New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 9th September 1986 There are 37 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 9th September 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Cause of a duelSLAPAAcross 5: Observe Yom KippurFASTAAcross 9: AblutionBATHAAcross 13: EnticeLUREAAcross 14: Collegian's specialtyMAJORAAcross 15: Canyon phenomenonECHOAAcross 16: Rare birdONERAAcross 17: Fla. cityOCALAAAcross 18: DanceSTEPAAcross 19: Self-centered traitsEGOCENTRICITIESAAcross 22: TorridHOTAAcross 23: "___ Rosenkavalier"DERAAcross 24: Polit. positionCTRAAcross 27: Two of these a prison makeSINGAAcross 30: Went hither and thither quicklyDARTEDAAcross 35: Shelter sine qua nonROOFAAcross 37: Gare du ___ (Paris depot)NORDAAcross 39: Part of a reamQUIREAAcross 40: Markedly self-reliantINDIVIDUALISTICAAcross 43: "___ evil . . . "SEENOAAcross 44: Sicilian provinceENNAAAcross 45: Mexican sandwichTACOAAcross 46: Quickly, out WestPRONTOAAcross 48: Six years in the SenateTERMAAcross 50: Aye neutralizerNAYAAcross 51: Paleozoic, for oneERAAAcross 53: Ares or ThorGODAAcross 55: In a narrowly moralistic waySELF-RIGHTEOUSLYAAcross 64: On the big drinkASEAAAcross 65: Inventor HoweELIASAAcross 66: Memorable U.S. journalistRIISAAcross 67: Play the leadSTARAAcross 68: CriteriaNORMSAAcross 69: Kitchen followerETTEAAcross 70: In this placeHEREAAcross 71: Bird soundTWEEAAcross 72: Rhine feederRUHRDDown 1: ___ gin fizzSLOEDDown 2: Thoracic organLUNGDDown 3: Mars: Comb. formAREODDown 4: Vantage pointPERCHDDown 5: ActualityFACTDDown 6: Not fully closedAJARDDown 7: DependableSOLIDDDown 8: Did a shamus's jobTRACEDDDown 9: Carter's "Why Not the ___?"BESTDDown 10: Playbill headingACTIDDown 11: "Of ___ I Sing"THEEDDown 12: Short tripsHOPSDDown 14: Pope Paul VIMONTINIDDown 20: Dawn goddessEOSDDown 21: Baghdad nativeIRAQIDDown 24: Bacon orderCRISPDDown 25: Paint-factory specialistTONERDDown 26: Where broncos get bustedRODEODDown 28: PredicamentNODEDDown 29: Sound in a styGRUNTDDown 31: Iron's nemesisRUSTDDown 32: Gigantic creatureTITANDDown 33: Writer JongERICADDown 34: Hunter's ruseDECOYDDown 36: Mickey ___FINNDDown 38: A ScandinavianDANEDDown 41: BalloterVOTERDDown 42: Big tipLARGESSDDown 47: The EastORIENTDDown 49: Cow's callMOODDown 52: Lit upAGLOWDDown 54: Old-master AlbrechtDURERDDown 55: Window partSASHDDown 56: Famed Italian familyESTEDDown 57: King or NormanLEARDDown 58: Subway tokenFAREDDown 59: Take onHIREDDown 60: UnexcitingTAMEDDown 61: In ___ (in its original place)SITUDDown 62: Mono or mega followerLITHDDown 63: French-Belgian riverYSER