New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 31st December 1986 There are 43 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 31st December 1986. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: FloatRAFTAAcross 5: Sheet of microfilmFICHEAAcross 10: Blue-greenAQUAAAcross 14: HodgepodgeOLIOAAcross 15: Symbol of perfectionIDEALAAcross 16: Ladder partRUNGAAcross 17: DepartedLEFTAAcross 18: Savile Row threadFIBREAAcross 19: "Kiss Me, ___"KATEAAcross 20: Currently existingEXTANTAAcross 22: Coml. noticeADVTAAcross 24: "Spare the ___ . . . "RODAAcross 25: Nobelist Wiesel and namesakesELIESAAcross 27: Fermentation agentYEASTAAcross 29: Compass pt.SSEAAcross 31: Annealing ovenLEHRAAcross 33: Most delightfulNICESTAAcross 36: Cans, to LondonersTINSAAcross 38: Coretta King, ___ ScottNEEAAcross 39: Companions of faunaeFLORAEAAcross 40: City in GreeceARTAAAcross 41: Ovid's "I touch"TANGOAAcross 43: Certain news rpt.WTHRAAcross 44: Malenkov or ZarubinGEORGIAAcross 46: This tells that bells knellEARAAcross 47: Cut of meatLOINAAcross 48: InvolveENTAILAAcross 49: Miss, in Lima: Abbr.SRTAAAcross 51: Recipe wds.TBSAAcross 52: PupWHELPAAcross 54: Corporation ordinanceBYLAWAAcross 56: Tarzan's CheetaAPEAAcross 58: Hidden hindranceSNAGAAcross 60: Dressy clothingFINERYAAcross 63: Dickens lassNELLAAcross 65: Old Greek coinsOBOLIAAcross 67: MerrimentGLEEAAcross 68: Rapidly brightening starNOVAAAcross 69: King of NorwayOLAVVAAcross 70: GrapelikeUVALAAcross 71: IndividualsONESAAcross 72: "Long time ___"NOSEEAAcross 73: VendSELLDDown 1: PartROLEDDown 2: Author HaleyALEXDDown 3: An exciting moment on Dec. 31FIFTEENTOTWELVEDDown 4: SumTOTALDDown 5: 11:45 A.M.FIFTEENTILLNOONDDown 6: March 15, in MilanoIDIDDown 7: Tropical tree: Var.CEBADDown 8: Robust; strongHARDYDDown 9: Same as 3 DownELEVENFORTYFIVEDDown 10: Noah's vesselARKDDown 10: Noah's vesselARK.DDown 11: Same as 3 DownQUARTERTOTWELVEDDown 12: Biblical prepositionUNTODDown 13: RipenedAGEDDDown 21: ZilchNILDDown 23: Follow closelyTAILDDown 26: Mets' homeSHEADDown 28: Frown angrilySCOWLDDown 29: PhaseSTAGEDDown 30: TemptressSIRENDDown 32: Descartes and CotyRENESDDown 34: Hindu title of respectSAHIBDDown 35: Sea birdsTERNSDDown 37: Actress BernhardtSARAHDDown 42: CostumeGARBDDown 45: Donates, to BurnsGIESDDown 50: ___ BabaALIDDown 53: Cellist CasalsPABLODDown 55: Celtic god of loveANGUSDDown 56: ___ Domini 1987ANNODDown 57: Mexican laborerPEONDDown 59: Tibetan gazellesGOASDDown 61: ActualREALDDown 62: ShoutYELLDDown 64: ___ VegasLASDDown 66: Opposite of arr.LVE