New York Times Answers - Thursday, 10th September 1981 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 10th September 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: These make flightsSTAIRSAAcross 7: CheekinessBRASSAAcross 12: Goes rapidlyHASTENSAAcross 14: FlayedROASTEDAAcross 16: Nero's first wifeOCTAVIAAAcross 17: Name on a silver dollarANTHONYAAcross 18: Ebro, for oneRIOAAcross 19: JoinsSPLICESAAcross 21: SpreadRANAAcross 22: Raison d'___ETREAAcross 24: Water birdEIDERAAcross 25: InfoDATAAAcross 26: "Plaza ___," Simon playSUITEAAcross 28: "___ M," Christie novelNORAAcross 29: Zoo equipmentCAGESAAcross 30: Symbol of ariditySAHARAAAcross 32: "Least said, ___ mended"SOONESTAAcross 34: Prefix with bar or bathISOAAcross 35: GrimalkinHAGAAcross 36: Fanciful notionCONCEITAAcross 40: MussulmanMOSLEMAAcross 43: FlawlessIDEALAAcross 44: "Te ___," Ovidian valentineAMOAAcross 46: Of tissueTELARAAcross 48: What brevity is to witSOULAAcross 49: FrugalSPAREAAcross 51: This comes before tatRATAAAcross 52: Sleeper, e.g.CARAAcross 53: Canton residentsOHIOANSAAcross 55: Year in Leif Ericson's eraMIVAAcross 56: He wrote "The Last Hurrah"O'CONNORAAcross 58: Item served with soupSALTINEAAcross 60: Five Nations groupSENECASAAcross 61: Moppet's vehicleSCOOTERAAcross 62: Be displeasing toREPELAAcross 63: Arikara abodesTEPEESDDown 1: PropsSHORESDDown 2: Roman historianTACITUSDDown 3: W. Irving workASTORIADDown 4: Give ___ tryITADDown 5: Intensifies, with "up"REVSDDown 6: Bog birdSNIPEDDown 7: GoofBONERDDown 8: Pshaw!RATSDDown 9: HardwoodASHDDown 10: Cold ___STORAGEDDown 11: Roman councilsSENATESDDown 13: City in central KansasSALINADDown 14: Foyt, Unser et al.RACERSDDown 15: Hereditary rulerDYNASTDDown 20: Pledge to the preacherIDODDown 23: Morally rightETHICALDDown 25: Misused participleDANGLERDDown 27: Canvas supportEASELDDown 29: Take it easyCOASTDDown 31: Louis Philippe, for oneROIDDown 33: ExclamationOHODDown 36: Lake herringsCISCOSDDown 37: Roman Empire conquerorODOACERDDown 38: Nerve cellNEURONEDDown 39: Tropical American animalsTAPIRSDDown 40: FenMORASSDDown 41: Babylonian's neighborELAMITEDDown 42: Broadway eventMATINEEDDown 45: His wife was in the Gang of FourMAODDown 47: Their words are absurdRAVERSDDown 49: Mass of bassSHOALDDown 50: What legislatures doENACTDDown 53: FormerlyONCEDDown 54: Plumlike fruitSLOEDDown 57: Little knotNEPDDown 59: PlaythingTOP