New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 23rd September 1987 There are 37 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 23rd September 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Physicist NielsBOHRAAcross 5: FilchSTEALAAcross 10: Noah's eldestSHEMAAcross 14: Plaintive woodwindOBOEAAcross 15: Madrid museumPRADOAAcross 16: Helen of Troy's motherLEDAAAcross 17: Ind. shoesMOCSAAcross 18: Barrel organHURDY-GURDYAAcross 20: Grape hyacinthBLUEBELLAAcross 22: Water-carved gullyARROYOAAcross 23: Welty productSTORYAAcross 24: Turn a pancakeFLIPAAcross 25: Draw breaker for a trophyCUP TIEAAcross 27: CarelessSLIPSHODAAcross 31: Coral islandATOLLAAcross 32: Cheese or chard precederSWISSAAcross 33: Onassis nicknameARIAAcross 34: Oriental stapleRICEAAcross 35: MapCHARTAAcross 36: ___ cat (a ballgame)ONEOAAcross 37: Chosen, in CaenELUAAcross 38: DistortSLANTAAcross 39: Capital of SenegalDAKARAAcross 40: Composer RogerSESSIONSAAcross 42: Dionysian deitiesSATYRSAAcross 43: LandedALITAAcross 44: Walk heavilyCLUMPAAcross 45: IncantationsSPELLSAAcross 48: Small seeded legumesPEABEANSAAcross 51: ArrogantHOITY-TOITYAAcross 53: Wild oxANOAAAcross 54: First-rateA-ONEAAcross 55: Fill with joyELATEAAcross 56: Storage compartments: Abbr.LKRSAAcross 57: Brown songbirdWRENAAcross 58: AlludeREFERAAcross 59: Ago, in AyrSYNEDDown 1: FlopBOMBDDown 2: Ancient Greek coinOBOLDDown 3: Sleight of handHOCUS-POCUSDDown 4: Colonize againRESETTLEDDown 5: GlobeSPHEREDDown 6: ReallyTRULYDDown 7: Rank above viscountEARLDDown 8: Do sumsADDDDown 9: Tory of '76LOYALISTDDown 10: Soupy sounds?SLURPSDDown 11: Leander's loveHERODDown 12: VortexEDDYDDown 13: Clinic name of fameMAYODDown 19: HandlesGRIPSDDown 21: SeetheBOILDDown 24: CoquetteFLIRTDDown 25: Is solicitousCARESDDown 26: UsefulUTILEDDown 27: CygnetsSWANSDDown 28: TrickeryHANKY PANKYDDown 29: " . . . that charms ___ or sight": ColeridgeOREARDDown 30: Some Parisian robesDIORSDDown 32: Affected contractionSHANTDDown 35: Covered colonnaded passageCLOISTERDDown 36: Repasts for Dobbin?OATMEALSDDown 38: InaneSILLYDDown 39: Apply paint crudelyDAUBDDown 41: Bambi's creatorSALTENDDown 42: David, to GoliathSLAYERDDown 44: This, to SimoneCETTEDDown 45: "Candida" playwrightSHAWDDown 46: ImpoverishedPOORDDown 47: "___ kleine Nachtmusik": MozartEINEDDown 48: Edith ___, memorable singerPIAFDDown 49: Norse goddess of fateNORNDDown 50: MS. enc.SASEDDown 52: Bravo's kinOLE