New York Times Answers - Thursday, 3rd October 1985 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 3rd October 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: AggregateSUMAAcross 4: ___ rug (dance)CUTAAAcross 8: Novelist O'FlahertyLIAMAAcross 12: Russian ruler: 880–912OLEGAAcross 14: Sego-flower stateUTAHAAcross 15: Cotton threadLISLEAAcross 16: Put lesser value onUNDERRATEAAcross 18: Former "97-pound weakling"ATLASAAcross 19: Actress EllaRAINESAAcross 20: "Spoon River" poetMASTERSAAcross 22: Arab chiefEMEERAAcross 25: Barbara ___ GeddesBELAAcross 26: Colette novelCHERIAAcross 29: Submissions to popular voteREFERENDAAAcross 34: Morocco's capitalRABATAAcross 35: Kind of estateREALAAcross 36: Frost's "The Witch of ___"COOSAAcross 37: Blue dyeANILAAcross 38: Clergyman's dwellingMANSEAAcross 39: BurdenONUSAAcross 40: "___ and Lovers": LawrenceSONSAAcross 41: Iowa, to RenéETATAAcross 42: Malamud's fortePROSEAAcross 43: Altar used by ancient SemitesHIGHPLACEAAcross 45: Unexpected lossUPSETAAcross 46: "Cap'n ___": LincolnERIAAcross 47: Cape Cod townTRUROAAcross 49: VagaryCAPRICEAAcross 53: Human beingPERSONAAcross 57: Southwestern cottonwoodALAMOAAcross 58: Among other thingsINTER ALIAAAcross 61: GrinderMOLARAAcross 62: Hold backREINAAcross 63: FuzzLINTAAcross 64: Hammerhead partPEENAAcross 65: Victorian oathEGADAAcross 66: One of Ali's winsTKODDown 1: Bar order, for shortSOURDDown 2: Forearm boneULNADDown 3: Middle: PrefixMEDIDDown 4: AnathemaCURSEDDown 5: Actress HagenUTADDown 6: Use a shuttleTATDDown 7: Attention getterAHEMDDown 8: The CorsicanLITTLE CORPORALDDown 9: Man is oneISLEDDown 10: WingedALARDDown 11: Bungle, with "up"MESSDDown 13: Sequoia in Calif. (world's largest living thing)GENERALSHERMANDDown 15: Powerful beamLASERDDown 17: PardonREMITDDown 21: Eurasian poplarABELEDDown 23: Page heading, in some tomesERRATADDown 24: Perform once moreREENACTDDown 26: Event in Oct. 1929CRASHDDown 27: Vietnam's capitalHANOIDDown 28: Neurologist Krafft-___EBINGDDown 30: Abstainer of a kindFASTERDDown 31: TaboosNONOSDDown 32: Extinguish, as a lightDOUSEDDown 33: Property, e.g.ASSETDDown 38: Designed to be sungMELICDDown 42: Less corruptedPURERDDown 44: Monastic V.I.P.PRIORDDown 48: ToppleUPENDDDown 49: Ironically extravagantCAMPDDown 50: Puzzler's favorite plantALOEDDown 51: Porter's "___ Horse, . . . "PALEDDown 52: Dail's landEIREDDown 54: Skirt featureSLITDDown 55: Pen soundOINKDDown 56: Acronym often in the newsNATODDown 59: Opposite of pos.NEGDDown 60: Niño's kinTIA