New York Times Answers - Thursday, 18th December 1986 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 18th December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Desert bordering the Red SeaSAHARAAAcross 7: Sight at 1 AcrossCAMELAAcross 12: Grey-Minnelli classicCABARETAAcross 13: Well-likedPOPULARAAcross 15: C. & W. groupALABAMAAAcross 16: WhatnotETAGEREAAcross 17: Cornwall mineBALAAcross 18: Tucker's "best" partnerBIBAAcross 19: Neptune, Celtic styleLERAAcross 20: Mother, in the OzarksMAWAAcross 21: Black Sea neighborAZOVAAcross 23: Gogol's "___ Bulba"TARASAAcross 25: Highway sightSEMIAAcross 26: Cantrell and TurnerLANASAAcross 28: Saddle loopLUGAAcross 29: ArrestedRANINAAcross 30: Sports spotsARENASAAcross 32: HalvedBISECTEDAAcross 34: Clearly reasonableLOGICALAAcross 36: Weather-relatedCLIMATICAAcross 40: Emulate LumetDIRECTAAcross 45: Feller called ___ RobertRAPIDAAcross 46: Indus tribesmanGORAAcross 48: "Vieux ___," T. Williams playCARREAAcross 49: ___ impasseATANAAcross 50: Vice President before FordAGNEWAAcross 52: Musical piecesDUOSAAcross 53: Sportscaster ScullyVINAAcross 54: Suffix with cup or spoonFULAAcross 55: ___ de deuxPASAAcross 57: The i's have itDOTAAcross 58: Its flowers lack petalsANEMONEAAcross 60: Loose-woven fabricETAMINEAAcross 62: Male mousersTOMCATSAAcross 63: Canceled outNEGATEDAAcross 64: Takes the QE2SAILSAAcross 65: Used transparent paperTRACEDDDown 1: Alberto who won in the long run: N.Y.C., 1981–82SALAZARDDown 2: Large snailABALONEDDown 3: O.T. bookHABDDown 4: Hussein, for oneARABDDown 5: Respond to dunningREMITDDown 6: Moorish instrumentATABALDDown 7: Sheep sheltersCOTESDDown 8: On ___ with (equal to)APARDDown 9: KisserMUGDDown 10: Periodic-table itemELEMENTDDown 11: North Platte feederLARAMIEDDown 12: OccultismCABALADDown 13: Living in the open seaPELAGICDDown 14: Tape-deck buttonREWINDDDown 22: Pianist ___ CliburnVANDDown 24: Gaul-Italy separatorRUBICONDDown 25: It holds a squid's "ink"SACDDown 27: Dieter's dishSALADDDown 29: Museum pieceRELICDDown 31: BarflySOTDDown 33: Down in the dumpsSADDDown 35: Silly laughsGIGGLESDDown 36: NeckpieceCRAVATDDown 37: Some South AmericansLATINOSDDown 38: "The Girl from ___," 1963 songIPANEMADDown 39: Part of an hr.MINDDown 41: Atomic-energy unitRADDDown 42: Ineligible for a dunce capERUDITEDDown 43: Aped Der BingleCROONEDDDown 44: Did lab workTESTEDDDown 47: Reformer's exhortationREPENTDDown 50: Em et al.AUNTSDDown 51: IrrigateWATERDDown 54: Stable youngsterFOALDDown 56: Lagerlöf's "Gösta Berlings ___"SAGADDown 59: Start of the 12th centuryMCIDDown 61: BubMAC