New York Times Answers - Thursday, 16th September 1982 There are 34 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 16th September 1982. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Betsy of flag-making fameROSSAAcross 5: ___ voceSOTTOAAcross 10: Lug alongDRAGAAcross 14: Orchestra instrumentOBOEAAcross 15: To the backAREARAAcross 16: UnctuousOILYAAcross 17: With 35 and 55 Across, comic's cure for insomniaIALWAYSCURLUPONAAcross 20: Lands of SW Asia, etc.NEAR EASTAAcross 21: Small map in an atlasINSETAAcross 22: Wild rageFURYAAcross 23: High, in musicALTAAcross 24: Early motelsCABINSAAcross 27: Aids for sunburnLOTIONSAAcross 31: Bet first, in pokerOPENAAcross 32: Boy Scout's ___ badgeMERITAAcross 33: "Three Men ___ Horse"ONAAAcross 35: See 17 AcrossTHEEDGEOFTHEBEDAAcross 39: Break a CommandmentSINAAcross 40: To pray, to PlautusORAREAAcross 41: Eskimo's vehicleSLEDAAcross 42: Type of poemSESTINAAAcross 44: Van Gogh's "The Potato ___"EATERSAAcross 46: Venturi or RosewallKENAAcross 46: Venturi or RosewallKEN.AAcross 47: ConcerningINREAAcross 48: Debussy workLAMERAAcross 51: Señora's scarfMANTILLAAAcross 55: See 17 AcrossANDISOONFALLOFFAAcross 58: The depth of beautySKINAAcross 59: Father: Comb. formPATRIAAcross 60: SinisterEVILAAcross 61: "Riddle me ___"THISAAcross 62: Pick pocketsSTEALAAcross 63: Like X-rated filmsSEXYDDown 1: Louis XIV, e.g.ROIDDown 2: Scottish seaside resortOBANDDown 3: Dover ___SOLEDDown 4: "And ___ seam"SEWAFINEDDown 5: Gale of football fameSAYERSDDown 6: Quai d'___, French Foreign OfficeORSAYDDown 7: GumshoesTECSDDown 8: Stretched tightlyTAUTDDown 9: No. 4 of Bruin fameORRDDown 10: Golden-rule startersDOUNTODDown 11: TearsRIPSDDown 12: Tub plantALOEDDown 13: Ibsen's "Peer ___"GYNTDDown 18: ___ for one's moneyARUNDDown 19: Adam's first wife, in Jewish folkloreLILITHDDown 23: Keep ___ (persevere)ATITDDown 24: Campers' itemsCOTSDDown 25: Orchard pestAPHISDDown 26: U.S. designerBEENEDDown 27: Arrowsmith's first wifeLEORADDown 28: Golden fishORFEDDown 29: Baron or earlNOBLEDDown 30: Curl the lipSNEERDDown 32: AverageMEANDDown 34: Does some arithmeticADDSDDown 36: Fond grandparentsDOTERSDDown 37: Cheshire Cat's expressionGRINDDown 38: Actresses Parsons and WinwoodESTELLESDDown 43: Coils of yarnSKEINSDDown 44: Involve necessarilyENTAILDDown 45: Seed coveringARILDDown 47: Word with red or digINFRADDown 48: FinalLASTDDown 49: Egyptian crossANKHDDown 50: Caesar's 1502MDIIDDown 51: Ditch around a castleMOATDDown 52: Prefix with chamberANTEDDown 53: Tin Pan Alley subjectLOVEDDown 54: In ___ (on the spot)AFIXDDown 56: Harvest goddessOPSDDown 57: Swatter victimFLY