New York Times Answers - Thursday, 20th August 1987 There are 36 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 20th August 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lens apertureSTOPAAcross 5: Fodder plantsTARESAAcross 10: JettisonDUMPAAcross 14: She's back in townLULUAAcross 15: Seaport in SW JapanOMUTAAAcross 16: To ___ (exactly)ATEEAAcross 17: Gen. PattonOLDBLOODANDGUTSAAcross 20: Command to a horseGEEAAcross 21: Helm positionALEEAAcross 22: Showy birdEGRETAAcross 23: Weaving defectSCOBAAcross 24: Climbs upASCENDSAAcross 26: Alfred E. SmithHAPPYWARRIORAAcross 30: One of the GreatsERIEAAcross 31: The Tent MakerOMARAAcross 32: Retrieving dog, for shortLABAAcross 35: Rip apartRENDAAcross 36: Sudden energetic spurtSPASMAAcross 38: "Cavalleria" temptressLOLAAAcross 39: Pilcorn, e.g.OATAAcross 40: HardensGELSAAcross 41: Type of type: Abbr.ITALAAcross 42: Ehrich WeissGREATHOUDINIAAcross 46: InculcateIMPLANTAAcross 49: As wellALSOAAcross 50: "My ___ days,/When I was green . . . ": Shak.SALADAAcross 51: Wave on la merONDEAAcross 52: Alias, for shortA.K.A.AAcross 52: Alias, for shortAKAAAcross 55: Perry of the BearsTHEREFRIGERATORAAcross 59: Czech name for the ElbeLABEAAcross 60: Pleasant changesOASESAAcross 61: Asian desertGOBIAAcross 62: Compass pointsENESAAcross 63: MotionlessINERTAAcross 64: MimedAPEDDDown 1: Move with difficultySLOGDDown 2: Marsh bulrushTULEDDown 3: Word with shoppeOLDEDDown 4: Place for dartsPUBDDown 5: "___ they build . . . "': YoungTOOLOWDDown 6: One-celled animalAMOEBADDown 7: UncivilRUDEDDown 8: Letter from PiraeusETADDown 9: Honorific Japanese suffixSANDDown 10: Printer's obeliskDAGGERDDown 11: Driver's maneuverU-TURNDDown 12: ApportionedMETEDDDown 13: Mosquitoes, e.g.PESTSDDown 18: Covered with AlençonLACYDDown 19: Restaurateur's concernDECORDDown 23: HastenedSPEDDDown 24: What Venus de Milo is missingARMSDDown 25: Thailand, onceSIAMDDown 26: Edible submarineHERODDown 27: TractAREADDown 28: Four nogginsPINTDDown 29: Cook without liquidROASTDDown 32: Louis Marie Julien ViaudLOTIDDown 33: Lyricist ___ Jay LernerALANDDown 34: Romantic islandBALIDDown 36: EspiedSEENDDown 37: Plan for building lotsPLATDDown 38: Beach resortLIDODDown 40: Teacher's decisionGRADEDDown 42: Stares angrilyGLARESDDown 43: Closet adjunctHANGERDDown 44: Adjective for MethuselahOLDESTDDown 45: AddictUSERDDown 46: Basket fiberISTLEDDown 47: U.S. naval historianMAHANDDown 48: Freshman cadetPLEBEDDown 51: Seine feederOISEDDown 52: On the peakATOPDDown 53: Japanese seaportKOBEDDown 54: SaharanARIDDDown 56: Faith, in FranceFOIDDown 57: Sought elective officeRANDDown 58: Moslem chiefAGA