New York Times Answers - Thursday, 20th October 1983 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 20th October 1983. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Battery partGRIDAAcross 5: Badger's African cousinRATELAAcross 10: ___ PiperPIEDAAcross 14: Timber wolfLOBOAAcross 15: Capital of GuamAGANAAAcross 16: InadequateLAMEAAcross 17: Operatic play-within-a-playIPAGLIACCIAAcross 19: Exiled despotAMINAAcross 20: Radio favorite of yoreBERGENAAcross 21: ThirdTERTIARYAAcross 23: With 47 Across, part of LondonEASTAAcross 25: So, in BordeauxDONCAAcross 26: TwitterCHIRPAAcross 29: NBC parentRCAAAcross 32: TreatmentUSAGEAAcross 35: Like baby condorsRAREAAcross 36: ScantyMEAGERAAcross 38: ___ de merMALAAcross 39: Tulsa's Rev. RobertsORALAAcross 40: A YokumABNERAAcross 41: Ancient GaulCELTAAcross 42: Govt. org.: 1935–43WPAAAcross 43: Be properBELONGAAcross 44: Folk singer GuthrieARLOAAcross 45: Pedestal baseSOCLEAAcross 47: See 23 AcrossENDAAcross 48: EmptyDRAINAAcross 49: Down: PrefixCATAAAcross 51: ___-deucyACEYAAcross 53: Richly dressedBROCADEDAAcross 57: La. parishACADIAAAcross 61: Debauched fellowROUEAAcross 62: Football alignmentIFORMATIONAAcross 64: "Say It ___ So"ISNTAAcross 65: Three-card ___MONTEAAcross 66: Bob Hope's "___ Russia $1200"IOWEAAcross 67: Cinderella team of '69METSAAcross 68: Wipe the slate cleanERASEAAcross 69: Ring decisionDRAWDDown 1: Fast-talkingGLIBDDown 2: Glider-towplane linkROPEDDown 3: Structural beamIBARDDown 4: Comic verseDOGGERELDDown 5: "Notorious" actorRAINSDDown 6: ___ KhanAGADDown 7: DiplomacyTACTDDown 8: Ending for dependENCEDDown 9: Scottish landownerLAIRDDDown 10: Home of J.E.C.PLAINSDDown 11: Play by Van Druten: 1951IAMACAMERADDown 12: Arab bigwigEMIRDDown 13: GainsayDENYDDown 18: CurvetLEAPDDown 22: What some actors doTOURDDown 24: High-pitchedTREBLEDDown 26: ExultsCROWSDDown 27: Memorable mimeHARPODDown 28: Something to open for future securityIRAACCOUNTDDown 30: Church lawCANONDDown 31: ProgramAGENDADDown 33: Amelita ___-Curci of operaGALLIDDown 34: Rock star JohnELTONDDown 36: Murray or WestMAEDDown 37: Bit of energyERGDDown 41: Pulchritudinous pillarCARYATIDDDown 43: Letter on a keyBETADDown 46: Tiers of shoesLACETSDDown 48: Ten: PrefixDECADDown 50: Stop on ___ADIMEDDown 52: Parisienne's carved gemCAMEEDDown 53: Hat featureBRIMDDown 54: "Second Hand ___," 1921 songROSEDDown 55: ___ effortEFORDDown 56: Lady from LisbonDONADDown 58: Fashion V.I.P. in the 50'sDIORDDown 59: Waterloo is hereIOWADDown 60: OverANEWDDown 63: Certain L.A. RamsRTS