New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th August 1984 There are 34 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th August 1984. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Distress signalMAY DAYAAcross 1: Distress signalMAYDAYAAcross 7: Wood sorrelOCAAAcross 10: Colo. kin of T.V.A.CRAAAcross 13: Kay Thompson bookELOISEAAcross 14: Break down into subunitsSHREDOUTAAcross 17: MaltreatsABUSESAAcross 18: Portuguese-colony residentMACANESEAAcross 19: DonkeyASSAAcross 20: Service stripesHASHMARKSAAcross 21: Household god: Fr.LAREAAcross 23: Dancer CarolHANEYAAcross 24: TownsmanCITAAcross 25: Marred, in a waySPECKEDAAcross 27: HauntsDENSAAcross 28: Tarsal bonesDISTALIAAAcross 30: Nero's 1,011MXIAAcross 32: Becoming ungluedGOINGTOPIECESAAcross 36: Rebecca Crawley, ___ SharpNEEAAcross 37: Flag-lowering ceremoniesRETREATSAAcross 39: Decorative draperySWAGAAcross 42: Yonkers race horseTROTTERAAcross 43: Speech pausesERSAAcross 44: Bulk wineCUVEEAAcross 47: Prefix with naut or solAEROAAcross 48: Sheet for watercoloringRICE PAPERAAcross 51: Shortened form of a bk.ABRAAcross 52: Democritus and EpicurusATOMISTSAAcross 53: Axis foeALLIESAAcross 56: QuicklyCHOP-CHOPAAcross 57: Like frozen rainSLEETYAAcross 58: Salt, in ParisSELAAcross 59: Santa ___, Calif.ANAAAcross 60: ___ ball (catcher's goof)PASSEDDDown 1: ___ culpaMEADDown 2: Kin of an amiceALBDDown 3: "___ Beautiful," pop songYOUARESODDown 4: Analyzer's activityDISSECTINGDDown 5: Enzyme-forming suffixesASESDDown 6: AyeYESDDown 7: Ottoman sultanOSMANDDown 8: Ilka or ChevyCHASEDDown 9: Marquis cockroachARCHYDDown 10: Control forciblyCOERCEDDown 11: He wrote "The Stones of Venice"RUSKINDDown 12: Eniwetok eventsATESTSDDown 15: W.W. II Greek resistance org.EAMDDown 16: Watson and Crick concernDNADDown 20: ___ out (discussed)HADITDDown 21: "Acid"LSDDDown 22: Buy ___ in a pokeAPIGDDown 23: Opera singer RoswaengeHELGEDDown 26: "Jubilee Trail" director: 1954KANEDDown 27: Casino furnitureDICETABLESDDown 29: Inhabitant of AssamAORDDown 30: English bishop's hatMITREDDown 31: Dry: Comb. formXERODDown 33: O'Toole from ConnemaraPETERDDown 34: LunchroomsEATERIESDDown 35: Gag or gang endingSTERDDown 38: Ltrs. to delight an angelSRODDown 39: Ice pinnaclesSERACSDDown 40: Twist or squirmWRITHEDDown 41: ___ as a cucumberASCOOLDDown 44: Fabric having goat's hairCASHADDown 45: Author SinclairUPTONDDown 46: Yellow jacket or waspVESPADDown 49: Part of H.R.E.EMPDDown 50: FlickPICDDown 51: ___ breveALLADDown 53: Cleo's baneASPDDown 54: Summer, in ToursETEDDown 55: "Funny Girl" ChaplinSYD