazineBONOAAcross 39: First name in fragrancesCOCOAAcross 40: "In that area"OR SOAAcross 41: Cousin in a Balzac titleBETTEAAcross 42: Cut acrossTRANSECTAAcross 44: Reminiscent of the 1890sGASLITAAcross 45: Census Bureau dataVITAL STATISTICSAAcross 47: Only if it's worth the trade-offNOTATANYPRICEAAcross 48: London Zoo localeREGENTSPARKDDown 1: Remote access?CHANNELDDown 2: Stanford of Stanford UniversityLELANDDDown 3: Base runners?AWOLSDDown 4: Evidence that one is shortIOUSDDown 5: A foot has 305 of these: Abbr.MMSDDown 6: Like most medicine bottlesTAMPERRESISTANTDDown 7: Things in ringsONIONSDDown 8: Big name in college guidesFISKEDDown 9: Old one, along the OderALTEDDown 10: Holmes fought himMORIARTYDDown 11: 50-50 propositionEVENBETDDown 12: Hand holdingTENACEDDown 13: Passing subject?ESTATEDDown 14: Artist WyethJAMIEDDown 15: Not litSOBERDDown 19: Princess Ozma's creatorBAUMDDown 22: Nine ___ (London district)ELMSDDown 23: Bug zapper?CUREDDown 25: "Dear" onesSIRSDDown 26: Under a quilt, sayCOZYDDown 27: Set offDETONATEDDown 28: "Blue II" painter, 1961MIRODDown 29: It's headquartered in the G.E. BuildingNBCTVDDown 30: Sacramento suburbFLORINDDown 31: Global positioning system, e.g.LOCATORDDown 33: Bit of jazz improvisationHOTLICKDDown 34: BaitENTICEDDown 35: Meter makersPOETSDDown 37: Certain inverse functionARCTANDDown 38: Get goingBESTIRDDown 40: Honduras-to-Guatemala direcciónOESTEDDown 41: City bombed in the gulf warBASRADDown 43: WasteSLAGDDown 44: Rockne protégéGIPPDDown 46: Country singers England and HerndonTYS