New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 9th October 1985 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 9th October 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Big blowGALEAAcross 5: Sound from Big BenBONGAAcross 9: Patron saint of WalesDAVIDAAcross 14: Over-the-hill lettersAWOLAAcross 15: Welsh actor NovelloIVORAAcross 16: Besides, with "from"ASIDEAAcross 17: FavoritismBIASAAcross 18: Dancer George de la ___PENAAAcross 19: Dutch genre painterSTEENAAcross 20: Headquarters honcho, temporarilyOFFICEROFTHEDAYAAcross 23: Repair a patchy lawnRESEEDAAcross 24: Arrange in layersTIERAAcross 25: Invitation req.RSVPAAcross 28: Mom or Pop, sometimesGROCERAAcross 32: Chief monkABBOTAAcross 36: Its first president was Douglas HydeEIREAAcross 38: Verdi villainIAGOAAcross 39: Symbol of strengthIRONAAcross 40: Student's secondary specialtyMINORAAcross 41: Small amountDRAMAAcross 42: Flanders of fictionMOLLAAcross 43: City in the MidiALESAAcross 44: "Two can live as cheaply ___"ASONEAAcross 45: Sharp whistling soundSWOOSHAAcross 47: BargainDEALAAcross 49: Grand Ole ___OPRYAAcross 51: Went byPASSEDAAcross 56: Tom Seaver was one: 1967ROOKIEOFTHEYEARAAcross 61: Fossil resinAMBERAAcross 62: Subtropical fruitKIWIAAcross 63: CrazeRAGEAAcross 64: Native New ZealanderMAORIAAcross 65: Leona Mitchell's hometownENIDAAcross 66: EvilsILLSAAcross 67: "___ of robins . . . "ANESTAAcross 68: PadDIGSAAcross 69: "___ Death": GriegASESDDown 1: Eva of "Green Acres"GABORDDown 2: "The farmer takes ___ . . . "AWIFEDDown 3: IdlesLOAFSDDown 4: Miss DinsmoreELSIEDDown 5: Hens and roosters, e.g.BIPEDSDDown 6: Once againOVERDDown 7: Taboo word on TVNONODDown 8: Botanical operationGRAFTDDown 9: One of Santa's teamDASHERDDown 10: Small planetsASTEROIDSDDown 11: CompetedVIEDDDown 12: NotionIDEADDown 13: RepudiateDENYDDown 21: Part of C.P.A.CERTDDown 22: Go-getterTIGERDDown 26: ConcealVEILDDown 27: YearnedPINEDDDown 29: Robert Moses biographerCARODDown 30: Former Alaskan governorEGANDDown 31: City on the TiberROMEDDown 32: IntentsAIMSDDown 33: Mopper's target, at timesBROWDDown 34: Kind of macheteBOLODDown 35: Watching crowdONLOOKERSDDown 37: Mother of J.F.K.ROSEDDown 40: Skiing family nameMAHREDDown 44: Wings for AmorALAEDDown 46: EnthusiasmSPIRITDDown 48: Lacewing larva's lunchAPHIDSDDown 50: LinkedYOKEDDDown 52: Aleppo is hereSYRIADDown 53: Performing pinnipedsSEALSDDown 54: Super shot for SneadEAGLEDDown 55: HabilimentsDRESSDDown 56: Nicaraguan nativeRAMADDown 57: Muscat's localeOMANDDown 58: Heinz Holliger's instrumentOBOEDDown 59: Ended, to TatiFINIDDown 60: Kindling bitTWIG