New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 9th September 1987 There are 39 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 9th September 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Clenched handsFISTSAAcross 6: MaximsSAWSAAcross 10: Cartel acronymOPECAAcross 14: Spiritless, old styleAMORTAAcross 15: ScrabbleCLAWAAcross 16: HeadlongRASHAAcross 17: Ma Perkins's mediumRADIOAAcross 18: Site of a great tombAGRAAAcross 19: ComfortEASEAAcross 20: CoalEMBERAAcross 21: Service manDANMCGREWAAcross 23: Custer's alma mater: Abbr.USMAAAcross 25: Missile siteSILOAAcross 26: OnagerASSAAcross 28: Lass's home away from home?YWCAAAcross 31: Variety of copalANIMEAAcross 35: Fly larvaBOTTAAcross 37: Clementine's dad, for oneFORTY-NINERAAcross 40: Mountain: PrefixOREOAAcross 41: ArmbonesULNAEAAcross 42: Jewish monthADARAAcross 43: River or city in S.D.VERMILLIONAAcross 45: Mexican boyNINOAAcross 46: Maxwell and LanchesterELSASAAcross 47: "Cómo ___ usted?"ESTAAAcross 49: Scottish portAYRAAcross 50: A Presidential candidateHAIGAAcross 53: Novelist HunterEVANAAcross 55: Wild Bill, for oneUSMARSHALAAcross 60: FeyELFINAAcross 63: Dog or mealCHOWAAcross 64: Escamillo's foeTOROAAcross 65: Pandowdy portionSLICEAAcross 66: FrolicLARKAAcross 67: Sugar cubeLUMPAAcross 68: Mythical man of brassTALOSAAcross 69: MellowsAGESAAcross 70: DifferentELSEAAcross 71: ConcerningANENTDDown 1: Bus token, e.g.FAREDDown 2: Mosque V.I.P.IMAMDDown 3: Men willing for tillingSODBUSTERSDDown 4: Gives it a whirlTRIESDDown 5: TempestuousSTORMYDDown 6: Atlantic food fishSCADDDown 7: Unicellular plantALGADDown 8: Tips offWARNSDDown 9: PunditSWAMIDDown 10: Chief Joseph, for oneOREGONIANDDown 11: Carson's predecessorPAARDDown 12: Common crossword palindromeESSEDDown 13: MunchCHEWDDown 22: Dhu's familyCLANDDown 24: Causing dreadAWFULDDown 26: "___ Suspicion," 1943 filmABOVEDDown 27: Stendhal heroSORELDDown 29: Academic inst.COLLDDown 30: Jack's links rivalARNIEDDown 32: One behind the otherINDIAN FILEDDown 33: Former labor leaderMEANYDDown 34: Rarity for a Gold Glove playerERRORDDown 36: BattleaxesTOMAHAWKSDDown 38: N.M. resortTAOSDDown 39: Matchmaker in "Fiddler . . . "YENTEDDown 44: Danube tributaryISARDDown 48: Zoroastrian BibleAVESTADDown 51: Fiber for cordageISTLEDDown 52: Evil spiritGHOULDDown 54: Singer JonesALLANDDown 55: Pac Ten memberUCLADDown 56: Popular 30's danceSHAGDDown 57: In additionMOREDDown 58: BranchesARMSDDown 59: Canter's cousinLOPEDDown 61: ImageICONDDown 62: Nutcracker's suiteNEST