New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th September 1986 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th September 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Diplomat's forteTACTAAcross 5: Cordage fiberSISALAAcross 10: EquipmentGEARAAcross 14: KhayyámOMARAAcross 15: Me. townORONOAAcross 16: Like a fabled ducklingUGLYAAcross 17: Indian princessRANIAAcross 18: Put on cargoLADEDAAcross 19: A gaitLOPEAAcross 20: U.S. film debut of 39 AcrossTHEBLUEANGELAAcross 23: Break breadEATAAcross 24: ___ advocateDEVILSAAcross 27: Fleur-de-___LISAAcross 30: Chanteuse EdithPIAFAAcross 33: A "Stagecoach" star: 1939DEVINEAAcross 35: Before, to ByronEREAAcross 36: Straw in the windOMENAAcross 38: Pay upREMITAAcross 39: Star of 20 AcrossMARLENE DIETRICHAAcross 43: "It's ___!"ADEALAAcross 44: InvalidNULLAAcross 45: Ring initialsTKOAAcross 46: BusybodiesYENTASAAcross 48: UndressPEELAAcross 50: Draft agcy.SSSAAcross 51: StewSEETHEAAcross 53: Limo occupantVIPAAcross 55: Role for 39 AcrossSHANGHAILILYAAcross 61: This may come to shovePUSHAAcross 64: AttackRUNATAAcross 65: Mars, to 54 DownARESAAcross 66: Exchange rateAGIOAAcross 67: Poetry MuseERATOAAcross 68: Bag openerTOTEAAcross 69: Hot-day wordWHEWAAcross 70: HinderDETERAAcross 71: ___ about (approximately)ONORDDown 1: Legal wrongTORTDDown 2: Oriental nurseAMAHDDown 3: Walking aidCANEDDown 4: Levites, e.g.TRIBEDDown 5: Holmes's aimSOLUTIONDDown 6: Dies ___IRAEDDown 7: Kind of jerk or popSODADDown 8: Put ___ to (finish off)ANENDDDown 9: Stayed at an innLODGEDDDown 10: Traveler to LilliputGULLIVERDDown 11: Type of tripEGODDown 12: Swiss peakALPDDown 13: Manhattan partRYEDDown 21: Track distanceLAPDDown 22: Turn inside outEVERTDDown 25: RestrainsLIMITSDDown 26: Shaving mishapsSNICKSDDown 27: Air Force general CurtisLEMAYDDown 28: Sultans' decreesIRADESDDown 29: PlacidSERENEDDown 31: SanctionAMENDDown 32: SurfeitedFED UPDDown 34: Group characterETHOSDDown 37: What the Aswan damsNILEDDown 40: Wee-hour movieLATESHOWDDown 41: Gulf of Aqaba portELATHDDown 42: Londoner's liftELEVATORDDown 47: Split the takeSHAREDDDown 49: Number of cards in Caesar's deck?LIIDDown 52: HardenENUREDDown 54: "The Republic" authorPLATODDown 56: Flying pestGNATDDown 57: Love's antithesisHATEDDown 58: Item to pumpIRONDDown 59: Apollo's motherLETODDown 60: North Sea feederYSERDDown 61: Clumsy handPAWDDown 62: Expression of disgustUGHDDown 63: "Sprechen ___ Deutsch?"SIE