New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th December 1987 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th December 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Chanteuse EdithPIAFAAcross 5: Ordained teacherRABBIAAcross 10: Prologue's antecedentPASTAAcross 14: Aleutian isleATTUAAcross 15: Great Lakes tribeERIESAAcross 16: K–P connectionLMNOAAcross 17: Broadway gasNEONAAcross 18: Newspaper sectionFUNNYPAPERAAcross 20: Very burdensomeGRINDINGAAcross 22: VentOUTLETAAcross 23: DesireYENAAcross 24: Some railroad menSHUNTERSAAcross 26: WinchmanCRABBERAAcross 30: "___ gratia artis"ARSAAcross 31: TrademarkLOGOAAcross 32: Rave's partnerRANTAAcross 34: ___ accompliFAITAAcross 38: Church cornerAMENAAcross 39: Copenhagen or MarengoSTEEDAAcross 41: ___ no goodUP TOAAcross 42: "One man's ___ is another man's Persian"MEDEAAcross 43: SpedTOREAAcross 44: Eight bellsNOONAAcross 45: Simple enzymeASEAAcross 47: Bobbin holderSPINDLEAAcross 49: Tack sellersSADDLERSAAcross 54: Opposite of clericalLAYAAcross 55: Cactus openingAREOLEAAcross 56: StretchELONGATEAAcross 61: Inflated currencyFUNNYMONEYAAcross 63: FlagIRISAAcross 64: Joy's lionessELSAAAcross 65: JaggedEROSEAAcross 66: TearRENTAAcross 67: ProphetSEERAAcross 68: ChallengedDAREDAAcross 69: Theater areaLOGEDDown 1: Hunger spasmPANGDDown 2: Brain passageITERDDown 3: Yours, in LyonATOIDDown 4: Sense of humorFUNNY BONEDDown 5: Some oil companiesREFINERSDDown 6: Sussex riverARUNDDown 7: Crosby namesakesBINGSDDown 8: Artist ShahnBENDDown 9: "This ___ Life"ISYOURDDown 10: Okla. national parkPLATTDDown 11: SufficientAMPLEDDown 12: Derisive lookSNEERDDown 13: Wrongs, to DarrowTORTSDDown 19: Groan inducersPUNSDDown 21: Society budDEBDDown 25: AbhorrersHATERSDDown 26: QuahogCLAMDDown 27: Apple typeROMEDDown 28: RipenedAGEDDDown 29: Terrier or snitcherRATTERDDown 33: ModernistNEODDown 34: Musical about Fanny BriceFUNNYGIRLDDown 35: FootlessAPODDDown 36: Chemical suffixITOLDDown 37: FranchotTONEDDown 40: Arranged, as troopsDEPLOYEDDDown 45: Friend in needALLYDDown 46: AppearedSEEMEDDDown 48: John, in AberdeenIANDDown 49: Yeggs' targetsSAFESDDown 50: As ___ (generally)ARULEDDown 51: ObtuseDENSEDDown 52: Germanic counterpart of ThorDONARDDown 53: ___ WencesSENORDDown 57: ___-majestéLESEDDown 58: Martian: Comb. formAREODDown 59: Bell soundTINGDDown 60: Punta del ___ESTEDDown 62: Sixty minutes, in SienaORA