New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 5th August 1987 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 5th August 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dusting powderTALCAAcross 5: Pop-music platterDISCAAcross 9: Mythical murderessMEDEAAAcross 14: Hawaiian thrushOMAOAAcross 15: Cartoonist SoglowOTTOAAcross 16: Open to viewOVERTAAcross 17: Agitated stateSNITAAcross 18: "Bird thou never ___": ShelleyWERTAAcross 19: Farm-gear pioneerDEEREAAcross 20: U.S. clergyman-author: 1663-1728COTTONMATHERAAcross 23: Unspecified personANYONEAAcross 24: Of low qualityPOORAAcross 25: Copyright symbolCEEAAcross 28: He pulls in pushersNARCAAcross 30: Army sergeantsNONCOMSAAcross 32: Given a glimpseSHOWNAAcross 35: Tobacco drierOASTAAcross 37: Skip overOMITAAcross 38: Verne captainNEMOAAcross 39: Pigs' digsSTIESAAcross 40: Far: Comb. formTELEAAcross 41: Toast toppingOLEOAAcross 42: Raison d'___ETREAAcross 43: Mink's cousinOTTERAAcross 44: Man-eating ogre of legendWINDIGOAAcross 46: Showcase recording, for shortDEMOAAcross 48: Msg. from the TitanicSOSAAcross 49: Author JaffeRONAAAcross 51: Songs for nineNONETSAAcross 55: A "Citizen Kane" co-starJOSEPHCOTTENAAcross 57: July TV fareRERUNAAcross 60: Zwei followerDREIAAcross 61: Station wagon, e.g.AUTOAAcross 62: UnaccompaniedALONEAAcross 63: RaggedTORNAAcross 64: Notion: Comb. formIDEOAAcross 65: Practiced a tradePLIEDAAcross 66: Draft statusONEAAAcross 67: For fear thatLESTDDown 1: Puccini operaTOSCADDown 2: David's eldest sonAMNONDDown 3: Parishioners, e.g.LAITYDDown 4: A poplarCOTTONWOODDDown 5: Something depressingDOWNERDDown 6: Inventory unitITEMDDown 7: Seat-belt partSTRAPDDown 8: Kind of oilCOTTONSEEDDDown 9: ContemporaryMODERNDDown 10: At any junctureEVERDDown 11: Actor Billy ___ WilliamsDEEDDown 12: MismanageERRDDown 13: Had a little lambATEDDown 21: Second son of JudahONANDDown 22: JeersHOOTSDDown 25: Halley's ___COMETDDown 26: Nellie's "South Pacific" manEMILEDDown 27: Product of an acid-alcohol reactionESTERDDown 29: Grew to likeCOTTONEDTODDown 31: Flopsy siblingCOTTONTAILDDown 32: Phoebe and C. P.SNOWSDDown 33: Sun: Comb. formHELIODDown 34: AuguriesOMENSDDown 36: DemeanorAIRDDown 39: Edible bulbsSEGOSDDown 43: "Typee" sequelOMOODDown 45: Made wrinkle-freeIRONEDDDown 47: Live oakENCINADDown 50: Stage projectionAPRONDDown 52: Chopin productETUDEDDown 53: Heads, in Le HavreTETESDDown 54: Look down one's nose atSNOOTDDown 55: D-day monthJUNEDDown 56: At this siteHEREDDown 57: Join a bull sessionRAPDDown 58: WingELLDDown 59: Parisian's kingROI