New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 19th August 1981 There are 37 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 19th August 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ CaliforniaBAJAAAcross 5: MoistensDAMPSAAcross 10: W. Va. productCOALAAcross 14: Like 2, 4, 6, 8 . . .EVENAAcross 15: Predecessor of febreroENEROAAcross 16: Airfield near ParisORLYAAcross 17: ParchedSEREAAcross 18: "Anything Goes" composerCOLE PORTERAAcross 20: Meredith Willson's "76"TROMBONESAAcross 22: ___ nova, dance meaning "new bump"BOSSAAAcross 23: Source of penicillinMOLDAAcross 24: City near DüsseldorfESSENAAcross 26: 7th, 8th, 9th, etc. in N.Y.C.AVENUESAAcross 29: Secondhand transactionsRESALESAAcross 33: Hell's Angel, for oneBIKERAAcross 34: Fulcrum for an oarTHOLEAAcross 36: Pedro's cheerOLEAAcross 37: Juillet seasonsETESAAcross 38: EvidencePROOFAAcross 39: Fancy followerFREEAAcross 40: Mus. adaptationARRAAcross 41: Light refractorPRISMAAcross 42: ParticleFLECKAAcross 43: Asian windMONSOONAAcross 45: Early filmsSILENTSAAcross 47: Rugged rocksCRAGSAAcross 49: ___ Brothers of comedic fameRITZAAcross 50: Entree itemSTEAKAAcross 53: "___, Bothered and Bewildered"BEWITCHEDAAcross 57: "Mister Wonderful" star, with "Jr."SAMMYDAVISAAcross 59: Circle of lightHALOAAcross 60: Hold fastGRIPAAcross 61: River to the RhoneISEREAAcross 62: GaelicERSEAAcross 63: Wee dramsTOTSAAcross 64: Ancient toilersESNESAAcross 65: 1, 9, 66, etc.RTESDDown 1: "___ Foot Forward"BESTDDown 2: DeclareAVERDDown 3: "Roberta" composerJEROME KERNDDown 4: Flowerlike sea animalsANEMONESDDown 5: Solve, as a cipherDECODEDDown 6: Prolific composer or authorANONDDown 6: Prolific composer or authorANON.DDown 7: RiotMELEEDDown 8: Where compositors gatherPRESSROOMSDDown 9: Dip or dunkSOPDDown 10: Cigar with blunt endsCORONADDown 11: Table scrapsORTSDDown 12: City NNW of NimesALESDDown 13: Heavenly HarpLYRADDown 19: FalstaffianOBESEDDown 21: SmudgeBLURDDown 25: Prefix for esteem, help, etc.SELFDDown 26: At right angles to the keelABEAMDDown 27: In ___ (in glass)VITRODDown 28: Instrument for Bob Haggart, Slam Stewart et al.STRING BASSDDown 30: "On Your Toes" lyricistLORENZ HARTDDown 31: ChooseELECTDDown 32: Looks forSEEKSDDown 35: O.T. bookHOSDDown 38: Malayan outrigger canoePROADDown 39: Beaumont's collaboratorFLETCHERDDown 41: Cartoon pigPORKYDDown 42: Move swiftlyFLITDDown 44: RascalsSCAMPSDDown 46: RainbowsIRISESDDown 48: "___ Brides for . . . "SEVENDDown 50: N.C.O.SSGTDDown 51: Elephant's-earTARODDown 52: Give offEMITDDown 54: Metal threadWIREDDown 55: OtherELSEDDown 56: Female haresDOESDDown 58: Atlantic City cubeDIE