New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th October 1985 There are 35 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th October 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Eden discardCOREAAcross 5: Loser to Joe Louis: Sept. 1939PASTORAAcross 11: Boardwalk investmentsHOTELSAAcross 13: Aperture for ventilationAIR HOLEAAcross 13: Aperture for ventilationAIRHOLEAAcross 14: Franc fractionCENTIMEAAcross 15: Narrates anewRETELLSAAcross 16: ElbowANCONAAcross 17: BranchesRAMIAAcross 19: Came to earthALITAAcross 20: Greek lettersRHOSAAcross 21: StonePITAAcross 22: Dispenser of T.L.C.NURSEAAcross 24: This may incur vigorishIOUAAcross 25: "It's raining ___": LovemanVIOLETSAAcross 27: Two-tailed flagBURGEEAAcross 29: Went DutchSHAREDAAcross 33: "Ape and ___": A. HuxleyESSENCEAAcross 35: Fred Flintstone's daughterPEBBLESAAcross 37: More unearthlyEERIERAAcross 38: Most foxySLIESTAAcross 39: Assemble by summonsCONVOKEAAcross 42: Baltique, e.g.MERAAcross 43: He has sticky fingersTHIEFAAcross 46: Indefinite quantityANYAAcross 47: A DumasPEREAAcross 48: ___ boy (hero sandwich)POORAAcross 49: Beds sans headsCOTSAAcross 51: Homophone for senseCENTSAAcross 52: Lizards seen in YucatanIGUANASAAcross 54: Puts on a par withEQUATESAAcross 56: "___ as doth the Bee": DickinsonPARTAKEAAcross 57: Group of fourTETRADAAcross 58: Ancient asceticESSENEAAcross 59: Dewey ___, Faulkner girlDELLDDown 1: ThrongCONCOURSEDDown 2: Some Holy Roman Empire rulersOTTOSDDown 3: Bridle strapREINDDown 4: Shade treeELMDDown 5: Illusory prospect of profitPIEINTHESKYDDown 6: Tate displayARTDDown 7: Clip fleeceSHEARDDown 8: Turnpike chargesTOLLSDDown 9: A friend of KuklaOLLIEDDown 10: RelaxRESTDDown 11: Partlets' placeHENHOUSEDDown 12: This makes a comic less comicSERIODDown 13: AccouterARMDDown 14: PiranhaCARIBEDDown 18: Opposite of the Pac.ATLDDown 21: CinchPIECE OF CAKEDDown 23: Fit; convenientUSABLEDDown 25: Gratiano's milieuVENICEDDown 26: Prescience of a sortE.S.P.DDown 26: Prescience of a sortESPDDown 28: Eur. languageGERDDown 30: Baseball statRBIDDown 31: Basic and potentELEMENTALDDown 32: Like Goldsmith's villageDESERTEDDDown 34: Ending for a cardinal pointERNDDown 36: Bridge builder's concernSTRESSDDown 40: Kier or keeveVATDDown 41: BeginningONSETDDown 43: Robes of officeTOGASDDown 44: Units of timeHOURSDDown 45: AngryIRATEDDown 47: Oyster's largessPEARLDDown 48: Calumet, for onePIPEDDown 50: Suffix with filamentOSEDDown 51: Pleasingly attractiveCUTEDDown 53: Dwarf: Comb. formNANDDown 55: Math proofQED