New York Times Answers - Thursday, 11th December 1986 There are 40 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 11th December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Evening, in ParisSOIRAAcross 5: Muscular contractionSPASMAAcross 10: Mil. decorationsDSCSAAcross 14: Architectural pierANTAAAcross 15: Colonel's insigneEAGLEAAcross 16: SiouxOTOEAAcross 17: Best seller by Fannie HurstBACK STREETAAcross 17: Best seller by Fannie HurstBACKSTREETAAcross 19: Astronomical Major or MinorURSAAAcross 20: Wedding membersUSHERSAAcross 21: SpongerDEADBEATAAcross 23: Casa, in CoblenzHAUSAAcross 25: Home, to GedmanPLATEAAcross 26: Action or process: SuffixANCEAAcross 29: ___ de CalaisPASAAcross 31: Metatarsus localeINSTEPAAcross 34: Linda of TV's "Happy Days"PURLAAcross 35: Flare upBLAZEAAcross 37: ConflictWARAAcross 38: A son of JaktanOBALAAcross 39: SpeechifyORATEAAcross 40: CharterHIREAAcross 41: Bishop followerRICAAcross 42: FunctionEVENTAAcross 43: SpotESPYAAcross 44: Start of a baseball songTAKEMEAAcross 46: Comedian ConwayTIMAAcross 48: Not so muchLESSAAcross 49: MovesSTIRSAAcross 51: TelephoneCALLAAcross 53: Form columnsTABULATEAAcross 56: Sculptor's second attemptRECASTAAcross 60: MouthwardORADAAcross 61: Facetious remarksWISECRACKSAAcross 63: Paddy productRICEAAcross 64: Israeli seaportELATHAAcross 65: ___ Islands, in the W PacificTRUKAAcross 66: Adult acornsOAKSAAcross 67: Tennis tieDEUCEAAcross 68: Nautical "seven"SEASDDown 1: Elephant boy of old filmsSABUDDown 2: Tierra del Fuego IndiansONASDDown 3: LongingITCHDDown 4: RouéRAKEHELLDDown 5: FramesSETSUPDDown 6: Duffer's delightPARDDown 7: MellowedAGEDDDown 8: DormancySLEEPDDown 9: Strengthen, in a wayMETALIZEDDown 10: Holds questionableDOUBTSDDown 11: Like the Artful DodgerSTREETWISEDDown 12: Italian item or affairCOSADDown 13: StoolSEATDDown 18: Sp. spouse's titleSRADDown 22: Hamlet, for oneDANEDDown 24: "Light Brigade" weaponSABREDDown 26: Seaman's directionAPORTDDown 27: Knitted scarfNUBIADDown 28: Throws an illegal football blockCRACKSBACKDDown 30: OpinionSLANTDDown 32: O.K. Corral fightersEARPSDDown 33: PlundersPREYSDDown 36: LoftATTICDDown 39: Completely cowedOVERAWEDDDown 40: W.W. II fighter planesHELLCATSDDown 42: Author LudwigEMILDDown 45: Piano piecesETUDESDDown 47: Bon ___ (Parisian's bargain)MARCHEDDown 50: Rural crossoverSTILEDDown 52: Irish sea godLERDDown 53: Corrida combatantTORODDown 54: Pavarotti forteARIADDown 55: Birthright salesmanESAUDDown 57: Farm unitACREDDown 58: JaegerSKUADDown 59: Cluckers' disapprovalsTSKSDDown 62: List ender: Abbr.ETC.