New York Times Answers - Thursday, 18th February 1988 There are 36 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 18th February 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Lettuce typeBIBBAAcross 5: Soap plantAMOLEAAcross 10: Earp weaponCOLTAAcross 14: Celebes oxANOAAAcross 15: StuffedSATEDAAcross 16: Cosmetic ingredientALOEAAcross 17: Mencken quote: Part IANYHOWTHEHOLEINAAcross 20: Draft agcy.SSSAAcross 21: Pan invented by BarriePETERAAcross 22: Redford is oneBLONDAAcross 23: Farm equipmentBALERAAcross 24: Diminutive suffixULEAAcross 25: HappensBEFALLSAAcross 28: Handled a lacrosse ballCRADLEDAAcross 32: Roman wayITERAAcross 33: BoundersCADSAAcross 34: Stop ___ dimeONAAAcross 35: Quote: Part IITHEDOUGHNUTISATAAcross 40: British ref. bookO.E.D.AAcross 40: British ref. bookOEDAAcross 41: An AlgonquianCREEAAcross 42: Network of nervesRETEAAcross 43: SquashFLATTENAAcross 45: Scorpio's heartANTARESAAcross 48: HairpieceRATAAcross 49: Germ cellSPOREAAcross 50: Capital of JordanAMMANAAcross 53: Composer ErikSATIEAAcross 54: Warbucks's friend, with "The"ASPAAcross 57: End of quoteLEASTDIGESTIBLEAAcross 60: One of three B'sBACHAAcross 61: Delusion's partnerSNAREAAcross 62: SwillSLOPAAcross 63: Loom partSLEYAAcross 64: UnitMONADAAcross 65: Yorkshire riverTEESDDown 1: Duo before "black sheep"BAASDDown 2: KhansINNSDDown 3: End products of snips, snails and certain tailsBOYSDDown 4: A word from Marley's partnerBAHDDown 5: TooAS WELLDDown 6: Dull surfacesMATTESDDown 7: "The ___," Tryon novelOTHERDDown 8: Lascivious lookLEERDDown 9: Old English letterEDHDDown 10: Saw at pokerCALLEDDDown 11: Airplane's ___ strutOLEODDown 12: Cut of meatLOINDDown 13: Care forTENDDDown 18: Translucent silicaOPALDDown 19: Khakass, for oneOBLASTDDown 23: Avon residentBARDDDown 24: An official language of PakistanURDUDDown 25: "With a little ___ luck"BITOFDDown 26: A BarrymoreETHELDDown 27: "___ cold and starve a fever"FEEDADDown 28: FireCANDDown 29: Born followerLOSERDDown 30: Growing outENATEDDown 31: Oasis productsDATESDDown 33: Young Fidel's palCHEDDown 36: Navigation instrumentOCTANTDDown 37: Chemical suffix replaced by ideURETDDown 38: D.D.E. in W.W. IIGENDDown 39: Dies ___IRAEDDown 44: Like many tabloidsTRASHYDDown 45: Wingless female aphidAPTERADDown 46: Spread a rumorNOISEDDDown 47: Waste allowanceTRETDDown 49: "Bonjour Tristesse" authorSAGANDDown 50: Clerical garbALBSDDown 51: Word after corn or oatMEALDDown 52: Medieval weaponMACEDDown 53: Chinese: Comb. formSINODDown 54: Elba reversalABLEDDown 55: Kind of ginSLOEDDown 56: ___ up (invigorates)PEPSDDown 58: Mil. decorationDSMDDown 59: AdherentIST