New York Times Answers - Thursday, 6th August 1981 There are 40 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 6th August 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Wise oneSAGEAAcross 5: Drink in DresdenBIERAAcross 9: Nile damASWANAAcross 14: "The bird ___ the Wing": FitzGeraldISONAAcross 15: Fire godAGNIAAcross 16: Shutout spoilerSCOREAAcross 17: At ___ (without direction)LOOSEENDSAAcross 19: Asian landKOREAAAcross 20: Follower of kick, pick or tickOFFAAcross 21: AwardsPRIZESAAcross 23: City mapPLATAAcross 24: AwayFROAAcross 26: Added the columnsTOTALEDAAcross 28: "For ___ sake!"PETESAAcross 30: Hole-___INONEAAcross 31: Pitching itemWOOAAcross 34: Baile ___ Cliath (Dublin)ATHAAAcross 35: Track star SebastianCOEAAcross 36: ConclusionENDINGAAcross 38: Sweet pickleGHERKINAAcross 40: Home-run swingerCLOUTERAAcross 41: Pals of Mr. BonesENDMENAAcross 42: Kind of apple or flowerMAYAAcross 43: Brake partSHOEAAcross 44: The buck stops herDOEAAcross 45: Same, in a wayEQUALAAcross 47: Byzantine church décorIKONSAAcross 48: Strike outEXPUNGEAAcross 50: Washington Square inst.NYUAAcross 51: ConduitPIPEAAcross 53: Verdugo and CerneiELENASAAcross 55: Come ___ haltTOAAAcross 58: UprightONENDAAcross 60: Upside downENDFORENDAAcross 62: Cartoonist BushmillerERNIEAAcross 63: Betelgeuse is oneSTARAAcross 64: Writer RobbINEZAAcross 65: Olympic bronze, e.g.MEDALAAcross 66: A DelanoSARAAAcross 67: Gds.MDSEDDown 1: Farm sightSILODDown 2: ___ now (presently)ASOFDDown 3: Be recklessGOOFFTHEDEEPENDDDown 4: Nav. officerENSDDown 5: Fighter-actorBAERDDown 6: What a motorist turns onIGNITIONDDown 7: Where touchdowns occurENDZONEDDown 8: ___ the occasionRISETODDown 9: Put toASKDDown 10: RangeSCOPEDDown 11: "Gloria Patri" phraseWORLDWITHOUTENDDDown 12: SectionAREADDown 13: Not messyNEATDDown 18: Heroic verseEPOSDDown 22: With reasonSANELYDDown 25: Fortify againRE-ARMDDown 25: Fortify againREARMDDown 27: MarquisetteLENODDown 28: Called for on the p.a. systemPAGEDDDown 29: Cultural group: Comb. formETHNODDown 32: Baseball announcer's phraseONEONDDown 33: MonstersOGRESDDown 35: Due e treCINQUEDDown 37: DarkDUSKYDDown 39: Board and roomKEEPDDown 40: List for a judgeCALENDARDDown 42: Purplish redMAGENTADDown 46: Except thatUNLESSDDown 47: ___ many wordsINSODDown 49: City near DaytonXENIADDown 51: This helped save Old IronsidesPOEMDDown 52: ConcerningINREDDown 54: Former org. of radio performersAFRADDown 56: WashingtonsONESDDown 57: Trimming toolADZEDDown 59: Neighbor of Pa.DEL.DDown 59: Neighbor of Pa.DELDDown 61: Hoop partRIM