New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 28th January 1987 There are 39 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 28th January 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Mendicant's requestALMSAAcross 5: Fiber from bananasABACAAAcross 10: Slightly openAJARAAcross 14: Jezebel's deityBAALAAcross 15: Fabric used by decoratorsNINONAAcross 16: Actor DastagirSABUAAcross 17: Gold digger's benefactorSUGAR DADDYAAcross 19: Some FedsTMENAAcross 20: DifferentDIVERSEAAcross 21: Sibelius's "Valse ___"TRISTEAAcross 23: Flightless birdEMUAAcross 24: IntrigueSCHEMEAAcross 26: Spheres of influenceDOMAINSAAcross 30: Forms a queueLINESUPAAcross 33: Kneeling figure, in artORANTAAcross 34: Form of investmentABONDAAcross 36: Navy V.I.P.SNOAAcross 37: EngrossedRAPTAAcross 38: Taken inSTUNGAAcross 39: Promise's partnerLICKAAcross 40: Under the weatherILLAAcross 40: Under the weatherILL.AAcross 41: Film in which Jane Fonda won an OscarKLUTEAAcross 42: Pulitzer Prize writer: 1918POOLEAAcross 43: More squalidSEEDIERAAcross 45: Type of wrenchSPANNERAAcross 47: Like the Dead SeaSALINEAAcross 49: BlockheadLUGAAcross 50: Working diligentlyPLYINGAAcross 52: Freed from refuseTRASHEDAAcross 56: DeserveEARNAAcross 57: Bird of the South PacificHONEY EATERAAcross 57: Bird of the South PacificHONEYEATERAAcross 60: SulkPOUTAAcross 61: Growing outENATEAAcross 62: Virginia willowITEAAAcross 63: SpotESPYAAcross 64: Gave medicine toDOSEDAAcross 65: Cut of steakRUMPDDown 1: Liberal-arts degs.ABSDDown 2: PraiseLAUDDDown 3: Epiphany trioMAGIDDown 4: Worker for an AmazonSLAVE ANTDDown 5: Hit-___ driverANDRUNDDown 6: TendencyBIASDDown 7: Keith of the screenANDESDDown 8: Cape or fishC.O.D.DDown 8: Cape or fishCODDDown 9: Porter's "___ Goes"ANYTHINGDDown 10: "___ Goes By," 1931 songASTIMEDDown 11: Impromptu jazz performanceJAM SESSIONDDown 12: InciteABETDDown 13: Mystical markRUNEDDown 18: Let slackenREMITDDown 22: TearRENDDDown 25: Genetic offshootsCLONESDDown 26: Day from OhioDORISDDown 27: Ecclesiastical wearORALEDDown 28: Pancake toppingMAPLE SYRUPDDown 29: Father of JupiterSATURNDDown 31: Sam, e.g.UNCLEDDown 32: Game of cardsPOKERDDown 35: HoweverBUTDDown 38: Rode over snowSLEIGHEDDDown 39: Unworldly intellectualLONGHAIRDDown 41: Drying furnaceKILNDDown 42: That which refreshesPAUSEDDown 44: ChoiceDAINTYDDown 46: EnactedPLAYEDDDown 48: Lab vesselsETNASDDown 50: Le MokoPEPEDDown 51: Where Luang Prabang isLAOSDDown 53: Network of nervesRETEDDown 54: "___, Brute!"ETTUDDown 55: BelieveDEEMDDown 58: Mrs. LennonONODDown 59: What a fall guy takesRAP