New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 28th October 1981 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 28th October 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Haggard workSHEAAcross 4: Pennines, e.g.ALPSAAcross 8: ___ Alto, Calif.PALOAAcross 12: Knicks or NetsTEAMAAcross 14: Artificial jewelryPASTEAAcross 16: In the thick ofAMIDAAcross 17: "The ___ 'e knows . . . ": KiplingORSEAAcross 18: StaggeringAREELAAcross 19: Actor's questROLEAAcross 20: Like Lovelace's linesPOETICAAcross 22: ParvenusUPSTARTSAAcross 24: Draw ___ on (aim)ABEADAAcross 26: A founder of DadaismARPAAcross 27: ToadfishSAPOAAcross 29: Oct., Nov., etc.MOSAAcross 31: Key or cayISLETAAcross 35: Racing sailboatMOTHAAcross 36: Part of the fleetDESTROYERSAAcross 38: Tar's wordAHOYAAcross 39: Silver coin of MaltaONCIAAAcross 40: Farmer's concernCROPAAcross 41: Keeping companyCONSORTINGAAcross 43: "Bonanza" good guyHOSSAAcross 44: She wrote "Tender Buttons": 1914STEINAAcross 45: Division; part: Abbr.SEGAAcross 46: Privilege in a democracyVOTEAAcross 47: El ___, Spanish heroCIDAAcross 49: Thackeray productNOVELAAcross 51: Hebrew scholarSEMITISTAAcross 55: AlienEXOTICAAcross 59: ZoneAREAAAcross 60: Gather, as a seamstressSHIRRAAcross 62: Actor WilderGENEAAcross 63: Shensi capitalSIANAAcross 64: Does a garden choreHOSESAAcross 65: Himalayan track makerYETIAAcross 66: Cluckers and scratchersHENSAAcross 67: Kitchen followerETTEAAcross 68: Sunny side of a bullfight arenaSOLDDown 1: HaltSTOPDDown 2: ProtagonistHERODDown 3: FacilityEASEDDown 4: SwiftlyAPACEDDown 5: GibbonLARDDown 6: Quack of a sortPSEUDOSCIENTISTDDown 7: Short distanceSTEPDDown 8: Medium for a mediumPARAPSYCHOLOGYDDown 9: CupidAMORDDown 10: Swingy rhythmLILTDDown 11: Lyrical literatureODESDDown 13: Speculative philosophersMETAPHYSICIANSDDown 15: Wagner heroineELSADDown 21: Nigerian nativeIBODDown 23: ThreesomeTRIODDown 25: Idiots or catkinsAMENTSDDown 27: Not ___ (mediocre)SOHOTDDown 28: Do penanceATONEDDown 30: Strong drink in a pubSTINGODDown 32: DormouseLEROTDDown 33: Worn awayEROSEDDown 34: Recipe abbr.TSPSDDown 35: London raincoats, for shortMACSDDown 36: June bugDORDDown 37: Scott Joplin's creationRAGDDown 42: "With a blue ribbon ___"ON ITDDown 46: AnnoyVEXDDown 48: Cookbook entryDISHDDown 50: This might be lightVERSEDDown 51: ObiSASHDDown 52: City in Pa.ERIEDDown 53: IntendMEANDDown 54: Hoof wearSHOEDDown 56: North Sea feederTEESDDown 57: Division wordINTODDown 58: Line a roofCEILDDown 61: Soak flaxRET