New York Times Answers - Thursday, 13th August 1981 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 13th August 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Served a tennis ball perfectlyACEDAAcross 5: Capital on Cape VerdeDAKARAAcross 10: Siren in silentsBARAAAcross 14: Type of excuseLAMEAAcross 15: Head of Caesar's public works dept.EDILEAAcross 16: Breed of steedARABAAcross 17: Place for Bryan or DouglasDAISAAcross 18: ClassifyCATEGORIZEAAcross 20: Remedy counteracting poisonANTIDOTEAAcross 22: "Mighty Lak' ___"AROSEAAcross 23: Author VidalGOREAAcross 24: Con man's confederatePLANTAAcross 25: Kind of hen or pigGUINEAAAcross 28: Murray of "The Merry Widow": 1925MAEAAcross 29: Feline ululationYOWLAAcross 32: See 9 DownENTERTAINAAcross 34: ___-Magnon cave, in FranceCROAAcross 35: Ratibor's riverODERAAcross 36: White-tailed eaglesERNESAAcross 38: Mary McDonough role on TVERINAAcross 39: Drama about robotsRURAAcross 40: What bees doPOLLINATEAAcross 42: Word with high or lowGEARAAcross 44: DefaceMARAAcross 45: Click beetleELATERAAcross 46: Hauled inTOWEDAAcross 48: Companion of book and candleBELLAAcross 49: Fish that took the hookBITERAAcross 50: Caused distasteREPELLEDAAcross 54: RR track widthBROAD GAUGEAAcross 56: It empties into the OuseAIREAAcross 57: Rave's partnerRANTAAcross 58: DegasEDGARAAcross 59: Bare the teeth happilyGRINAAcross 60: ___-majestéLESEAAcross 61: ___ list (honor roll)DEANSAAcross 62: Shrieks of dismay in comicsEEKSDDown 1: Robert or AlanALDADDown 2: James of HollywoodCAANDDown 3: IssueEMITDDown 4: Beene or BlassDESIGNERDDown 5: Give a medal toDECORATEDDown 6: Radio's "___ with Judy"ADATEDDown 7: Bad checkKITEDDown 8: Stingo, in SohoALEDDown 9: Delight with amusementREGALEDDown 10: Domain of Philippe de RothschildBARONYDDown 11: NoblemanARISTOCRATDDown 12: Bring down the houseRAZEDDown 13: Burrows of BroadwayABEDDown 19: A feast ___ famineORADDown 21: "Not a forgetful hearer, but a ___"DOERDDown 24: Type of truckPANELDDown 25: Philosopher HegelGEORGDDown 26: ExcessiveUNDUEDDown 27: Emphases for an oratorITERATIONSDDown 28: Like the bush leaguesMINORDDown 30: Emulate Oates or RiceWRITEDDown 31: Howard Hughes became oneLONERDDown 33: Hungarian heroARPADDDown 37: Unheralded successesSLEEPERSDDown 38: The editorial we, for instanceENALLAGEDDown 41: A river at RennesILLEDDown 43: Turn aboutROTATEDDown 44: MixedMERGEDDDown 47: EspouseWEDDDown 48: OriginatedBEGANDDown 49: Highland hillBRAEDDown 50: Wrinkle, to an M.D.RUGADDown 51: Coins for a fountainLIREDDown 52: EstradaERIKDDown 53: RetreatsDENSDDown 54: Cask: Abbr.BRLDDown 55: Ending for cock or blockADE