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NYT Crossword Answers for March 16, 1997

Sunday, March 16, 1997 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, March 16, 1997: 140 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

  1. 1

    Cruelty

    6 letters Hints for Cruelty Clue page for Cruelty

  2. 7

    Conspicuous success

    5 letters Hints for Conspicuous success Clue page for Conspicuous success

  3. 12

    Deliver

    4 letters Hints for Deliver Clue page for Deliver

  4. 16

    Metered rental

    3 letters Hints for Metered rental Clue page for Metered rental

  5. 19

    1979 Vanessa Redgrave title role

    6 letters Hints for 1979 Vanessa Redgrave title role Clue page for 1979 Vanessa Redgrave title role

  6. 20

    "You ___ Beautiful"

    5 letters Hints for "You ___ Beautiful" Clue page for "You ___ Beautiful"

  7. 21

    Naturalness

    4 letters Hints for Naturalness Clue page for Naturalness

  8. 22

    Santa ___ winds

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  9. 23

    PLASTIC SURGEON

    12 letters Hints for PLASTIC SURGEON Clue page for PLASTIC SURGEON

  10. 25

    Trisyllabic cadences

    8 letters Hints for Trisyllabic cadences Clue page for Trisyllabic cadences

  11. 27

    Landon from Kansas

    3 letters Hints for Landon from Kansas Clue page for Landon from Kansas

  12. 28

    GARDENER

    12 letters Hints for GARDENER Clue page for GARDENER

  13. 30

    Play to ___ (deadlock)

    4 letters Hints for Play to ___ (deadlock) Clue page for Play to ___ (deadlock)

  14. 31

    Hamlin's "L.A. Law" co-star

    3 letters Hints for Hamlin's "L.A. Law" co-star Clue page for Hamlin's "L.A. Law" co-star

  15. 32

    A pop

    3 letters Hints for A pop Clue page for A pop

  16. 33

    "Yikes!"

    3 letters Hints for "Yikes!" Clue page for "Yikes!"

  17. 34

    Fraternity letters

    3 letters Hints for Fraternity letters Clue page for Fraternity letters

  18. 35

    Lively ones

    5 letters Hints for Lively ones Clue page for Lively ones

  19. 36

    Storm type

    6 letters Hints for Storm type Clue page for Storm type

  20. 38

    ___ Friday

    3 letters Hints for ___ Friday Clue page for ___ Friday

  21. 39

    Reddish brown

    6 letters Hints for Reddish brown Clue page for Reddish brown

  22. 40

    Curator's deg.

    3 letters Hints for Curator's deg. Clue page for Curator's deg.

  23. 42

    Really enjoys oneself

    8 letters Hints for Really enjoys oneself Clue page for Really enjoys oneself

  24. 45

    Female friend of Franco

    5 letters Hints for Female friend of Franco Clue page for Female friend of Franco

  25. 46

    Feel-good times

    8 letters Hints for Feel-good times Clue page for Feel-good times

  26. 49

    Cassio's adversary

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  27. 50

    Injured, in a way

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  28. 51

    Eye problem

    6 letters Hints for Eye problem Clue page for Eye problem

  29. 52

    Spice used in pickling

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  30. 55

    Order

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  31. 57

    Valueless item

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  32. 58

    Neighbor of Turk.

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  33. 60

    Take-home

    3 letters Hints for Take-home Clue page for Take-home

  34. 61

    Slave of Amneris

    4 letters Hints for Slave of Amneris Clue page for Slave of Amneris

  35. 63

    St. Louis pro

    3 letters Hints for St. Louis pro Clue page for St. Louis pro

  36. 65

    Old English letter

    3 letters Hints for Old English letter Clue page for Old English letter

  37. 66

    BASKETBALL REFEREE

    13 letters Hints for BASKETBALL REFEREE Clue page for BASKETBALL REFEREE

  38. 70

    Quite some time

    3 letters Hints for Quite some time Clue page for Quite some time

  39. 71

    Even

    3 letters Hints for Even Clue page for Even

  40. 72

    Royal Ascot time

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  41. 73

    House vote

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  42. 74

    Blue

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  43. 75

    Economic stat.

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  44. 76

    Org. involved in Bosnia

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  45. 78

    Small endocrine

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  46. 82

    Early German

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  47. 84

    Some schools, informally

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  48. 86

    Perceive

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  49. 87

    Baby oil brand

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  50. 89

    Interest

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  51. 90

    Kind of error

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  52. 92

    Crisis points?: Abbr.

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  53. 93

    Actress North

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  54. 94

    Tricked

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  55. 95

    Lime and others

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  56. 98

    Zestful

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  57. 99

    Short dog, for short

    3 letters Hints for Short dog, for short Clue page for Short dog, for short

  58. 100

    Joined

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  59. 102

    Force: Lat.

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  60. 103

    Ax

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  61. 106

    Old Norse collection

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  62. 107

    MARRIAGE COUNSELOR

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  63. 110

    ___ Piedras, P.R.

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  64. 111

    Enhearten

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  65. 113

    CATTLE BREEDER

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  66. 115

    Bird with a white tail

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  67. 116

    Expos V.I.P.

    4 letters Hints for Expos V.I.P. Clue page for Expos V.I.P.

  68. 117

    Copier, for short

    5 letters Hints for Copier, for short Clue page for Copier, for short

  69. 118

    Anna Pavlova, e.g.

    6 letters Hints for Anna Pavlova, e.g. Clue page for Anna Pavlova, e.g.

  70. 119

    37-Down, in Oberhausen

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  71. 120

    Squeal

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  72. 121

    Fatty ___

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  73. 122

    Longed

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Down clues

  1. 1

    Leaves for a restaurant?

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  2. 2

    Quick

    5 letters Hints for Quick Clue page for Quick

  3. 3

    Bats

    5 letters Hints for Bats Clue page for Bats

  4. 4

    Sheraton's parent

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  5. 5

    Boutique

    6 letters Hints for Boutique Clue page for Boutique

  6. 6

    "The ___ redden in the sun": Bryant

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  7. 7

    Take home

    4 letters Hints for Take home Clue page for Take home

  8. 8

    Bomb aftermaths

    7 letters Hints for Bomb aftermaths Clue page for Bomb aftermaths

  9. 9

    1969 Paul Revere & the Raiders hit

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  10. 10

    Drenched

    5 letters Hints for Drenched Clue page for Drenched

  11. 11

    Rip, but not Van Winkle

    4 letters Hints for Rip, but not Van Winkle Clue page for Rip, but not Van Winkle

  12. 12

    Harbor sight

    7 letters Hints for Harbor sight Clue page for Harbor sight

  13. 13

    Certain hose

    5 letters Hints for Certain hose Clue page for Certain hose

  14. 14

    Bavarian river

    4 letters Hints for Bavarian river Clue page for Bavarian river

  15. 15

    Sparkle

    3 letters Hints for Sparkle Clue page for Sparkle

  16. 16

    FISHING BOAT CAPTAIN

    15 letters Hints for FISHING BOAT CAPTAIN Clue page for FISHING BOAT CAPTAIN

  17. 17

    1493 Columbus landing site

    7 letters Hints for 1493 Columbus landing site Clue page for 1493 Columbus landing site

  18. 18

    Most abject

    6 letters Hints for Most abject Clue page for Most abject

  19. 24

    Ribald

    6 letters Hints for Ribald Clue page for Ribald

  20. 26

    More primitive

    7 letters Hints for More primitive Clue page for More primitive

  21. 29

    Kind of computer

    6 letters Hints for Kind of computer Clue page for Kind of computer

  22. 35

    TOY DESIGNER

    10 letters Hints for TOY DESIGNER Clue page for TOY DESIGNER

  23. 36

    With 96-Down, movie pioneer

    4 letters Hints for With 96-Down, movie pioneer Clue page for With 96-Down, movie pioneer

  24. 37

    N.F.C. ___

    4 letters Hints for N.F.C. ___ Clue page for N.F.C. ___

  25. 38

    Dotty

    4 letters Hints for Dotty Clue page for Dotty

  26. 39

    Pasty

    3 letters Hints for Pasty Clue page for Pasty

  27. 40

    City near Hartford

    7 letters Hints for City near Hartford Clue page for City near Hartford

  28. 41

    BAIL BONDSMAN

    15 letters Hints for BAIL BONDSMAN Clue page for BAIL BONDSMAN

  29. 43

    Exposer

    5 letters Hints for Exposer Clue page for Exposer

  30. 44

    JUDGE

    9 letters Hints for JUDGE Clue page for JUDGE

  31. 46

    Judy Blume best seller

    5 letters Hints for Judy Blume best seller Clue page for Judy Blume best seller

  32. 47

    CHIROPRACTOR

    10 letters Hints for CHIROPRACTOR Clue page for CHIROPRACTOR

  33. 48

    Words with were or know

    5 letters Hints for Words with were or know Clue page for Words with were or know

  34. 50

    Joins

    5 letters Hints for Joins Clue page for Joins

  35. 53

    Amazon, e.g.

    3 letters Hints for Amazon, e.g. Clue page for Amazon, e.g.

  36. 54

    It fits in a lock

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  37. 56

    Florida game fish

    7 letters Hints for Florida game fish Clue page for Florida game fish

  38. 59

    Stepping places

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  39. 62

    Finis

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  40. 64

    Pipelines

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  41. 67

    Bro. or sist.

    3 letters Hints for Bro. or sist. Clue page for Bro. or sist.

  42. 68

    King, Pope or Emperor

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  43. 69

    Fleischer's Olive ___

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  44. 77

    March ender, maybe

    7 letters Hints for March ender, maybe Clue page for March ender, maybe

  45. 79

    Burning

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  46. 80

    Shortage

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  47. 81

    Comet competitor

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  48. 83

    Brings into play

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  49. 85

    Part of a bray

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  50. 88

    "Twelfth Night" countess

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  51. 89

    Overhangs

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  52. 90

    Become emotional

    7 letters Hints for Become emotional Clue page for Become emotional

  53. 91

    Arm-twisted

    7 letters Hints for Arm-twisted Clue page for Arm-twisted

  54. 93

    Family room feature

    6 letters Hints for Family room feature Clue page for Family room feature

  55. 96

    See 36-Down

    6 letters Hints for See 36-Down Clue page for See 36-Down

  56. 97

    Leftovers?

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  57. 99

    Word of mouth

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  58. 100

    ___ nerve

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  59. 101

    Wynonna's mother

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  60. 103

    1993 Aerosmith hit

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  61. 104

    Seating request

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  62. 105

    Wrote down

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  63. 107

    Slipper without a back

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  64. 108

    West Point inits.

    4 letters Hints for West Point inits. Clue page for West Point inits.

  65. 109

    Ring results

    4 letters Hints for Ring results Clue page for Ring results

  66. 112

    Right to influence

    3 letters Hints for Right to influence Clue page for Right to influence

  67. 114

    Cambodia's ___ Nol

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