New York Times Answers - Thursday, 4th December 1986 There are 34 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 4th December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Silents' Bow, e.g.VAMPAAcross 5: PlundersSACKSAAcross 10: Bird, to BrutusAVISAAcross 14: Arab princeEMIRAAcross 15: Vivian Vance roleETHELAAcross 16: Weather deviceVANEAAcross 17: TV sitcom starring Judd HirschTAXIAAcross 18: ThreefoldTRINEAAcross 19: Seed coverARILAAcross 20: Poetic morning songMATINAAcross 22: Paine, Rousseau et al.DEISTSAAcross 24: Northern constellationCAMELOPARDALISAAcross 28: "I Can't Sleep" playwrightODETSAAcross 29: At the age of: Abbr.AETAAcross 30: PlacesLOCIAAcross 31: "___ et ecclesiae," Harvard mottoCHRISTOAAcross 35: Obtrusive stateBUMPTIOUSNESSAAcross 39: Isle or CityEMERALDAAcross 40: Like George ApleyLATEAAcross 42: Lodge memberELKAAcross 43: Ben ___, Great Britain's highest peakNEVISAAcross 44: Luxury wrapCAMELSHAIRCOATAAcross 50: Erudite oneSAVANTAAcross 51: BrillianceECLATAAcross 52: SoonANONAAcross 52: SoonANON.AAcross 53: "For want of ___ . . . "ANAILAAcross 55: One of the ChasesILKAAAcross 59: Diamond or SedakaNEILAAcross 60: "I ___ Parade"LOVEAAAcross 61: LodeVEINAAcross 62: WhirlpoolEDDYAAcross 63: StriveEXERTAAcross 64: Poet LazarusEMMADDown 1: Old proVETDDown 2: Candlenut treeAMADDown 3: Join the crowdMIXDDown 4: Watchful hours?PRIME TIMEDDown 4: Watchful hours?PRIMETIMEDDown 5: BrouhahaSET-TODDown 6: AweighATRIPDDown 7: DishesCHINADDown 8: KnowledgeKENDDown 8: KnowledgeKEN.DDown 9: Malamutes, e.g.SLEDDERSDDown 10: ServeAVAILDDown 11: "Peyton Place" film actressVARSIDDown 12: Monogram pts.INITSDDown 13: French seasoningsSELSDDown 21: Smith and HirtALSDDown 23: Dine at homeEAT INDDown 24: Army off.COLDDown 25: Hacienda materialADOBEDDown 26: Vade ___ (handbook)MECUMDDown 27: Mythical Hindu demonRAHUDDown 31: TorskC.O.D.DDown 31: TorskCODDDown 32: Type of serviceSELECTIVEDDown 33: River of KenyaTSAVODDown 34: Port of ancient RomeOSTIADDown 36: Be vain, in a wayPREENDDown 37: Chamberlain yarn?TALL TALEDDown 38: SortsILKSDDown 41: Id followerESTDDown 43: Thirties inits.NRADDown 44: Like some chairsCANEDDDown 45: EschewAVOIDDDown 46: BraveMANLYDDown 47: Ho precederHEAVEDDown 48: Quaker grayACIERDDown 49: ___ ease (edgy)ILLATDDown 50: SensibleSANEDDown 54: Nero's nightNOXDDown 56: Unit on a space vehicleLEMDDown 57: Kipling characterKIMDDown 58: Yerby's "A Rose for ___ Maria"ANA