New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 8th December 1987 There are 39 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 8th December 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Dwell (on)HARPAAcross 5: Fiber for ropeABACAAAcross 10: FootlessAPODAAcross 14: U.S. satelliteECHOAAcross 15: Jeweler's measureCARATAAcross 16: MummerMIMEAAcross 17: Passing fancyWHIMAAcross 18: Like Poe's poemsRHYTHMICALAAcross 20: Roman councilsSENATESAAcross 22: Sheen, in ShropshireLUSTREAAcross 23: PindaricsODESAAcross 24: Rex and DonnaREEDSAAcross 26: CurvedARCEDAAcross 28: Shoot the breezeCHATAAcross 29: "___ la Douce"IRMAAAcross 33: Karpov's forteCHESSAAcross 34: SubterfugeRUSEAAcross 35: BoutiqueSHOPAAcross 36: Rocky pinnacleTORAAcross 37: Trucking rigsSEMISAAcross 38: Actress ClaireINAAAcross 39: EssenceODORAAcross 41: "Oh, ___ in England . . . ": BrowningTOBEAAcross 42: He was Lou GrantASNERAAcross 44: Level, in LincolnshireRASEAAcross 45: WinglikeALARAAcross 46: Butler of fictionRHETTAAcross 47: Railroad tracksLINESAAcross 49: ___ ex machinaDEUSAAcross 50: Bellhop's missionERRANDAAcross 53: SuperSonics' turfSEATTLEAAcross 56: Gershwin's "___ Blue"RHAPSODYINAAcross 59: ExcursionTOURAAcross 60: Grid figuresREFSAAcross 61: FingersFEELSAAcross 62: Sicilian resortENNAAAcross 63: CloySATEAAcross 64: Soap chipFLAKEAAcross 65: "Camino ___": T. WilliamsREALDDown 1: FellsHEWSDDown 2: HurtACHEDDown 3: Horned mammalRHINOCEROSDDown 4: Hair ointmentsPOMADESDDown 5: Landed propertyACRESDDown 6: Cries of scornBAHSDDown 7: Ending for secretARYDDown 8: GrimalkinCATDDown 9: Olympics contestantsATHLETESDDown 10: "___ as good as a mile"AMISSISDDown 11: Scot's ancient associatePICTDDown 12: Baseball's MorenoOMARDDown 13: Stet's oppositeDELEDDown 19: Goner's nameMUDDDown 21: Spreads to dryTEDSDDown 24: Hispanic dances: Var.RHUMBASDDown 25: Less strenuousEASIERDDown 26: Equity memberACTORDDown 27: Sitcom of the 70'sRHODADDown 28: Cooked with a spicy sauceCREOLEDDown 30: Imitation diamondRHINESTONEDDown 31: French ImpressionistMONETDDown 32: DivorcedAPARTDDown 37: TieSTANDOFFDDown 40: BackslideRELAPSEDDown 42: TerrainAREADDown 43: Camera partSHUTTERDDown 48: OfficeholdersINSDDown 49: CompactDENSEDDown 50: Makes a wrong turnERRSDDown 51: Flightless birdRHEADDown 52: George of filmsRAFTDDown 53: Word with screen or stockingSILKDDown 54: Kind of mothLUNADDown 55: Of a periodERALDDown 57: ___ City, Okla.DEL.DDown 57: ___ City, Okla.DELDDown 58: Affirmative voteYEA