New York Times Answers - Thursday, 5th February 1981 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 5th February 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: EccentricCRANKAAcross 6: Drop heavilyPLOPAAcross 10: FordWADEAAcross 14: Denizen of the EvergladesHERONAAcross 15: Soprano StevensRISEAAcross 16: Golden calf, e.g.IDOLAAcross 17: HabituateINUREAAcross 18: LeisureEASEAAcross 19: Variable starNOVAAAcross 20: A television "must"COMMERCIALAAcross 22: Spoilage allowanceTRETAAcross 23: Dregs of wineLEESAAcross 24: RigidTENSEAAcross 25: Not fem. or neut.MASCAAcross 29: Surrogate parentADOPTERAAcross 32: Eight: Comb. formOCTOAAcross 33: DynamosGENERATORSAAcross 37: HoneSHARPENAAcross 39: Of the shallow-water region on a seacoastNERITICAAcross 40: BentsTENDENCIESAAcross 42: IsinglassMICAAAcross 43: DesignsINTENTSAAcross 44: A social sci.ECONAAcross 45: RebukeSCOLDAAcross 48: Form, as a stormBREWAAcross 50: Make like a snakeCOILAAcross 51: Famous violin-makerSTRADIVARIAAcross 57: SkillfulABLEAAcross 58: O'Neill's "A Touch of the ___"POETAAcross 59: Derring-doVALORAAcross 60: Rabbit or FoxBRERAAcross 61: Letters before ceeABEEAAcross 62: OveractEMOTEAAcross 63: Girl's name meaning "princess"SARAAAcross 64: Cincinnati nineREDSAAcross 65: What machs measureSPEEDDDown 1: Last wordCHICDDown 2: Tourist center in the WestRENODDown 3: Calla lily, for oneARUMDDown 4: AverageNORMDDown 5: Prepare to be dubbedKNEELDDown 6: Pecking-order rightPRECEDENCEDDown 7: Close relationshipLIAISONDDown 8: Greek mountainOSSADDown 9: UncoverPEELDDown 10: Hiemal periodWINTERTIMEDDown 11: EmbellishADORNDDown 12: Opposite of hawksDOVESDDown 13: ExhilarateELATEDDown 21: Chemical substanceREAGENTDDown 24: DashTEARDDown 25: The majorityMOSTDDown 26: Word with head or backACHEDDown 27: Getz of musicSTANDDown 28: Group of mountain rangesCORDILLERADDown 30: Imbues; steepsPENETRATESDDown 31: Braided; plaitedTRESSEDDDown 34: AuditoryOTICDDown 35: Carty of baseballRICODDown 36: Look over hastilySCANDDown 38: Remain undecidedPENDDDown 41: IntermarryINBREEDDDown 45: StrikebreakersSCABSDDown 46: Hooded snakeCOBRADDown 47: Type of cargo shipOILERDDown 49: Shakespeare's merry groupWIVESDDown 51: Bandy wordsSPARDDown 52: "The best is yet ___": BrowningTOBEDDown 53: CoquetteVAMPDDown 54: Drug sourceALOEDDown 55: Mechanical routineROTEDDown 56: IncensedIRED