New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 4th November 1981 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 4th November 1981. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Certain Scandinavian rugsRYASAAcross 5: Spanish city or provinceJAENAAcross 9: He wrote "The Raggedy Man"RILEYAAcross 14: TopsA-ONEAAcross 15: Marine flierERNEAAcross 16: Playwright's ployASIDEAAcross 17: Call at a barn dancePROMENADEAAcross 19: Done inSLAINAAcross 20: Kegler's gameTENPINSAAcross 21: Ascends at LoganDEPARTSAAcross 23: Bridge expert CulbertsonELYAAcross 24: Ex-quarterback DawsonLENAAcross 25: Poisonous snakeCOBRAAAcross 28: Issue dodgerSTRADDLERAAcross 34: A GaborEVAAAcross 35: Spot for a hot potTRIVETAAcross 37: Newscaster AbelELIEAAcross 38: Italian actress: 1859–1924DUSEAAcross 40: PrecipitancyHASTEAAcross 41: Make an incised markRASEAAcross 42: Baba and PashaALISAAcross 43: River, county, city or lake in N.Y.ONEIDAAAcross 45: Sparks of old filmsNEDAAcross 46: Profound; abstruseRECONDITEAAcross 48: BonkersLOONYAAcross 50: Low digitTOEAAcross 51: Small dog, for shortPOMAAcross 52: Hunter's requisiteLICENSEAAcross 56: Crosby epithet, with "The"GROANERAAcross 60: Frogs, toads, etc.ANURAAAcross 61: One afraid of foreignersXENOPHOBEAAcross 63: Ferber novelSOBIGAAcross 64: "That's one small step for ___ . . . "A'MANAAcross 65: Earldom once held by EdenAVONAAcross 66: Harness strapTRACEAAcross 67: Violin attachmentMUTEAAcross 68: Dwarf: Comb. formNANODDown 1: SpellboundRAPTDDown 2: Auld lang syneYOREDDown 3: Ever's partnerANONDDown 3: Ever's partnerANON.DDown 4: "Sic ___ tyrannis"SEMPERDDown 5: Soprano LindJENNYDDown 6: Macaws or screw pinesARASDDown 7: TerminusENDDDown 8: RequireNEEDDDown 9: Made a harsh soundRASPEDDDown 10: Hawaiian, e.g.ISLANDERDDown 11: AnaniasLIARDDown 12: Do some redactingEDITDDown 13: HankeringsYENSDDown 18: Gulf of Aqaba portEILATDDown 22: On cloud nineELATEDDDown 25: Pencil woodCEDARDDown 26: Small eggOVULEDDown 27: ___ EnglishBASICDDown 28: Pass-catcher Michael ___SIANIDDown 29: One of more than 76 million in the U.S.TV SETDDown 30: Bind anewRETIEDDown 31: Spanish-American grassy plainLLANODDown 32: Shipment to EssenEISENDDown 33: Long and thinREEDYDDown 36: ___ scholarRHODESDDown 39: Beyond the ken of most peopleESOTERICDDown 44: Knocked for ___ALOOPDDown 47: Youthful periodNONAGEDDown 49: President Ford, by birthOMAHANDDown 51: DisposedPRONEDDown 52: "Krapp's ___ Tape": BeckettLASTDDown 53: "___ we are spoil'd!": Shak.INORDDown 54: A discovery in 1492CUBADDown 55: Trial at C.C.N.Y.EXAMDDown 56: PunkieGNATDDown 57: PBS programNOVADDown 58: Deep blackEBONDDown 59: City near the Comstock LodeRENODDown 62: Second-largest birdEMU