New York Times Answers - Friday, 24th October 1986 There are 36 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 24th October 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: World's fifth-largest islandBAFFINAAcross 7: Dawn, in MonterreyALBAAAcross 11: "Norma ___," Field filmRAEAAcross 14: Fatty esterOLEATEAAcross 15: Pressuring salesmanshipHARD SELLAAcross 17: Relative valuesRATIOSAAcross 18: Complete collapsesSMASHUPSAAcross 19: ___-do-wellNE'ERAAcross 20: Group of threeTRIADAAcross 22: Mountain of E ThessalyOSSAAAcross 23: 'Twixt'TWEENAAcross 23: 'TwixtTWEENAAcross 25: Knightly titleSIRAAcross 27: Not under the stars or sunINDOORSAAcross 30: "___ Bad About Feeling Good?": 1968 filmWHATSSOAAcross 34: The Velvet FogTORMEAAcross 35: SupremePARAMOUNTAAcross 37: Mine, in BrestAMOIAAcross 38: ThewSINEWAAcross 39: Campus gp.FRATAAcross 40: Certain means of communicationLANDWIRESAAcross 42: RubberneckSTAREAAcross 43: A tenth of 38 DownONEDIMEAAcross 44: More miserlyTIGHTERAAcross 46: Sign of the zodiacLEOAAcross 47: French incomeRENTEAAcross 48: ___ spumanteASTIAAcross 51: PraisesLAUDSAAcross 53: ___ of OrleansMAIDAAcross 57: Chefs' gadgetsBLENDERSAAcross 59: Stritch or MayELAINEAAcross 61: Certain weightsLONGTONSAAcross 62: ___ bleuCORDONAAcross 63: NotwithstandingYETAAcross 64: Snick joinerSNEEAAcross 65: Coins for turnstilesTOKENSDDown 1: "___ Free," Adamson bookBORNDDown 2: Wings, to ScipioALAEDDown 3: CelebrationFETEDDown 4: Just averageFAIR TO MIDDLINGDDown 5: Sam on "Quincy"ITODDown 6: Homesteader, e.g.NESTERDDown 7: Bret Harte characterAHSINDDown 8: Tibetan monkLAMADDown 9: Super Bowl M.V.P. in 1979 and 1980BRADSHAWDDown 10: Classified itemsADSDDown 11: Defendant, to a D.A.REUSDDown 12: Carnic and SavoyALPSDDown 13: Heroine of the Adamson bookELSADDown 16: Less than satisfactorySHORTOFTHEMARKDDown 21: BreatheRESPIREDDown 24: MiseryWOEDDown 26: "___ a Camera": Van DrutenIAMDDown 27: Aviator BalboITALODDown 28: "___ is an island . . . ": DonneNOMANDDown 29: IdlerDRONEDDown 30: Gained with forceWRESTEDDDown 31: City north of BombaySURATDDown 32: An anagram for sanerSNAREDDown 33: Mink's relativeOTTERDDown 36: Chemical suffixANEDDown 38: A greenbackSIMOLEONDDown 41: How, in BerlinWIEDDown 42: York was one: Abbr.SGTDDown 45: Glowworm or earwigINSECTDDown 47: Charlotte ___RUSSEDDown 48: In a competent wayABLYDDown 49: Dark colored plumSLOEDDown 50: BivouacTENTDDown 52: "Comus" composerARNEDDown 54: Nurse's ___AIDEDDown 55: Get ___ the ground floorIN ONDDown 56: Hide-outsDENSDDown 58: Wino's afflictionDTSDDown 60: Richard ___, Hawaiian actorLOO