New York Times Answers - Monday, 5th October 1987 There are 39 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 5th October 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Of the earOTICAAcross 5: CicatrixSCARAAcross 9: Communion tableALTARAAcross 14: FibberLIARAAcross 15: Rounded ear projectionLOBEAAcross 16: Skin layerDERMAAAcross 17: Water plantALGAAAcross 18: ParadiseEDENAAcross 19: Sharp-tasting vegetableONIONAAcross 20: Fighter of the Year: 1956 and 1960FLOYDPATTERSONAAcross 23: Cereal grainOATAAcross 24: Before, to PoeEREAAcross 25: Squandered, perhapsSPENTAAcross 28: GumboOKRAAAcross 30: ___ Kett of comicsETTAAAcross 34: IndisposedILLAAcross 34: IndisposedILL.AAcross 35: Roof edgeEAVEAAcross 37: Altruistic personSHARERAAcross 39: Fighter of the Year: 1979SUGARRAYLEONARDAAcross 42: In the middle ofAMIDSTAAcross 43: DeserveEARNAAcross 44: Equal: PrefixISOAAcross 45: Give temporarilyLENDAAcross 46: TerminatesENDSAAcross 48: Organic compoundESTERAAcross 50: Mining findOREAAcross 50: Mining findORE.AAcross 51: Doctrine adherentISTAAcross 52: Fighter of the Year: 1937HENRYARMSTRONGAAcross 60: WandererNOMADAAcross 61: On one's ___ (alert)TOESAAcross 62: AlwaysEVERAAcross 63: ExistentALIVEAAcross 64: Twin of JacobESAUAAcross 65: IdenticalSAMEAAcross 66: Ustinov or StuyvesantPETERAAcross 67: Neural networkRETEAAcross 68: DilatorySLOWDDown 1: Norwegian kingOLAFDDown 2: CultivateTILLDDown 3: Villain in "Othello"IAGODDown 4: French pencilCRAYONDDown 5: "Washington ___ here"SLEPTDDown 6: Ending passage in musicCODADDown 7: Help a hoodABETDDown 8: TenantRENTERDDown 9: RevereADOREDDown 10: MagnifierLENSDDown 11: Music for threeTRIODDown 12: Egyptian godAMONDDown 13: OperatedRANDDown 21: Post-office equipmentDATERSDDown 22: Chalk removerERASERDDown 25: Rope fiberSISALDDown 26: FeatherPLUMEDDown 27: City WNW of ChicagoELGINDDown 28: Eggs, to CatoOVADDown 29: AttunedKEYEDDDown 30: Suffix with Jacob or EuclidEANDDown 31: PeculiarityTRAITDDown 32: ConciseTERSEDDown 33: PassionARDORDDown 36: Aorta, e.g.ARTERYDDown 38: TruthfulHONESTDDown 40: IncreaseADDDDown 41: Spanish articleLASDDown 47: Less messyNEATERDDown 49: StrainSTRESSDDown 50: CommandORDERDDown 51: OffspringISSUEDDown 52: ApertureHOLEDDown 53: Give forthEMITDDown 54: Part of a churchNAVEDDown 55: AscendedROSEDDown 56: GistMEATDDown 57: EllipticalOVALDDown 58: Verne characterNEMODDown 59: ExpandedGREWDDown 60: SiestaNAP