New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 23rd October 1985 There are 39 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 23rd October 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Anticipating eagerlyAGOGAAcross 5: A poplarABELEAAcross 10: RottersCADSAAcross 14: Crimson Tide coll.BAMAAAcross 15: Kind of class, at seaCABINAAcross 16: NotionIDEAAAcross 17: J. C. Harris's tricksterBR'ER RABBITAAcross 17: J. C. Harris's tricksterBRER RABBITAAcross 19: ___ Trent, Dickens heroineNELLAAcross 20: DirgesEPICEDESAAcross 21: Nancy's manRONNIEAAcross 23: Horatian creationsODESAAcross 24: Mythical queen of heavenHERAAAcross 25: Hit musical: 1980BARNUMAAcross 28: Blue-flowered herbHAREBELLAAcross 32: Japanese apricotUMEAAcross 33: Dry: Gr.XEROSAAcross 35: Rani's raimentSAREEAAcross 36: Gam or MorenoRITAAAcross 38: Mark of a scribeSERIFAAcross 40: Talk irrationallyRAVEAAcross 41: ComplicationSNARLAAcross 43: BarESTOPAAcross 45: Actor SilversSIDAAcross 46: Victor in a fabled raceTORTOISEAAcross 48: IndentationRECESSAAcross 50: Alexander was the fifthPOPEAAcross 51: Capp's hyenaLENAAAcross 52: MysteriousARCANEAAcross 55: Some college coursesSEMINARSAAcross 59: Consumer-owned storeCO-OPAAcross 59: Consumer-owned storeCOOPAAcross 60: A sister of Peter RabbitCOTTONTAILAAcross 62: To be, in ToulouseETREAAcross 63: "Watership Down" authorADAMSAAcross 64: Columnist BombeckERMAAAcross 65: A ruminantDEERAAcross 66: Insertion markCARETAAcross 67: " . . . ___, perturbed spirit!": HamletRESTDDown 1: Secular clergyman of FranceABBEDDown 2: Irving protagonistGARPDDown 3: Sacred mountain of ChinaOMEIDDown 4: He brings la carteGARCONDDown 5: PedantsACADEMESDDown 6: Untried onesBABESDDown 7: AbatesEBBSDDown 8: Number in a Roman deck?LIIDDown 9: To come in, at CaenENTRERDDown 10: VermilionCINNABARDDown 11: Capital of South YemenADENDDown 12: Nabe storeDELIDDown 13: "Love for ___," 1930 songSALEDDown 18: Updike's "Rabbit ___"REDUXDDown 22: Mineral sourcesORESDDown 24: ___ in for (intends harm to)HASITDDown 25: ExplosionBURSTDDown 26: ___ acidsAMINODDown 27: Do some road workRETARDDown 28: Word with play or laughHORSEDDown 29: CancelERASEDDown 30: Closefitting trousersLEVI'SDDown 30: Closefitting trousersLEVISDDown 31: City on the AireLEEDSDDown 34: Former artful DodgerREESEDDown 37: School supplyART PAPERDDown 39: PreeminentFOREMOSTDDown 42: Diving birdLOONDDown 44: Take ___ hand (write)PENINDDown 47: Medicinal plantIPECACDDown 49: Three-beat gaitCANTERDDown 51: "___ Entertain You"LETMEDDown 52: Made a hole-in-oneACEDDDown 53: Learning methodROTEDDown 54: Basic partCOREDDown 55: Capella, e.g.STARDDown 56: Swiss riverAAREDDown 57: Parts of hoopsRIMSDDown 58: LathSLATDDown 61: Harem roomODA