New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 12th August 1981 There are 37 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 12th August 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Aid for SpadeCLUEAAcross 5: Musical characterCLEFAAcross 9: Babylonian earth godDAGANAAcross 14: SuspendedHUNGAAcross 15: Blood: PrefixHEMAAAcross 16: Grape conserveUVATEAAcross 17: PuzzlingENIGMATICAAcross 19: Early TV sensationBERLEAAcross 20: ___ William, Lewis Carroll characterFATHERAAcross 21: CompensatedREWARDEDAAcross 23: Hash-house signEATSAAcross 25: SuccinctTERSEAAcross 26: "Regnat Populus" is its mottoARKANSASAAcross 30: Starr of comicsBRENDAAAcross 33: FondantCANDYAAcross 34: Entertainer Hayes: 1885–1969GABBYAAcross 36: Colloidal substanceGELAAcross 37: BondsTIESAAcross 38: Indian serving in the British armySEPOYAAcross 39: Angel's topperHALOAAcross 40: Carbohydrate: SuffixOSEAAcross 41: Like haunted housesEERIEAAcross 42: FightSET-TOAAcross 43: SoftenRELENTAAcross 45: Kind of tableDROP-LEAFAAcross 47: ResultENSUEAAcross 49: Street signSTOPAAcross 50: Steward for a monasteryMANCIPLEAAcross 53: Kind of pasteTOMATOAAcross 57: Tartar deposited in wine casksARGOLAAcross 58: AudaciousBAREFACEDAAcross 60: French measureMETREAAcross 61: DoneOVERAAcross 62: Memorable leader at BelgradeTITOAAcross 63: Incinerator leavingsASHESAAcross 64: UnitesWEDSAAcross 65: River into the FuldaEDERDDown 1: Man in whiteCHEFDDown 2: Beautiful mothLUNADDown 3: Single thingUNITDDown 4: HighbrowsEGGHEADSDDown 5: PlansCHARTSDDown 6: Assign by contractLETDDown 7: Eastern rulerEMIRDDown 8: Diamond surfaceFACETDDown 9: Mistress of Louis XVDU BARRYDDown 10: Not inclinedAVERSEDDown 11: Entrance to a flower showGARDENGATEDDown 12: Tamarisk salt treeATLEDDown 13: If ___ beNEEDDDown 18: Late labor leaderMEANYDDown 22: Palmated, as many water birdsWEBBYDDown 24: WiserSAGERDDown 26: Man in a castACTORDDown 27: Poker player's verbRAISEDDown 28: Ending at the patella, as a skirtKNEE-LENGTHDDown 29: PalatableSAPIDDDown 31: Nile river areaDELTADDown 32: StandoffishALOOFDDown 35: Certain South AfricansBOERSDDown 38: ArrangementSET UPDDown 38: ArrangementSETUPDDown 39: SpouseHELPMATEDDown 41: Stores, as fodderENSILESDDown 42: BamboozlementSPOOFDDown 44: "Again!"ENCOREDDown 46: Fur-bearing mammalsOTTERSDDown 48: Item stocked by a plumberELBOWDDown 50: Cry from the nurseryMAMADDown 51: Greek war godARESDDown 52: Roof protectionEAVEDDown 54: Part of DNAACIDDDown 55: One of the heads of FranceTETEDDown 56: Rose's attributeODORDDown 59: Sportswriter SmithRED