New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th January 1986 There are 36 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th January 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Prime time for college bandsHALFAAcross 5: Lay an eggBOMBAAcross 9: JerkSCHMOAAcross 14: IndigoANILAAcross 15: Concern of Rachel Carson: Abbr.ECOLAAcross 16: In the vanAHEADAAcross 17: Type of crackerSODAAAcross 18: OrganizedSTRUCTUREDAAcross 20: A mediocrityNOGREATSHAKESAAcross 22: March's "The Bad ___"SEEDAAcross 23: Town in EcuadorTENAAAcross 24: Patriotic songANTHEMAAcross 27: Gerona's riverTERAAcross 28: DivagateROAMAAcross 32: StartlingLURIDAAcross 33: Blood fluidSERUMAAcross 35: Bath beverageALEAAcross 36: A mediocrityDROP IN THE BUCKETAAcross 39: Thought-transfer initialsE.S.P.AAcross 39: Thought-transfer initialsESPAAcross 40: SpentTIREDAAcross 41: Soothing wordTHEREAAcross 42: Female ruffsREESAAcross 44: Crusty concoctionPIEAAcross 45: InfectsTAINTSAAcross 46: Tobacco Rhoda's creatorCAPPAAcross 48: ___ Fein, Irish groupSINNAAcross 49: A mediocritySMALLPOTATOESAAcross 54: Competitor for the Vezina TrophyGOALKEEPERAAcross 55: MouthwardORADAAcross 57: QuellALLAYAAcross 58: Soprano HunterRITAAAcross 59: Metric unit, for shortKILOAAcross 60: Vandyke, e.g.BEARDAAcross 61: Mtg.SESSAAcross 62: ChaldeanSEERDDown 1: PossessesHASDDown 2: Ever and ___ANONDDown 2: Ever and ___ANON.DDown 3: Italian sea resortLIDODDown 4: Admiral's vesselFLAGSHIPDDown 5: Be appropriate (to)BESEEMDDown 6: Group of eightOCTADDDown 7: Cartoonist WalkerMORTDDown 8: Acted like a bullyBLUSTEREDDDown 9: The archenemySATANDDown 10: Rock partridgeCHUKARDDown 11: Roll-call replyHEREDDown 12: Noted Rembrandt pupilMAESDDown 13: Out of the ordinaryODDDDown 19: Imp's oppositeCHERUBDDown 21: Blue-pencil anewREEDITDDown 24: Wood used in harbor structuresALDERDDown 25: Cavell was oneNURSEDDown 26: Figure of speechTROPEDDown 27: SnickerTEHEEDDown 29: Like a bucket of songOAKENDDown 30: VigilantALERTDDown 31: ApportionsMETESDDown 33: EcdysiastsSTRIPPERSDDown 34: Outcome of genetic errorMUTANTDDown 37: Short, threaded pipeNIPPLEDDown 38: Columbia River IndiansCHINOOKSDDown 43: Arranged like a ladderSCALARDDown 45: FrontletsTIARASDDown 47: Resin used in paintsALKYDDDown 48: Cues for typesettersSTETSDDown 49: One and onlySOLEDDown 50: ___ fide (in bad faith)MALADDown 51: Ron Howard roleOPIEDDown 52: Shallowest Great LakeERIEDDown 53: Emporium eventSALEDDown 54: Chew the fatGABDDown 56: Louis ___ (old French gold piece)DOR