New York Times Answers - Monday, 12th October 1981 There are 36 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 12th October 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Adjective once misapplied to the EarthFLATAAcross 5: Like Ferdinand or IsabellaREGALAAcross 10: One of Niña's gaffsSPARAAcross 14: Coin for a descendant of ColumbusLIRAAAcross 15: ObliterateERASEAAcross 16: Mata ___HARIAAcross 17: Italian navigator: 1454–1512AMERIGO VESPUCCIAAcross 20: One concern of a skipperNEAP TIDEAAcross 21: Maria and ClaraSANTASAAcross 22: Garden toolHOEAAcross 23: "___ we forget"LESTAAcross 24: Columbus was oneSEAMANAAcross 28: ConfinedPENTAAcross 29: ___ Amin, Grand Mufti of JerusalemHAJAAcross 32: CaperANTICAAcross 33: A Pinta officerMATEAAcross 34: Like Lindbergh's flightSOLOAAcross 35: Where Columbus died: 1506VALLADOLIDSPAINAAcross 38: And others: Latin abbr.ET ALAAcross 38: And others: Latin abbr.ET AL.AAcross 39: College or collarETONAAcross 40: Enveloping glowsAURAEAAcross 41: ___ Plaines, Ill.DESAAcross 42: Jeanne and Cécile: Abbr.STESAAcross 43: Australian lumbermenPINERSAAcross 44: Where Vientiane isLAOSAAcross 45: Actor LindenHALAAcross 46: Columbus's first ___ to Spain was made on the NiñaRETURNAAcross 49: Columbus, by birthGENOVESEAAcross 54: Parader in OctoberITALIANAMERICANAAcross 56: Blue dyeANILAAcross 57: Language of millions in IndiaTAMILAAcross 58: NarratedTOLDAAcross 59: Bando, Maglie and MineoSALSAAcross 60: Prominent Alaskan familyEGANSAAcross 61: Antarctica is devoid of theseANTSDDown 1: British tartFLANDDown 2: This gives adeLIMEDDown 3: San Salvador's 60 square milesAREADDown 4: Boat covering, for shortTARPDDown 5: TractREGIONDDown 6: What seas do to shoresERODEDDown 7: DonatedGAVEDDown 8: EnzymeASEDDown 9: DecreasedLESSENEDDDown 10: SidetrackSHUNTDDown 11: NATO is onePACTDDown 12: Old chest for valuablesARCADDown 13: "The Making of an American" is his autobiographyRIISDDown 18: Whence Odysseus sailedITHACADDown 19: What 1492 is part ofPASTDDown 23: AdmitLET INDDown 24: RescuedSAVEDDDown 25: Growing outENATEDDown 26: Cartographer's volumeATLASDDown 27: Place on the FlossMILLDDown 28: Whence Columbus sailedPALOSDDown 29: Viscount TemplewoodHOAREDDown 30: "___ needs a good memory": QuintilianALIARDDown 31: Founder of U.S. Navy traditionJONESDDown 33: SpecksMOTESDDown 34: Revolved rapidlySPUNDDown 36: ExplodeDETONATEDDown 37: Martin Alonso Pinzón, e.g.SAILORDDown 42: Rani's gownSARIDDown 43: Discussion groupsPANELSDDown 44: Periods of calmLULLSDDown 45: SurroundHEM INDDown 45: SurroundHEMINDDown 46: Inlets; creeksRIASDDown 47: Sicilian menaceETNADDown 48: Kind of windTAILDDown 49: Navigator Vasco da ___GAMADDown 50: Life, to ColumbusVITADDown 51: A social sci.ECONDDown 52: Ancient marinerSALTDDown 53: Bow and stern, e.g.ENDSDDown 55: Gee-geeNAG