New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th April 1986 There are 35 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th April 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: PitcherEWERAAcross 5: Where success comes before work: Abbr.DICTAAcross 9: "___ Buddies," TV sitcomBOSOMAAcross 14: String around a ringROPEAAcross 15: Buck's tail?AROOAAcross 16: What a miss is as good asAMILEAAcross 17: ClaspGRIPAAcross 18: StandardNORMAAcross 19: Athletes Kyle and Kyle Jr.ROTESAAcross 20: Novel by Susann: 1973ONCEISNOTENOUGHAAcross 23: TimeAGEAAcross 24: Concert violinist KavafianIDAAAcross 25: Make headway among, British stylePLOUGHTHROUGHAAcross 32: LowMOOAAcross 34: Cat's haven, sometimesTREEAAcross 35: ___ town (go on a spree)DOTHEAAcross 36: Arabic "A"ALIFAAcross 38: A $250,000 purchase by 39 DownSTRADAAcross 41: RowTIERAAcross 42: Thing of the pastRELICAAcross 44: Rara avisONERAAcross 46: MeadowLEAAAcross 47: Apothecary's brewCOUGHMEDICINEAAcross 51: German articleEINAAcross 52: Puncture prefixACUAAcross 53: They surround some holesGLAZEDDOUGHNUTSAAcross 62: BoundaryLIMITAAcross 63: "Tell me, yes ___?"ORNOAAcross 64: Plains IndianCROWAAcross 65: Actress MasseyILONAAAcross 66: Monsoon phenomenonRAINAAcross 67: Think-tank outputIDEAAAcross 68: Rod materialBIRCHAAcross 69: Tolkien creaturesENTSAAcross 70: Get rid ofOUSTDDown 1: Therefore, to TiberiusERGODDown 2: Like old tiresWORNDDown 3: GrandioseEPICDDown 4: AnnulREPEALDDown 5: Ballets de Paris membersDANSEURSDDown 6: Symbol of strengthIRONDDown 7: City in NW VenezuelaCORODDown 8: Chickadee's British cousinTOMTITDDown 9: Manhattan collegeBARNARDDDown 10: Melville workOMOODDown 11: In ___ (in its original place)SITUDDown 12: Designer CassiniOLEGDDown 13: InterlockMESHDDown 21: "___ Rhythm"IGOTDDown 22: Old English letterEDHDDown 25: Doughboy's allyPOILUDDown 26: ComprehendGETDDown 27: Salome danced for himHERODDDown 28: Not in, in InvernessOOTDDown 29: ServiceableUTILEDDown 30: Indian clarified butterGHEEDDown 31: Goddess of marriageHERADDown 32: Playwright ConnellyMARCDDown 33: Bread spreadOLEODDown 37: TrifleFIGDDown 39: ___ Kavafian, noted violinistANIDDown 40: Ten-sided figuresDECAGONSDDown 43: Speedy felineCHEETAHDDown 45: AboundingRICHDDown 48: "___ pleasures and palaces . . . ": PayneMIDDDown 49: "King of Paris" authorENDOREDDown 50: Papal representativeNUNCIODDown 53: Smooth-talkingGLIBDDown 54: Caron roleLILIDDown 55: God of loveAMORDDown 56: Galvanizing materialZINCDDown 57: Algerian seaportORANDDown 58: Army groupUNITDDown 59: Pakistani languageURDUDDown 60: Baby's playthingsTOESDDown 61: Quick, sharp blowSWAT