New York Times Answers - Friday, 20th December 1985 There are 40 across clues and 32 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 20th December 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Huron, e.g.BASSAAcross 5: Long-running sitcomMASHAAcross 9: Singer VikkiCARRAAcross 13: Shield borderORLEAAcross 14: Title-search itemAREAAAcross 15: Dieter's purchaseOLEOAAcross 16: Fielder's ostentatious applause-getterGRANDSTANDPLAYAAcross 19: CraftyASTUTEAAcross 20: Pointillist's unitDOTAAcross 21: Shop toolSAWAAcross 23: Boot enhancerSHINEAAcross 24: Villa d'___, at TivoliESTEAAcross 25: Cato's 151CLIAAcross 26: Choice wordNORAAcross 27: Nicholson or StreepSTARAAcross 28: Mammon trioEMSAAcross 29: A son of Jacob: Var.ASERAAcross 31: BoxSPARAAcross 32: SnoozeNAPAAcross 33: Economic basesGOLDSTANDARDSAAcross 37: Annamese measureNGUAAcross 38: JokerCARDAAcross 39: EnormousVASTAAcross 40: Mars or VenusORBAAcross 41: JargonCANTAAcross 42: Kind of shot for BirdSETAAcross 43: ___ se (intrinsically)PERAAcross 44: Ray of filmsALDOAAcross 45: HikeTRAMPAAcross 48: Journal endingESEAAcross 49: Tortoise's beakNEBAAcross 49: Tortoise's beakNEB.AAcross 50: Spring timeEASTERAAcross 51: LeaderSTANDARD-BEARERAAcross 55: Roman emperorOTHOAAcross 56: Rope ringCOILAAcross 57: S.A. monkeyTITIAAcross 58: BreakRESTAAcross 59: Joint on a prie-dieuKNEEAAcross 60: Dance unitSTEPDDown 1: Peat sourceBOGDDown 2: Polonius's hiding placeARRASDDown 3: Reduce sharplySLASHDDown 4: GuardSENTINELDDown 5: Get the hang ofMASTERDDown 6: Commedia dell'___ARTEDDown 7: Huge amountSEADDown 8: Balancing actHANDSTANDDDown 9: EggbeaterCOPTERDDown 10: Every bitALLDDown 11: Conquers Everest afreshREASCENDSDDown 12: Topgallant's topperROYAL MASTDDown 12: Topgallant's topperROYALMASTDDown 17: Gare ___, Parisian depotDUNORDDDown 18: Foolish chapDOTARDDDown 22: FragmentWISPDDown 24: Spanish grassESPARTODDown 29: Bellicose oneAGGRESSORDDown 30: Theatrical flirtSOUBRETTEDDown 31: Act shySTAND BACKDDown 34: Like a fish or reptileSCALEDDDown 35: UnwillingAVERSEDDown 36: DrumbeatsRATATATSDDown 37: Slangy rejectionNOPEDDown 41: "He who ___, teaches" (Shavian put-down)CANNOTDDown 42: Hayburner's homeSTABLEDDown 46: Have comingMERITDDown 47: Ready, in RouenPRETEDDown 50: Adams or SedgwickEDIEDDown 52: Sounds of joyAHSDDown 53: Darling of the MetsRONDDown 54: Open a seamRIP