New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 10th December 1986 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 10th December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Editors' needs: Abbr.MSSAAcross 4: Ski-slope sightT-BARAAcross 8: Iraqi languageARABICAAcross 14: HaveOWNAAcross 15: Capital of ItaliaROMAAAcross 16: Massine-Satie balletPARADEAAcross 17: Football supportTEEAAcross 18: SoonANONAAcross 18: SoonANON.AAcross 19: "Sophie's Choice" starSTREEPAAcross 20: Accord signed by Ford and BrezhnevHELSINKIAAcross 22: Dusty mistsHAZESAAcross 23: Pliable stripSPLINEAAcross 24: ScruffsNAPESAAcross 27: Biblical kingOMRIAAcross 29: Negative conjunctionNORAAcross 30: FreezeICEAAcross 33: DisputeARGUEAAcross 36: PlexusRETEAAcross 38: Washington officeOVALAAcross 39: United Nations observances since 1950HUMANRIGHTSDAYSAAcross 42: Arkin or AldaALANAAcross 43: Move graduallyEDGEAAcross 44: Southern constellationMENSAAAcross 45: Franklin or HechtBENAAcross 46: AdversaryFOEAAcross 47: OriginROOTAAcross 49: Pinza was oneBASSOAAcross 51: Hun kingATTILAAAcross 55: Spain's Cape of ___PALOSAAcross 58: Peace Nobelist: 1975SAKHAROVAAcross 60: One of the FuriesALECTOAAcross 62: QuoteCITEAAcross 63: PastAGOAAcross 64: WealthRICHESAAcross 65: Hebrew monthADARAAcross 66: Bangkok nativeTAIAAcross 67: Capital of ancient AtticaATHENSAAcross 68: TattersRAGSAAcross 69: FinisENDDDown 1: Butterflies' cousinsMOTHSDDown 2: Pass swiftly overSWEEPDDown 3: Fish-line attachmentSNELLDDown 4: Amtrak employeesTRAINMENDDown 5: Yelena ___, wife of 58 AcrossBONNERDDown 6: In a violent rageAMOKDDown 7: ArrestedRANINDDown 8: Stamp collectors' org.APSDDown 9: PreferablyRATHERDDown 10: TapestryARRASDDown 11: Activist folk singer JoanBAEZDDown 12: ___ fixeIDEEDDown 13: Edible mushroomsCEPSDDown 21: Dakota, e.g.SIOUANDDown 25: Stamen partANTHERDDown 26: Dowson was onePOETDDown 28: CrocusesIRIDESDDown 30: Lendl of tennisIVANDDown 31: Low islandsCAYSDDown 32: Lohengrin's loveELSADDown 33: Melville captainAHABDDown 34: GovernRULEDDown 35: F.B.I. agt.G-MANDDown 37: Heckler's missileEGGDDown 38: Folk singer from BirminghamODETTADDown 40: Old autosREOSDDown 41: ___ Brothers (Dick and Tom)SMOTHERSDDown 46: Tie or claspFASTENDDown 48: Poster materialOAKTAGDDown 49: German soldier, to a poiluBOCHEDDown 50: Award won by 19 AcrossOSCARDDown 52: EnragedIRATEDDown 53: Boston airportLOGANDDown 54: ShunAVOIDDDown 55: BelémPARADDown 56: LandedALITDDown 57: WalesaLECHDDown 59: Radames's loveAIDADDown 61: W.W. II agcy.OSS