New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 10th February 1987 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 10th February 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ___ an egg (failed)LAIDAAcross 5: Chills and feverAGUEAAcross 9: Patio gearSPITAAcross 13: Cay or aitISLEAAcross 14: DisembarksLANDSAAcross 16: SitPOSEAAcross 17: Bootblack's investmentSHOE POLISHAAcross 19: "Jacta ___ est"ALEAAAcross 20: Eucharist platePATENAAcross 21: Chemical compoundsESTERSAAcross 23: UninhibitedOPENAAcross 25: Kind of hangerSTRAPAAcross 27: FinVEEAAcross 28: Fast; looseSPORTYAAcross 30: Calif.'s mottoEUREKAAAcross 32: Slippery oneEELAAcross 33: Acts boredYAWNSAAcross 35: Homophone for woodWOULDAAcross 38: A comboTRIOAAcross 40: Something to readMETERAAcross 42: ___ on words (pun)PLAYAAcross 43: ImpudentSASSYAAcross 45: ImpulseNISUSAAcross 47: Uno, due, ___TREAAcross 48: Afro, for oneHAIRDOAAcross 50: BlackmailsBLEEDSAAcross 52: What the blank in 19 Across meansDIEAAcross 54: "Home, Sweet Home" authorPAYNEAAcross 56: HelpsAIDSAAcross 57: RuinsUNDOESAAcross 59: Nautical callAVASTAAcross 61: Sick as ___ADOGAAcross 62: Butcher's displayPOLISHHAMSAAcross 67: "___ is real! . . . ": LongfellowLIFEAAcross 68: Epsom and the likeSALTSAAcross 69: RedactEDITAAcross 70: Umpire's callSAFEAAcross 71: Tatum's fatherRYANAAcross 72: OptimisticROSYDDown 1: Fleur-de-___LISDDown 2: Kind of can or trayASHDDown 3: U.N. labor armILODDown 4: More profoundDEEPERDDown 5: "Thanks ___!"A LOTDDown 6: High windsGALESDDown 7: By accidentUNINTENTIONALLYDDown 8: McMahon and SullivanEDSDDown 9: Petty fussSPATDDown 10: Reached Olympic heightsPOLEVAULTEDDDown 11: River to the RhoneISEREDDown 12: HectorTEASEDDown 15: Use scissorsSHEARDDown 18: Word with hosePANTYDDown 22: EjectSPEWDDown 23: La Scala offeringOPERADDown 24: Disposed of quicklyPOLISHEDOFFDDown 26: StratagemsRUSESDDown 28: CliquesSETSDDown 29: Sweet potatoYAMDDown 31: Hill, to a BoerKOPDDown 34: One of Barrie's DarlingsWENDYDDown 36: Garnishes, in a wayLARDSDDown 37: ColorsDYESDDown 39: Explorer JohnsonOSADDown 41: " . . . ay, there's the ___"RUBDDown 44: Cry out sharplyYIPEDDown 46: Cut pricesSLASHDDown 49: Some filesRASPSDDown 51: Choice wordEITHERDDown 52: Pairs of tiresDUALSDDown 53: Forster's "A Passage to ___"INDIADDown 55: A PerónEVITADDown 58: Pointed archOGEEDDown 60: Org.ASSNDDown 63: Gig implementOARDDown 64: FoofarawADODDown 65: Prefix with leadMISDDown 66: Eye problemSTY