New York Times Answers - Saturday, 8th April 2017 There are 31 across clues and 32 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 8th April 2017. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Subject of plays by Sophocles, Euripides and CocteauANTIGONEAAcross 9: Inventor with three steam engine patentsWATTAAcross 13: Sitter's charge, maybeHOUSEPETAAcross 14: Philanthropy beneficiaryDONEEAAcross 15: "You get the idea"ETCETERAAAcross 16: They're filled at factoriesQUOTASAAcross 17: Squeaks byMAKESDOAAcross 18: One of a pair of drawers facing each other?DUELISTAAcross 19: TearRENDAAcross 20: Fabric shop collectionSWATCHESAAcross 21: Hires for a float?ROOT BEERAAcross 24: Gas: PrefixAERIAAcross 25: One who might recall action on IwoWWIIVETAAcross 26: Bonehead, to BritsPRATAAcross 27: Hotel offering for an extra chargeCOTAAcross 30: YouTuber or eBayerNETIZENAAcross 32: It was often accompanied by a lyre in ancient GreeceODEAAcross 33: Component of the pigment Maya blueANILAAcross 35: DivorcedSPLIT UPAAcross 37: Fictional mariner also known as Prince DakkarNEMOAAcross 38: NecessitatesCALLSFORAAcross 40: President between two WilliamsTHEODOREAAcross 42: G.I. Joe and Cobra Commander, e.g.FOESAAcross 44: Grandma Moses' outputFOLK ARTAAcross 45: Tender spot?CASHBOXAAcross 48: Round bump on a cactusAREOLEAAcross 49: Emulate Bonnie and ClydeROBABANKAAcross 50: Problem to addressISSUEAAcross 51: Croatia is on itADRIATICAAcross 52: To avoid the risk thatLESTAAcross 53: Ineffective pillDEADHEADDDown 1: "Hello ... I'm right here"AHEMDDown 2: Like herbal cigarettesNOTARDDown 3: Wear (out)TUCKERDDown 4: Words accompanying a head slapISEENOWDDown 5: Tears up the dance floorGETSDOWNDDown 6: Slanted paper lines?OPEDDDown 7: First-century megalomaniacNERODDown 8: Adding a "z" to its front forms its precederETADDown 9: Head scratcher?WOOLCAPDDown 10: Gordon Gekko or Rooster CogburnANTIHERODDown 11: Entertainment enticementTEASERADDDown 12: Bikini, notablyTESTSITEDDown 14: Soprano + tenor, maybeDUETDDown 16: 68 works of HaydnQUARTETSDDown 18: Guitarist ZappaDWEEZILDDown 20: "Rabbit of ___" (Bugs Bunny short)SEVILLEDDown 22: 50-50, sayTIESCOREDDown 23: It's just a line or twoBIT PARTDDown 27: Guaranteed-to-flyCANTFAILDDown 28: JerkwaterONE-HORSEDDown 29: Suitable for all ages?TIMELESSDDown 31: "I'll shut up now"NUFFSAIDDDown 34: Member of a heist crewLOOK OUTDDown 34: Member of a heist crewLOOKOUTDDown 36: Muckety-muckPOOH-BAHDDown 39: Commercial enticementREBATEDDown 41: Counterpart of a riseDALEDDown 43: Court colleague of Ruth and ElenaSONIADDown 45: What's often debuggedCODEDDown 46: "East of Eden" girlfriendABRADDown 47: Award-winning webcomic about "romance, sarcasm, math and language"XKCDDDown 49: DefRAD