New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 17th December 1986 There are 40 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 17th December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A shade of blueNAVYAAcross 5: Makes a selectionOPTSAAcross 9: ForbidBARAAcross 12: Indian or canalERIEAAcross 13: Busman's passengersFARESAAcross 15: River in N. IrelandERNEAAcross 16: Capital capitalWALL STREETAAcross 18: Dollar billNOTEAAcross 19: Small food fishSMELTAAcross 20: Vacationer's delightEASEAAcross 21: Slide uncontrollablySKIDAAcross 22: Intl. signal adopted in 1912SOSAAcross 24: Salesman's aidSAMPLEAAcross 26: Chit-chatGABAAcross 29: Dowager, sometimesWIDOWAAcross 31: Zhivago's loveLARAAAcross 33: Cheer at the corridaOLEAAcross 34: Card game for twoGINAAcross 35: Untamed oneSAVAGEAAcross 37: Holiday pastimeBOATINGAAcross 40: Misplayed a cardRENEGEDAAcross 41: Nursery specialtiesSHRUBSAAcross 42: Santa ___, Calif.ANAAAcross 43: The last wordENDAAcross 44: Magazine contents, for shortAMMOAAcross 45: Hot under the collarIRATEAAcross 47: Duroc's homeSTYAAcross 48: Teacher's rollbook entryABSENTAAcross 50: Nocturnal predatorOWLAAcross 52: A nobleEARLAAcross 54: Where colliers come and goADITAAcross 56: Equipment for a WyethEASELAAcross 60: Exercise deviceBIKEAAcross 61: Confetti companion, on occasionTICKER TAPEAAcross 63: Fragrant river?ODERAAcross 64: Where to get a beehive or bunSALONAAcross 65: Mother of Romulus and RemusILIAAAcross 66: N.B.A. hoop attachmentNETAAcross 67: Stack roleNESSAAcross 68: A winning marginNECKDDown 1: IntelligenceNEWSDDown 2: Syria, onceARAMDDown 3: Adjective for castor oilVILEDDown 4: Hoots or hollersYELLSDDown 5: Frequently, to a poetOFTDDown 6: Trim, with "away"PAREDDown 7: Arnold's crimeTREASONDDown 8: This has its ups and downsSEESAWDDown 9: N.Y.S.E. membersBROKERAGESDDown 10: No manANTIDDown 11: Donna or WillisREEDDDown 14: Rose partSTEMDDown 15: Place into bondageENSLAVEDDown 17: Put awaySTOWDDown 23: OmensSIGNSDDown 25: Architect's renderingPLANDDown 26: Seaport habituésGOBSDDown 27: Greeting on a lanaiALOHADDown 28: Slump of sortsBEAR MARKETDDown 30: Archeological siteDIGDDown 32: EmissaryAGENTDDown 35: NATO's former kinSEATODDown 36: WhirlpoolEDDYDDown 38: Glass of a sortTUMBLERDDown 39: Nigerian groupIBOSDDown 40: Genetic trait carrierRNADDown 42: Part of the ConstitutionARTICLEDDown 45: Kind of fileINDIANDDown 46: Ornate pitcherEWERDDown 49: Picnic spreadEATSDDown 51: Seneca's tongueLATINDDown 52: Like the StyxEBONDDown 53: Right-hand manAIDEDDown 55: Ring decisions, for shortTKOSDDown 57: Shopper's delightSALEDDown 58: Long, dignified poemEPICDDown 59: Titanic problemLEAKDDown 62: Annapolis grad.ENS