New York Times Answers - Thursday, 23rd August 1984 There are 36 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 23rd August 1984. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mountain systemALPSAAcross 5: BoutiqueSHOPAAcross 9: Maltese's murmurPURRAAcross 13: BrothSOUPAAcross 14: Salt, chemicallyNACLAAcross 15: City in VietnamHANOIAAcross 16: AureoleHALOAAcross 17: Claudia ___ Taylor, L.B.J.'s wifeALTAAAcross 18: Dumas characterATHOSAAcross 19: Poem by Richard Armour: Part ISHAKEANDSHAKEAAcross 22: InfrequentSCARCEAAcross 24: Gershwin and Washington: Abbr.GEOSAAcross 25: Poem: Part IITHEAAcross 26: Poem: Part IIICATSUP BOTTLEAAcross 29: Macao moneyAVOAAcross 30: A son of ApolloIONAAcross 31: OccurrenceEVENTAAcross 35: Square capBIRETTAAAcross 38: Cafe patronORDERERAAcross 40: Less straightforwardSLYERAAcross 41: Become a plaintiffSUEAAcross 42: RegretRUEAAcross 43: Poem: Part IVNONEWILLCOMEAAcross 48: Leguminous plantPEAAAcross 51: Part of T.L.C.CAREAAcross 52: "O tempora! ___!": CiceroOMORESAAcross 53: End of poemANDTHENALOTLLAAcross 56: CacheSTOREAAcross 57: Senta's belovedERIKAAcross 58: PageLEAFAAcross 61: Home of the braveTEPEEAAcross 62: Bespangled, in heraldrySEMEAAcross 63: ___ of ManISLEAAcross 64: BohemianARTYAAcross 65: Walked onTRODAAcross 66: Son-in-law of ElonESAUDDown 1: Wood for a batASHDDown 2: Mauna ___LOADDown 3: ThrobbingPULSATORYDDown 4: German composer Louis and familySPOHRSDDown 5: Place of chaotic disorderSNAKE PITDDown 5: Place of chaotic disorderSNAKEPITDDown 6: Irwin of golfHALEDDown 7: Stop sign, usuallyOCTAGONDDown 8: Simian domain in a 1968 filmPLANETDDown 9: Sylvan wayPATHDDown 10: Doff one's derbyUNHATDDown 11: "Lalla ___": MooreROOKHDDown 12: Mockery, in MetzRISEEDDown 15: BotheredHASSLEDDDown 20: Prefix for punctureACUDDown 21: On the ___ (exactly)DOTDDown 22: Plant diseasesSCABSDDown 23: Raise trivial objectionsCAVILDDown 27: ___ constrictorBOADDown 28: Merriam or ArdenEVEDDown 32: PerfectERRORLESSDDown 33: Gregorian-chant symbolNEUMEDDown 34: Balsam and baobabTREESDDown 36: Ending for velvetE'ENDDown 36: Ending for velvetEENDDown 37: Metrical footTROCHEEDDown 38: Yes, on the YonneOUIDDown 39: Took a second glanceRELOOKEDDDown 41: Witness at courtSWEARERDDown 44: No, in AyrNAEDDown 45: HemingwayERNESTDDown 46: Local mean time: Abbr.LMTDDown 47: Lassie, e.g.COLLIEDDown 48: Ziti or linguinePASTADDown 49: JoinENTERDDown 50: Take in a strayADOPTDDown 54: Playing cardTREYDDown 55: Exec's carLIMODDown 59: ___ carteALADDown 59: ___ carteALA.DDown 60: Fire, in FranceFEU