New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 3rd August 1988 There are 38 across clues and 41 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 3rd August 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Columbus's departure city: 1492PALOSAAcross 6: Elec. current unitsAMPSAAcross 10: ___-freeSCOTAAcross 14: Polishing abrasiveEMERYAAcross 15: A RooseveltSARAAAcross 16: Actress RainesELLAAAcross 17: With full forceAMAINAAcross 18: Iraq's foeIRANAAcross 19: Source of many news itemsLEAKAAcross 20: What you'd be, according to Cole PorterOHSOEASYTOLOVEAAcross 23: Harem roomODAAAcross 24: Otologist's specialtyEARAAcross 25: Auxiliary verbBEENAAcross 28: IncursionRAIDAAcross 31: F.D.R. gave his by the firesideCHATSAAcross 36: Shade treeELMAAcross 37: W.W. II battle siteSTLOAAcross 38: Homo sapiensHUMANAAcross 39: Kind of ditty to sing: 1930SOMETHINGSIMPLEAAcross 43: La Scala productionOPERAAAcross 44: AngeredIREDAAcross 45: Mauna ___LOAAAcross 46: Silver or copperMETALAAcross 47: Read quicklySCANAAcross 48: HangPENDAAcross 49: Initials for mind readingE.S.P.AAcross 49: Initials for mind readingESPAAcross 51: Women's patriotic org.DARAAcross 53: EaseEFFORTLESSNESSAAcross 61: April forecastRAINAAcross 62: Make more comfortableEASEAAcross 63: He wrote "Voyage aux Pyrénées"TAINEAAcross 65: Fish lungGILLAAcross 66: Former despotTSARAAcross 67: BrillianceECLATAAcross 68: Paris airportORLYAAcross 69: CloseSHUTAAcross 70: Hunts for bargainsSHOPSDDown 1: Kind of jacketPEADDown 2: Gun fodder, for shortAMMODDown 3: Jacob's first wifeLEAHDDown 4: PrayerORISONDDown 5: Church councilSYNODDDown 6: Huge land massASIADDown 7: Red planetMARSDDown 8: EntreatedPRAYEDDDown 9: Claus or CruzSANTADDown 10: VendSELLDDown 11: Asp's victim, for shortCLEODDown 12: Norwegian kingOLAVDDown 13: CaptureTAKEDDown 21: Blue planetEARTHDDown 22: Shade of purpleORCHIDDDown 25: Colonial wife's broomBESOMDDown 26: Skip formal nuptialsELOPEDDown 27: Irish patriotEMMETDDown 29: ___ BabaALIDDown 30: Kind of columnIONICDDown 32: Wordless vocal musicHUMDDown 33: Enough and maybe moreAMPLEDDown 34: ClawTALONDDown 35: Golfdom greatSNEADDDown 37: More vapidSTALERDDown 40: NOW aimERADDown 41: Sweetheart, in EireGRADDown 42: ShipsSENDSDDown 47: SpatterSPLASHDDown 48: SermonizePREACHDDown 50: Editor's instructive wordsSTETSDDown 52: Sweetens the kittyANTESDDown 53: ThereforeERGODDown 54: EquitableFAIRDDown 55: SateFILLDDown 56: MerelyONLYDDown 57: Biblical twinESAUDDown 58: Spanish painter: 1876-1945SERTDDown 59: Farm structureSILODDown 60: CinchSNAPDDown 64: French connectionsETS