New York Times Answers - Saturday, 7th December 1985 There are 37 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 7th December 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pequod's captainAHABAAcross 5: Item discussed by LucretiusATOMAAcross 9: City in Marion Co., Fla.OCALAAAcross 14: Sheltered inletCOVEAAcross 15: Broadway play: 1966–69MAMEAAcross 16: Awacs featureRADARAAcross 17: Start of a quotationTHEHEADISALWAYSAAcross 20: Skin lesionsSORESAAcross 21: Famed hill in MeathTARAAAcross 22: Pres. WashingtonGEOAAcross 23: EnduresLASTSAAcross 26: Best seller by Dr. X: 1965INTERNAAcross 28: Quotation: Part IITHEDUPEAAcross 31: Arp artDADAAAcross 32: CongerEELAAcross 33: Pot builderANTEAAcross 35: Quotation: Part IIIOFTHEAAcross 39: Cattle penCRIBAAcross 41: ShoalsREEFSAAcross 43: Burin or gimletTOOLAAcross 44: End of quotationHEARTAAcross 46: Comet's appendageTAILAAcross 47: SilentMUMAAcross 48: Rainbow goddessIRISAAcross 50: BroodsLITTERSAAcross 53: MaliceSPLEENAAcross 56: Fix the roofRETARAAcross 57: Dockers' org.ILAAAcross 58: CulmenACMEAAcross 60: LetLEASEAAcross 64: Author of quotationLA ROCHEFOUCAULDAAcross 68: Smithy's itemANVILAAcross 69: FissureREFTAAcross 70: Hall or family followerTREEAAcross 71: FlatSTALEAAcross 72: Author of "Things I Remember": 1975ERTEAAcross 73: Sign of boredomYAWNDDown 1: Townshend ___: 1767ACTSDDown 2: Santa's exclamationHOHODDown 3: AsseverateAVERDDown 4: ObservedBEHELDDDown 5: Org. for a G.P.AMADDown 6: Small boyTADDDown 7: PretermitsOMITSDDown 8: CartoucheMESADDown 9: Entertainer TonyORLANDODDown 10: Raven's cryCAWDDown 11: Bit from "Poor Richard's Almanack"ADAGEDDown 12: Cake sectionLAYERDDown 13: Pyromaniacal actARSONDDown 18: A son of IsaacESAUDDown 19: Melody for MoffoARIADDown 24: BoxSPARDDown 25: DoctrinesTENETSDDown 27: First White House golferTAFTDDown 28: Georgia or Cal.TECHDDown 29: HitherHEREDDown 30: An 1820 pen nameELIADDown 31: CorruptDEFILEDDown 34: Gowiddie is oneTEADDown 36: Bibliophile's purchaseTOMEDDown 37: Cuckoo's announcementHOURDDown 38: Deciduous shadersELMSDDown 40: A cheeseBRIEDDown 42: Narrow openingSLITDDown 45: Londoner's molassesTREACLEDDown 49: Small measureINCHDDown 51: PowderTALCDDown 52: Formal agreementTREATYDDown 53: Patriot DeaneSILASDDown 54: FactoryPLANTDDown 55: Insect formLARVADDown 56: Direct attention (to)REFERDDown 59: Adjective for a souMEREDDown 61: Invisible emanationAURADDown 62: Marshy inletSLEWDDown 63: Hagman's Genie on TVEDENDDown 65: Slick substanceOILDDown 66: Frequently, to KeatsOFTDDown 67: American IndianUTE