New York Times Answers - Monday, 23rd December 1985 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 23rd December 1985. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Female horseMAREAAcross 5: Moby Dick's pursuerAHABAAcross 9: Reminders, in shortMEMOSAAcross 14: Eastern V.I.P.IMAMAAcross 15: Kind of blockCELLAAcross 16: Actress RichIRENEAAcross 17: Coed's escortDATEAAcross 18: Queenly nicknameCLEOAAcross 19: Ocean greyhoundLINERAAcross 20: Berle or YoungmanSTANDUPCOMICAAcross 23: Diacritical marksTILDESAAcross 24: One of Curly's palsMOEAAcross 25: PatDABAAcross 28: VaultLEAPAAcross 31: Arrow poisonCURAREAAcross 33: LanePATHAAcross 36: Singer JohnnyCASHAAcross 38: EternallyEVERAAcross 39: Despite everythingNOTWITHSTANDINGAAcross 42: In reASTOAAcross 43: Network of nervesRETEAAcross 44: JotIOTAAAcross 45: ___ girlGEISHAAAcross 47: PeakAPEXAAcross 49: RainbowARCAAcross 50: PerformACTAAcross 52: HarshCOARSEAAcross 57: Not tied downFREESTANDINGAAcross 60: Comedian BrennerDAVIDAAcross 63: ScorchSEARAAcross 64: AromaODORAAcross 65: LitheAGILEAAcross 66: Piece of pastryTARTAAcross 67: A DumasPEREAAcross 68: Luce's "The ___"WOMENAAcross 69: ___ gin fizzSLOEAAcross 70: Customs wordTRETDDown 1: Center, in poesyMIDSTDDown 2: Famed violinAMATIDDown 3: Tax base in BritainRATALDDown 4: Remove errorsEMENDDDown 5: BlameACCUSEDDown 6: Render assistanceHELPDDown 7: Guinness or TempletonALECDDown 8: FlourishBLOOMDDown 9: EnvironmentMILIEUDDown 10: Leif's redheaded sireERICDDown 11: Kingsley's "___ in White"MENDDown 12: Washington billONEDDown 13: Indian weightSERDDown 21: Former Mogul capitalDELHIDDown 22: Yemeni seaportMOCHADDown 25: Lifeboat-raising deviceDAVITDDown 26: Sports palaceARENADDown 27: "Wozzeck" composerBERGDDown 29: YearnACHEDDown 30: Ziti, e.g.PASTADDown 32: Fix overREDODDown 33: Tough puzzlePOSERDDown 34: GarretATTICDDown 35: PairsTWOSDDown 37: Kind of mother or childSTEPDDown 39: Philippine cityNAGADDown 40: SmidgeonTRACEDDown 41: San Diego court starNIXONDDown 46: SolidifyHARDENDDown 48: Two-handed card gameECARTEDDown 51: Orals, e.g.TESTSDDown 53: Take as one's ownADOPTDDown 54: Legislative ployRIDERDDown 55: Nocturnal soundSNOREDDown 56: Plumed oneEGRETDDown 57: RaspFILEDDown 58: Waxed closureSEALDDown 59: Edible rootTARODDown 60: Margery of seesaw fameDAWDDown 61: PastAGODDown 62: VigorVIM