New York Times Answers - Saturday, 27th February 1988 There are 38 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 27th February 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Writer HechtBENAAcross 4: Grendel, in "Beowulf"OGREAAcross 8: Agt.'s cutPCTAAcross 11: Gator's relativeCROCAAcross 13: Kind of luteLAUDAAcross 14: Town in IranBAHARAAcross 16: Creator of 8 DownS. S. VAN DINEAAcross 18: Old-womanishANILEAAcross 19: Elephant's-earTAROAAcross 20: Rex Stout's sleuthNEROWOLFEAAcross 22: Caesar's last dayIDESAAcross 24: River in SpainEBROAAcross 25: Food preserverCANNERAAcross 28: Leg armorGREAVEAAcross 30: Puccini pieceARIAAAcross 31: DoesDEERAAcross 34: Papuans of New GuineaEKARIAAcross 36: Abélard's "___ et Non"SICAAcross 37: Plasterers' hawksPALLETSAAcross 39: NothingNILAAcross 40: Ollie's friendKUKLAAAcross 42: Nora ___, memorable ballerinaKAYEAAcross 43: Behold: Lat.ECCEAAcross 44: Quick-bread biscuitsSCONESAAcross 46: Troy escapeeAENEASAAcross 48: Composer of "Te Deum"ANONAAcross 48: Composer of "Te Deum"ANON.AAcross 49: ___ de bandera (flagstaff)ASTAAAcross 50: ___ Wimsey, Sayers sleuthLORDPETERAAcross 54: Wood sorrelsOCASAAcross 57: EulogizeEXTOLAAcross 58: Author of "Trent's Last Case"ECBENTLEYAAcross 61: Teeny-___WEENYAAcross 62: Come in thirdSHOWAAcross 63: Realty investmentSITEAAcross 64: Indian timber treeDARAAcross 65: Convex moldingTOREAAcross 66: Chinese Olympic diver: 1984TANDDown 1: A sci. degreeBCSDDown 2: Formerly, formerlyERSTDDown 3: A loser to Joe Louis: 1941NOVADDown 4: ExperiencedOLDDDown 5: SecuresGAINSDDown 6: Spell casterRUNEDDown 7: River in W. GermanyEDERDDown 8: Hero of "The Benson Murder Case"PHILOVANCEDDown 9: Young mooseCALFDDown 10: Loquat or cycadTREEDDown 12: KeelCARINADDown 14: HalfpenniesBAWBEESDDown 15: ParkaANORAKDDown 17: PredicamentNODEDDown 21: "___ the ramparts . . . "O'ERDDown 23: Wagnerian earth goddessERDADDown 25: ButtCASKDDown 26: Alexandrian sect founderARIUSDDown 27: Famous sleuth of the pulpsNICKCARTERDDown 28: Zane or JaneGREYDDown 29: HeathERICADDown 32: Fraternal orderELKSDDown 33: Guidonian noteELADDown 35: Seine sightsILESDDown 37: Full suit of armorPANOPLYDDown 38: Congou and hysonTEASDDown 41: Holmes's homeLONDONDDown 43: PlaysENACTSDDown 45: Hydrocarbon suffixENEDDown 47: Shelley's schoolETONDDown 49: Wheel spindleARBORDDown 50: SalaciousLEWDDDown 51: Sponge spiculeOXEADDown 52: Invertebrate shellTESTDDown 53: RingECHODDown 55: Ended hang glidingALITDDown 56: Stiff hairSETADDown 59: Flock memberEWEDDown 60: HankeringYEN