New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 24th September 1986 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 24th September 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: PreenPRIMPAAcross 6: Type of jacketPEAAAcross 9: Mirages, maybe?OASESAAcross 14: Lofty nestAERIEAAcross 15: FledRANAAcross 16: HaggardGAUNTAAcross 17: Burgess book, with "A"CLOCKWORKORANGEAAcross 20: Kith's companionKINAAcross 21: Second sightE.S.P.AAcross 21: Second sightESPAAcross 22: Huon Gulf portLAEAAcross 23: Bikini partBRAAAcross 24: VeritableREALAAcross 26: Nat and NatalieCOLESAAcross 28: Cowboys or RaidersTEAMAAcross 29: Plane fuelAVGASAAcross 31: ConvenedSATAAcross 32: Pump partVALVEAAcross 33: WobbledTEETEREDAAcross 35: WaverFALTERAAcross 36: Vienna underground denizen?HARRYLIMEAAcross 38: Soprano RobertaPETERSAAcross 41: Minor peersBARONETSAAcross 45: StatesAVERSAAcross 46: Public transportBUSAAcross 47: Bothersome bacterium, for shortSTREPAAcross 48: HeadlandNESSAAcross 49: "Casablanca" star, familiarlyBOGIEAAcross 51: Mosel tributarySAARAAcross 52: Blakey or TatumARTAAcross 53: SubjugateCOWAAcross 54: BendESSAAcross 56: ___ LankaSRIAAcross 57: Globetrotter of renownMEADOWLARKLEMONAAcross 61: John Jacob or NancyASTORAAcross 62: MisjudgeERRAAcross 63: "___ down to the seas . . . ": MasefieldIMUSTAAcross 64: Bucephalus was oneSTEEDAAcross 65: InletRIAAAcross 66: Mythical art patronsMUSESDDown 1: Acquisitive rodentPACK RATDDown 1: Acquisitive rodentPACKRATDDown 2: Remove pressureRELIEVEDDown 3: First industrial revolution?IRON AGEDDown 4: O.T. bookMICDDown 5: Little dog, for shortPEKEDDown 6: Future benedict?PROPOSERDDown 7: Lug of a jugEARDDown 8: Spat's cousinANKLETDDown 9: BogymanOGREDDown 10: Top bond ratingAAADDown 11: Ariz., N.M. et al.SUN BELTDDown 11: Ariz., N.M. et al.SUNBELTDDown 12: ChaseENGRAVEDDown 13: Clambake essentialSTEAMERDDown 18: F.D.R.'s U.K. allyWSCDDown 19: Int. group established in 1948OASDDown 25: SoapsLATHERSDDown 27: Spotted beetleLADYBUGDDown 28: What some scouts seekTALENTSDDown 30: Early retail pioneerSEARSDDown 32: "Let's go," in La PazVAMOSDDown 34: B.&O., C.&O. et al.RRSDDown 35: Balsam, e.g.FIRDDown 37: Antofagasta de ___, ArgentinaLASIERRADDown 38: Hats from EcuadorPANAMASDDown 39: Peak of Tensing's lifeEVERESTDDown 40: Having a willTESTATEDDown 42: Dutch humanist and scholarERASMUSDDown 43: Garden hybridTEA ROSEDDown 44: Fifty-yard dashes, e.g.SPRINTSDDown 46: Topping for a toffBOWLERDDown 49: Perlman's toolBOWDDown 50: Dumfries riverESKDDown 53: Sash or whip followerCORDDDown 55: LeanSLIMDDown 58: John or JaneDOEDDown 59: Jackie's late mateARIDDown 60: Down Under birdEMU