New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 23rd December 1987 There are 38 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 23rd December 1987. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: EconomizeSCRIMPAAcross 7: LL. B.'s org.ABAAAcross 10: A hardy cabbageKALEAAcross 14: Gun-crew memberLOADERAAcross 15: ColloidGELAAcross 16: "Terrible" tsarIVANAAcross 17: Famous San Francisco mayorALIOTOAAcross 18: Dockers' org.ILAAAcross 19: FluffLINTAAcross 20: The Iron DukeWELLINGTONAAcross 22: Tatter's productLACEAAcross 23: Threshing residueSTRAWAAcross 24: Tall capMITERAAcross 25: Discordant deityERISAAcross 29: Meal or cake starterOATAAcross 30: Rules of faithTENETSAAcross 31: Vermicelli, e.g.PASTAAAcross 33: "You ___ to Me," 1952 songBELONGAAcross 35: LicentiousIMMORALAAcross 37: Love or jealousyEMOTIONAAcross 41: A creedNICENEAAcross 43: VikingNORSEAAcross 44: Obituary newsDEMISEAAcross 47: Sea monsterORCAAcross 49: "___-ce pas?"NESTAAcross 50: "Goodnight" girlIRENEAAcross 51: Concepts or conceitsIDEASAAcross 53: Rope steadying a gaffVANGAAcross 54: London train terminalPADDINGTONAAcross 59: "The wolf ___ the door"ISATAAcross 60: Carmel followerITEAAcross 61: Mexican shawlSERAPEAAcross 62: Art ___DECOAAcross 63: Miss the markERRAAcross 64: Bird seen at DoverSEA MEWAAcross 65: Earl of AvonEDENAAcross 66: John ___ PassosDOSAAcross 67: Naturalist SetonERNESTDDown 1: See 2 DownSLAWDDown 2: Side dish, with 1 DownCOLEDDown 3: Complain vociferouslyRAILDDown 4: Golden calfIDOLDDown 5: Athena's motherMETISDDown 6: P.D.Q.PRONTODDown 7: RoilAGITATEDDown 8: In the hullBELOWDDown 9: An AldaALANDDown 10: Vt. ski resortKILLINGTONDDown 11: FlyAVIATEDDown 12: Surgical knifeLANCETDDown 13: Signs up for a contestENTERSDDown 21: Betty of old moviesGRABLEDDown 24: Diplomat V.K. Krishna ___MENONDDown 25: Prefix with centerEPIDDown 26: Pastoral butterRAMDDown 27: Doctrinal suffixISMDDown 28: Conn. sailing centerSTONINGTONDDown 30: ___ ThumbTOMDDown 32: Mount an insurrectionARISEDDown 34: Looked lecherouslyLEEREDDDown 36: Top pitcherACEDDown 38: WrathIREDDown 39: Bill Donovan's org.OSSDDown 40: Not grossNETDDown 42: Yes men of a sortNODDERSDDown 44: WatershedDIVIDEDDown 45: ExpungedERASEDDDown 46: Dennis of comicsMENACEDDown 48: Chest, in CaenCAISSEDDown 51: Medical: Comb. formIATRODDown 52: Curl the lipSNEERDDown 54: Like Hamelin's piperPIEDDDown 55: Madrid's ___ ViaGRANDDown 56: Feral's oppositeTAMEDDown 57: Flings wide, poeticallyOPESDDown 58: EftNEWT