New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th January 1986 There are 36 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th January 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: AideSTAFFERAAcross 8: ComfortedSOLACEDAAcross 15: Kennedy tenantAIRLINEAAcross 16: AmbianceCLIMATEAAcross 17: Like St. Peter's glassSTAINEDAAcross 18: FretsREPINESAAcross 19: English cavalry weaponSABREAAcross 20: Devon riverEXEAAcross 22: Steep slopeSCARPAAcross 23: G.B.S. componentINITAAcross 24: Reliever's successesSAVESAAcross 26: "Ignorance ___ excuse"ISNOAAcross 27: Stuttgart skater's surfaceEISAAcross 28: Tongues in building timberSPLINESAAcross 30: Make laceTATAAcross 31: Pawl's complementRATCHETAAcross 33: HuarachesSANDALSAAcross 35: Waterproof bootPACAAcross 36: Heroine of Debussy's "Prodigal Son"LIAAAcross 37: Ancient Hebrew kingdomSAMARIAAAcross 41: Battery terminalCATHODEAAcross 45: Tuareg's robeABAAAcross 46: Streamers on knights' lancesPENNONSAAcross 48: "Oedipus ___"REXAAcross 49: Bookie's ballgame oddsLINEAAcross 51: PropSHOREAAcross 52: FileRASPAAcross 53: Sevillian soulsALMASAAcross 55: AdmitOWNAAcross 56: Pound partsPENCEAAcross 57: Less insubstantialMEATIERAAcross 59: Legionary antFORAGERAAcross 61: CausesINDUCESAAcross 62: ClearEVIDENTAAcross 63: InfiltrationSEEPAGEAAcross 64: CompendiumsDIGESTSDDown 1: More cheekySASSIERDDown 2: Fairy queenTITANIADDown 3: Sir Richard Francis Burton was oneARABISTDDown 4: Tease of a sortFLIRTDDown 5: MulctFINEDDown 6: Dir. from Nantes to AngersENEDDown 7: Distributed fresh handsREDEALTDDown 8: Projectors' targetsSCREENSDDown 9: Music to Manolete's earsOLEDDown 10: Hot ___ Houlihan of "M*A*S*H"LIPSDDown 11: Palermo palsAMICIDDown 12: A card gameCANASTADDown 13: EverlastingETERNALDDown 14: TyrantsDESPOTSDDown 21: A sweet age for CalpurniaXVIDDown 24: KindSPECIESDDown 25: Maritime routeSEA LANEDDown 28: Kind of shooterSHARPDDown 29: Momentary fits of piqueSNITSDDown 32: Numbers man, for shortCPADDown 34: Lah-di-___ (genteel)DAHDDown 37: Chief city of ancient CyprusSALAMISDDown 38: Where young Ike livedABILENEDDown 39: Like Lake MeadMAN-MADEDDown 39: Like Lake MeadMANMADEDDown 40: " . . . the strength of ___": Psalm 147ANHORSEDDown 41: Plump; healthyCORN-FEDDDown 41: Plump; healthyCORNFEDDDown 42: Valencias, e.g.ORANGESDDown 43: HeritageDESCENTDDown 44: MavensEXPERTSDDown 47: Without delayNOWDDown 50: Devour avidlyEAT UPDDown 52: Legible author?READEDDown 54: Director Vittorio De ___SICADDown 56: Smug typePRIGDDown 58: Brain specialist's rec.EEGDDown 60: Egg: Comb. formOVI