New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 26th August 1981 There are 37 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 26th August 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: KnackGIFTAAcross 5: "___ Maisie Knew," James novelWHATAAcross 9: Kind of noteMASHAAcross 13: Theater awardOBIEAAcross 14: Hollandaise, e.g.SAUCEAAcross 15: High: Comb. formALTIAAcross 16: Route for DorothyYELLOWBRICKROADAAcross 19: Cutting toolAXEAAcross 20: LeasMEADSAAcross 21: ___ Dame UniversityNOTREAAcross 22: Tastes the teaSIPSAAcross 23: AlsoTOOAAcross 24: CarousePAINTTHETOWNREDAAcross 32: Bergman role in "Casablanca"ILSAAAcross 33: ChessmanPAWNAAcross 34: He wrote "The College Widow"ADEAAcross 35: Speech defectLISPAAcross 36: One of the AllensWOODYAAcross 38: "___ star to steer her by": MasefieldANDAAAcross 39: The Buckeyes' initialsOSUAAcross 40: A pirate or a choreographerKIDDAAcross 41: Memorable Israeli leaderMEIRAAcross 42: Argonauts' prizeTHEGOLDENFLEECEAAcross 47: MimicAPEAAcross 48: HollyILEXAAcross 49: BizarreOUTREAAcross 52: Ghanaian exportCOCOAAAcross 54: ChatGABAAcross 57: Kubrick film, with "A"CLOCKWORKORANGEAAcross 60: Edible tuberTAROAAcross 61: VelocitySPEEDAAcross 62: Sandburg or Van DorenCARLAAcross 63: SoonANONAAcross 63: SoonANON.AAcross 64: ThoroughlyWELLAAcross 65: Etc.'s relativeET ALAAcross 65: Etc.'s relativeET AL.DDown 1: Court painter to Charles IIIGOYADDown 2: Old World mountain goatIBEXDDown 3: "The round ___" (wastepaper basket)FILEDDown 4: ___ AvivTELDDown 5: Indiana–Illinois boundary riverWABASHDDown 6: New Mexico artist PeterHURDDDown 7: "___ and Galatea," Handel opusACISDDown 8: ShamusTECDDown 9: StrandMAROONDDown 10: "Little Things Mean ___," 1954 songA LOTDDown 11: What the man of La Mancha followedSTARDDown 12: PeltHIDEDDown 14: Used a besomSWEPTDDown 17: NeglectOMITDDown 18: UnderstoodKNOWNDDown 22: CinchSNAPDDown 23: Resembling a certain fiberTOWYDDown 24: GuidePILOTDDown 25: Like stoutALISHDDown 26: OffspringISSUEDDown 27: Final stanza of a Pindaric poemEPODEDDown 28: BoyTADDDown 29: Indian princessRANEEDDown 30: Relating to early literature of IcelandEDDICDDown 31: "The Wreck of the Mary ___," Innes novelDEAREDDown 36: Sly trickWILEDDown 37: SingularODDDDown 38: Stock-exchange headingAMEXDDown 40: Part of a rubleKOPEKDDown 43: Waiter or servantGARCONDDown 44: This bears an image of MonticelloNICKELDDown 45: InundateFLOODDDown 46: Cordelia's fatherLEARDDown 49: Eight: Comb. formOCTADDown 50: ___ Bator, MongoliaULANDDown 51: Bullring cry, sometimesTORODDown 52: Deal with successfullyCOPEDDown 53: Russian cityORELDDown 54: Small two-winged insectGNATDDown 55: Taj Mahal cityAGRADDown 56: Dingaling thingBELLDDown 58: Compass pt.WSWDDown 59: Person who excelsACE