New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 16th October 1985 There are 36 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 16th October 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Barren Alaskan islandADAKAAcross 5: Actor AherneBRIANAAcross 10: What Trevino drivesBALLAAcross 14: "Le Roi d'Ys" composerLALOAAcross 15: Valuable peltSABLEAAcross 16: Capital of Western SamoaAPIAAAcross 17: Increase in valueAPPRECIATEAAcross 19: LivelySPRYAAcross 20: Hudson contemporaryESSEXAAcross 21: Winner over A.E.S.DDEAAcross 22: Flooring piecesTILESAAcross 23: Reason for a face liftAPPEARANCEAAcross 26: Youths' outdoor org.BSAAAcross 29: Dedicated and seriousEARNESTAAcross 30: Sonny's siblingSISAAcross 33: HorrifiesAPPALLSAAcross 35: Comment expansivelyDESCANTAAcross 37: The cat's whiskersTOPSAAcross 38: GiganticHUGEAAcross 39: Buckeye's neighborHOOSIERAAcross 43: RootletRADICLEAAcross 46: Dutch ___, hybrid treeELMAAcross 47: AsepticSTERILEAAcross 49: Perpetually, to PeacockE'ERAAcross 50: Spotted Western horsesAPPALOOSASAAcross 53: In a wrathful wayHOTLYAAcross 55: Qty.AMTAAcross 56: Skiers' shelterLODGEAAcross 60: Pier or tapirANTAAAcross 61: Belongs; relatesAPPERTAINSAAcross 63: Boswell was oneSCOTAAcross 64: River near ValenceISEREAAcross 65: City mapPLATAAcross 66: Six: Comb. formHEXAAAcross 67: LaconicTERSEAAcross 68: Homophone for sightSITEDDown 1: Wings for a HarpyiaALAEDDown 2: Dips bait lightlyDAPSDDown 3: Graian or Noric ___ALPSDDown 4: Asian peninsulaKOREADDown 5: Physics student's deg.BSCDDown 6: Super Bowl winners: 1977, 1981 and 1984RAIDERSDDown 7: Nigerian cityIBADANDDown 8: ModifiedALTEREDDDown 9: Maiden-name indicatorNEEDDown 10: FundamentalBASICDDown 11: Roast-pork accompanimentAPPLE SAUCEDDown 11: Roast-pork accompanimentAPPLESAUCEDDown 12: Calabrian cashLIREDDown 13: Medieval melodiesLAYSDDown 18: EjectEXPELDDown 22: Blasters' materialsTNTSDDown 24: "___ Joey"PALDDown 25: Chemical suffixASEDDown 26: ShowerBATHEDDown 27: Film containerSPOOLDDown 28: Site of Lee's surrenderAPPOMATTOXDDown 31: Soho fireplaceINGLEDDown 32: Take the helmSTEERDDown 34: OnagerASSDDown 36: Windy City, for shortCH'IDDown 36: Windy City, for shortCHIDDown 40: TV program: 1965–66ISPYDDown 41: J.F.K. infoETADDown 42: Convalescent's setbackRELAPSEDDown 43: Destructive mobsRIOTERSDDown 44: Smith and PacinoALSDDown 45: Distributed at bridgeDEALTDDown 48: Boisterous oneROMPERDDown 51: Mar del ___, Argentine resortPLATADDown 52: LathersSOAPSDDown 53: Common camp chowHASHDDown 54: Thrice minus twiceONCEDDown 57: Timor townDILIDDown 58: Mini-biterGNATDDown 59: Boiardo's patronESTEDDown 61: EyotAITDDown 62: Pawnee's cousinREE