New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 13th August 1986 There are 41 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 13th August 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Altar enclosureBEMAAAcross 5: Shortening, for shortABBRAAcross 9: Fast fliersSSTSAAcross 13: Make amendsATONEAAcross 15: PoutMOUEAAcross 16: Fit to ___ATEEAAcross 17: CessationSTAND STILLAAcross 17: CessationSTANDSTILLAAcross 19: El BahrNILEAAcross 20: Organic compound used for celluloseKETONEAAcross 21: Beer's companionSKITTLESAAcross 23: Canvas cover, familiarlyTARPAAcross 25: U.S.S.R. inland seaARALAAcross 26: ___ CalienteAGUAAAcross 29: Italian cathedral cityVERONAAAcross 32: ExistedWASAAcross 35: Pole-propelled boatPUNTAAcross 36: ChoosesELECTSAAcross 37: Noah's zooARKAAcross 37: Noah's zooARK.AAcross 38: Lies at anchorRIDESAAcross 40: Varnish ingredientLACAAcross 41: Precept in BrahmanismSUTRAAAcross 43: Suffix with herb or tuberOSEAAcross 44: Opposite of custom-madePRECUTAAcross 47: SpruceNEATAAcross 48: Abner's fatherNERAAcross 49: Alphabetic character: Fr.LETTREAAcross 50: Alençon is its capitalORNEAAcross 51: Passed along smoothlySLIDAAcross 53: CookieSNAPAAcross 55: TV antenna devicesROTATORSAAcross 59: Salt of oleic acidOLEATEAAcross 63: Arabia's Gulf of ___OMANAAcross 64: ___ the bridge (past events)WATERUNDERAAcross 66: Chinese secret societyTONGAAcross 67: Syrian, e.g.ARABAAcross 68: Tragedy by SenecaMEDEAAAcross 69: Body of lawsCODEAAcross 70: A native of NishSERBAAcross 71: Rather and AykroydDANSDDown 1: Luxuriate in warmthBASKDDown 2: Ending for leatherETTEDDown 3: Protective trenchMOATDDown 4: Make critical notes onANNOTATEDDown 5: Danish countyAMTDDown 6: French woodsBOISDDown 7: MassBULKDDown 8: Showing trustRELIANTDDown 9: Anita or AnaSANTADDown 10: This runs deepSTILLWATERDDown 11: Lead-in for cast or gramTELEDDown 12: BishopricsSEESDDown 14: Millay or BestEDNADDown 18: Open a tennis matchSERVEDDown 22: Volcanic rockTRASSDDown 24: Air-gun missilePELLETDDown 26: Protective garmentAPRONDDown 27: PretenseGUISEDDown 28: GetUNDERSTANDDDown 30: Respond to a stimulusREACTDDown 31: HappensOCCURSDDown 33: Island off SW ScotlandARRANDDown 34: RaySKATEDDown 39: DivideSPLITDDown 42: SealedUNOPENEDDDown 45: Kin of polkasREDOWASDDown 46: General courseTENORDDown 52: Hope or JessicaLANGEDDown 54: AstringentALUMDDown 55: Campus mil. groupROTCDDown 56: Book by MelvilleOMOODDown 57: ThinRAREDDown 58: Play the leadSTARDDown 60: Egyptian skinkADDADDown 61: Harold of comicsTEENDDown 62: Notable timesERASDDown 65: RefluxEBB