New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 8th October 1986 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 8th October 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: King Kong and kinAPESAAcross 5: HumiliateABASHAAcross 10: Out of energyWEAKAAcross 14: MemoNOTEAAcross 15: Magna ___CARTAAAcross 16: Level a Soho flatRASEAAcross 17: Maine residentNORTHERNERAAcross 19: Belgian waterwayYSERAAcross 20: Steep ridgeARETEAAcross 21: HarvestsREAPSAAcross 23: SeamanTARAAcross 24: RelaxationEASEAAcross 26: Melba or DudleyMOOREAAcross 28: Offensive maneuver, in hockeyPOWER PLAYAAcross 28: Offensive maneuver, in hockeyPOWERPLAYAAcross 32: Bilko, familiarlySARGEAAcross 35: The honest oneABEAAcross 36: ObservedSEENAAcross 37: DirtySOILEDAAcross 38: He went after CaponeNESSAAcross 40: SkilledADEPTAAcross 42: Half a panda's nameLINGAAcross 43: AmassGATHERAAcross 45: A/k/a MarsARESAAcross 47: Golf positionLIEAAcross 48: Remove woolSHEARAAcross 49: Like a certain monsterGREEN-EYEDAAcross 51: Harper spinoffRHODAAAcross 53: Cousin of egadDRATAAcross 54: Room extensionELLAAcross 56: Bacteria fighterSULFAAAcross 58: Military materialKHAKIAAcross 62: DestroyRUINAAcross 64: Aden is its capitalSOUTHYEMENAAcross 66: Kind of clubGLEEAAcross 67: Painted metalsTOLESAAcross 68: South African tenderRANDAAcross 69: BounceOUSTAAcross 70: German government unitSTADTAAcross 71: Vamoose!SHOODDown 1: Actress StenANNADDown 2: In needPOORDDown 3: To be, in PareeETREDDown 4: Small sofaSETTEEDDown 5: Card or pilotACEDDown 6: Moved rapidlyBARRELEDDDown 7: Mother of AeolusARNEDDown 8: SaunalikeSTEAMYDDown 9: Marx manHARPODDown 10: DrollWRYDDown 11: Seasonal bloomEASTER LILYDDown 12: On a cruiseASEADDown 13: Actress DeborahKERRDDown 18: EavesdropsHEARSDDown 22: MediocreSO-SODDown 25: Asparagus unitSPEARDDown 27: BannisterRAILDDown 28: Feelings of anguishPANGSDDown 29: West Indian sorceryOBEAHDDown 30: Some windsWESTERLIESDDown 31: Lend ___ (hearken)ANEARDDown 33: Aladdin's benefactorGENIEDDown 34: BorderedEDGEDDDown 37: Bovine creatureSTEERDDown 39: Pahlevi's titleSHAHDDown 41: Like some documentsPREDATEDDDown 44: CupidEROSDDown 46: SinuousSNAKYDDown 49: LummoxGALOOTDDown 50: Highly flammable liquidsETHERSDDown 52: Cleans the furnitureDUSTSDDown 54: ThereforeERGODDown 55: DoozyLULUDDown 57: Sudanese peopleFULADDown 59: Oriental nurseAMAHDDown 60: Vegas challengeKENODDown 61: ___-EuropeanINDODDown 63: After-expenses totalNETDDown 65: Presidential monogramHST