New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th August 1985 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th August 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Menace for Cleo's subjectsCROCAAcross 5: GoofFLUBAAcross 9: Pirate pelfSWAGAAcross 13: ___ AltoPALOAAcross 14: Cattail of IndiaREREEAAcross 16: "___ Smile Be . . . "LETAAAcross 17: OppressesOVERWEIGHSAAcross 19: River islesAITSAAcross 20: Mister, in MessinaSIGNORAAcross 21: Consuming totallyEATINGUPAAcross 23: Produce PilsnerBREWAAcross 25: Cardinal compass pointNORTHAAcross 26: Blind alleysIMPASSESAAcross 30: Sadat's predecessorNASSERAAcross 33: Fine silk netTULLEAAcross 34: Kind of stitch or weaveSATINAAcross 36: ___ volenteDEOAAcross 37: Of a periodERALAAcross 38: Brownish photoSEPIAAAcross 39: Business abbr.CORPAAcross 40: "Darling buds" timeMAYAAcross 41: Young haddockSCRODAAcross 42: Kind of knifeBOWIEAAcross 43: Soprano from W. Va.STEBERAAcross 45: Coated a soldering ironRETINNEDAAcross 47: ObsoleteDATEDAAcross 49: MailedSENTAAcross 50: Some pedestriansCROSSERSAAcross 53: London's ___ ArchMARBLEAAcross 57: Garbo film: 1927LOVEAAcross 58: Softpedaled; de-emphasizedDOWNPLAYEDAAcross 60: Home of the CyclonesAMESAAcross 61: Ten in two, on an alleySPAREAAcross 62: Rough, rugged rockCRAGAAcross 63: Start suddenlyDARTAAcross 64: Lustrous mineralSPARAAcross 65: Shoe sizeTENEDDown 1: Naval noncomsCPOSDDown 2: Sitarist ShankarRAVIDDown 3: Cassini, the couturierOLEGDDown 4: Fuddy-duddy or schmaltzerCORNBALLDDown 5: Jacques et al.FRERESDDown 6: Garland for HoLEIDDown 7: ExhortURGEDDown 8: "Borstal Boy" playwrightBEHANDDown 9: One's opinionsSLANTSDDown 10: OverburdensWEIGHSDOWNDDown 11: Volcanic island near RussiaATTUDDown 12: Inhale suddenlyGASPDDown 15: Tallinn's localeESTONIADDown 18: Less desirableWORSEDDown 22: Ayatollah's landIRANDDown 24: German riverWESERDDown 26: DetailsITEMSDDown 27: "Dandy King" of Naples: 1808MURATDDown 28: Took it from the top, musicallyPLAYEDOVERDDown 29: FlavorSAPORDDown 31: Hair-raisingEERIEDDown 32: Tethered tightlyROPEDDDown 35: Proverbial non-waitersTIDESDDown 38: TiradesSCREEDSDDown 39: Kind of bridgeCONTRACTDDown 41: Defeats a declarerSETSDDown 42: DoubleBINALDDown 44: Most meanspiritedBASESTDDown 46: ModerateTEMPERDDown 48: Stage devicesDROPSDDown 50: DressedCLADDDown 51: Where the Tevere flowsROMADDown 52: Quid-pro-quo dealSWAPDDown 54: Stable for Jersey's JerseysBYREDDown 55: Like CassiusLEANDDown 56: Barely beatEDGEDDown 59: Blue Eagle inits.NRA