New York Times Answers - Saturday, 16th July 1988 There are 39 across clues and 38 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 16th July 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: SparMASTAAcross 5: Jeff Davis's orgCSAAAcross 8: V.I.P.'s at tax timeCPASAAcross 12: Staple in SorrentoPASTAAAcross 13: Half, in HamburgHALBAAcross 15: ___ breveALLAAAcross 16: SadatANWARAAcross 17: Cord for a kaffiyehAGALAAcross 18: BursaeSACSAAcross 19: VersesSTANZASAAcross 21: Tropical treesBALATASAAcross 23: Strapped-on shoeSANDALAAcross 24: A Romance languageCATALANAAcross 25: Carpenter or army followerANTAAcross 26: "___ home is his castle"AMANSAAcross 27: Bow or BartonCLARAAAcross 30: Model T necessityCRANKAAcross 31: ___ loss for wordsATAAAcross 34: Hired helperHANDAAcross 35: SowPLANTAAcross 36: Utah senatorGARNAAcross 37: TotADDAAcross 38: Shredded-cabbage dishesSLAWSAAcross 39: TapestryARRASAAcross 40: ___ Flow (Orkneys sea basin)SCAPAAAcross 41: Nabokov novelADAAAcross 42: Riotously colorfulSPLASHYAAcross 44: Small, feisty oneBANTAMAAcross 48: Honorific for GandhiMAHATMAAAcross 49: "Appointment in ___"SAMARRAAAcross 50: Astronaut ShepardALANAAcross 51: Mrs. LeonowensANNAAAcross 53: He came on after MonroeADAMSAAcross 54: StrumpetTARTAAcross 55: Neighbor of Minn.SDAKAAcross 56: Hottentots of SW AfricaNAMASAAcross 57: Navy V.I.P.'sADMSAAcross 58: U.S.N. policeSPSAAcross 59: Recipe abbr.TSPSDDown 1: Kind of rayMANTADDown 2: Nile damASWANDDown 3: CriterionSTANDARDDDown 4: L.A. suburbTARZANADDown 5: Cartoonist AddamsCHASDDown 6: DroopSAGDDown 7: Mobile peopleALABAMANSDDown 8: Memorable cellistCASALSDDown 9: Sevilla silverPLATADDown 10: Northern highwayALCANDDown 11: LipSASSDDown 12: Annie OakleyPASSDDown 14: Offensively obtrusiveBLATANTDDown 20: Hgt.ALTDDown 22: Tall and skinnyLANKDDown 24: Seeds for rye breadCARAWAYDDown 27: Half of a S.A. danceCHADDown 28: Terhune dogLADDDown 29: "___ so to bed"ANDDDown 30: ApplaudCLAPHANDSDDown 31: Swiss streamAARDDown 32: Refrain syllableTRADDown 33: Suburb of LiègeANSDDown 35: Blood fluidsPLASMASDDown 36: Cities in Spain and NicaraguaGRANADASDDown 38: Fitzgerald's forteSCATDDown 39: UnbendingADAMANTDDown 40: VirgulesSLANTSDDown 41: Lawyers' org.ABADDown 42: Caesar, for oneSALADDDown 43: ___D. (druggist's degree)PHARMDDown 45: Bird of passageTRAMPDDown 46: A.L. home-run champion: 1984ARMASDDown 47: The "m" in E = mc2MASSDDown 47: The "m" in E = mc2MASS.DDown 48: Conductor Eduardo ___MATADDown 49: Director Gene ___SAKSDDown 52: Baize featureNAP