New York Times Answers - Saturday, 6th December 1986 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 6th December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: SplendorPOMPAAcross 5: ProperFITAAcross 8: SustainPROPAAcross 12: Nanking nannyAMAHAAcross 13: Earthnut: Var.ARNUTAAcross 15: LoatheHATEAAcross 16: SensibleSANEAAcross 17: Jai-alai racquetCESTAAAcross 18: Aware ofONTOAAcross 19: Greek-to-English problem, e.g.TRANSLITERATIONAAcross 22: Galena, e.g.OREAAcross 22: Galena, e.g.ORE.AAcross 23: Active prefixRETROAAcross 24: Hebrides hatsTAMSAAcross 26: Londoner's charabancBUSAAcross 27: SarcasticACIDAAcross 30: GlutSATEAAcross 31: Kind of muffinGEMAAcross 32: Soap plantsAMOLESAAcross 34: Self-activationSPONTANEOUSNESSAAcross 37: F. Alda's "Men, Women and ___"TENORSAAcross 38: CarpNAGAAcross 39: WayneDUKEAAcross 40: Mexican President Miguel ___ MadridDELAAAcross 41: Hagiology subjs.STSAAcross 42: Old DodgersBUMSAAcross 43: Superfamily: Comb. formOIDEAAAcross 45: Band of sparksARCAAcross 46: Mother Shipton's fortePROGNOSTICATIONAAcross 53: Tamein's cousinSARIAAcross 54: ContaminateTAINTAAcross 55: Home of the HawksOMNIAAcross 56: Some accts.IRASAAcross 57: Dusky graySMOKEAAcross 58: Horse's gaitRACKAAcross 59: DispatchedSENTAAcross 60: Annapolis grad.ENSAAcross 61: WidgeonSMEEDDown 1: A Christmas in "A Christmas Carol"PASTDDown 2: Important convert of MohammedOMARDDown 3: Supernatural power, in PolynesiaMANADDown 4: Classifier of facts or experiencesPHENOMENOLOGISTDDown 5: Chilean President: 1964–70FREIDDown 6: One of Nelson Riddle's fortesINSTRUMENTATIONDDown 7: Some English undergraduatesTUTEESDDown 8: Selenium, etc.PHOTOCONDUCTORSDDown 9: Gypsy wifeRANIDDown 10: "Airplane!" autopilot: 1980OTTODDown 11: Calcutta copPEONDDown 13: IronwoodACLEDDown 14: FrangipaneTARTDDown 20: Grads-to-beSRSDDown 21: Family of Bulwer-Lytton protagonistARAMSDDown 24: Like some TV showsTAPEDDDown 25: Observe Yom KippurATONEDDown 26: Hogan or HechtBENDDown 28: Part of the alimentary canalILEUMDDown 29: Sights in some bullpensDESKSDDown 30: Jet-set veh.SSTDDown 31: RapGASDDown 32: Arrival time for H.C.H.AUGDDown 33: Frankfurt-to-Stuttgart dir.SSEDDown 35: PrepareTRAINDDown 36: PAU's successorOASDDown 41: Roll seedSESAMEDDown 42: Bandeau, for shortBRADDown 44: DowriesDOTSDDown 45: Molière play divisionACTEDDown 46: Letters from GreecePSISDDown 47: UncommonRAREDDown 48: Mediterranean portORANDDown 49: SignsINKSDDown 50: Mosque manIMAMDDown 51: Start of a Susann titleONCEDDown 52: Army guided missileNIKE