New York Times Answers - Monday, 9th December 1985 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 9th December 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: BlossomFLOWERAAcross 7: Fertile regionGARDENAAcross 13: RaiseELEVATEAAcross 14: Recipient of title to propertyALIENEEAAcross 16: Improperly failed to follow suitRENEGEDAAcross 17: Makes ready to publishREDACTSAAcross 18: German possessiveMEINAAcross 19: Aquatic mammalsSEALSAAcross 21: PutrifiesROTSAAcross 22: Arctic sightICEAAcross 23: Greek letterETAAAcross 24: Fish eggsROEAAcross 25: Hawaiian gooseNENEAAcross 27: Prayer endingsAMENSAAcross 29: ___ State Nittany LionsPENNAAcross 30: Property holdingsESTATESAAcross 32: French linen fabricDAMASSEAAcross 34: DisconsolateSADAAcross 35: Rim of a vesselLIPAAcross 36: SupposedALLEGEDAAcross 40: Undeveloped ramblerROSEBUDAAcross 44: Fencing swordFOILAAcross 45: Old World finchSERINAAcross 47: Action to misleadRUSEAAcross 48: Emulate Willie SuttonROBAAcross 49: Fountain drinkPOPAAcross 50: Strawberry, e.g.METAAcross 51: Short newspaper pieceITEMAAcross 53: Place for a trellisBOWERAAcross 55: TalentedABLEAAcross 56: Hair shirtsCILICESAAcross 58: Border city in Ariz.NOGALESAAcross 60: Buttercup's relativeANEMONEAAcross 61: Hillary's conquestEVERESTAAcross 62: Diving birdsGREBESAAcross 63: PreventsDETERSDDown 1: DefraudsFLEECESDDown 2: IndulgentLENIENTDDown 3: KilnOVENDDown 4: Humorous personWAGDDown 5: French summersETESDDown 6: Converts into cashREDEEMSDDown 7: Symbol of victoryGARLANDDDown 8: Fermented drinksALESDDown 9: Free (of)RIDDDown 10: PreciousDEARDDown 11: Calls for more on the RialtoENCORESDDown 12: Weights less adjustmentsNETTONSDDown 13: Prized weaselERMINEDDown 15: Member of a Jewish sectESSENEDDown 20: ConsumedATEDDown 26: Stand for WyethEASELDDown 27: MosquitoAEDESDDown 28: Drawing roomSALONDDown 29: Kind of tigerPAPERDDown 31: Playground gameTAGDDown 33: Prefix with lead or readMISDDown 36: Home of a certain lilyAFRICADDown 37: Crime during a blackoutLOOTINGDDown 38: One who defamesLIBELERDDown 39: AttestsDEPOSESDDown 40: MaturedRIPENEDDDown 41: Clumsy oneBUMBLERDDown 42: No good at allUSELESSDDown 43: HateDETESTDDown 46: SquabbleROWDDown 52: Form of Greek dramaMIMEDDown 53: Nota ___BENEDDown 54: Wander at randomROVEDDown 55: River in SwitzerlandAAREDDown 57: Corn on the ___COBDDown 59: AchieveGET