New York Times Answers - Monday, 8th August 1988 There are 38 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 8th August 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Farm structureBARNAAcross 5: Oct. predecessorSEPTAAcross 9: StaggersREELSAAcross 14: Jai ___ALAIAAcross 15: ___ blue (loyal)TRUEAAcross 16: ApportionALLOTAAcross 17: BewilderedLOSTAAcross 18: One, in BerlinEINEAAcross 19: Down-easter's stateMAINEAAcross 20: RestrainKEEP BACKAAcross 22: SpeculateWONDERAAcross 23: "___ la Douce"IRMAAAcross 24: Wood smoothersSANDERSAAcross 25: Coined moneySPECIEAAcross 28: Wood or TurnerLANAAAcross 29: Person's experienceBACKGROUNDAAcross 31: ___ the jointCASEAAcross 35: Buenos ___, Arg.AIRESAAcross 36: Garfunkel or LinkletterARTAAcross 37: Cleans the furnitureDUSTSAAcross 38: AffrontSLURAAcross 39: DairiesCREAMERIESAAcross 41: Winter vehicleSLEDAAcross 42: SuaveURBANEAAcross 43: Broke suddenlySNAPPEDAAcross 47: Bullring criesOLESAAcross 48: HeadrestPILLOWAAcross 49: Insolent retortBACK TALKAAcross 49: Insolent retortBACKTALKAAcross 53: Aroma of flowersATTARAAcross 54: Curse or pledgeOATHAAcross 55: AuguryOMENAAcross 56: British riverTRENTAAcross 57: Word with cap or boneKNEEAAcross 58: State bird of HawaiiNENEAAcross 59: LesionsSORESAAcross 60: Put in the mailSENDAAcross 61: Ample, to FitzGeraldENOWDDown 1: ThwartBALKDDown 2: Medicinal plantALOEDDown 3: Flatten a flatRASEDDown 4: One overly concerned with detailsNITPICKERDDown 5: Large shipSTEAMERDDown 6: Author JongERICADDown 7: HoodlumPUNKDDown 8: Golf gadgetTEEDDown 9: A 1927 hit songRAMONADDown 10: Large antelopeELANDDDown 11: Leave outELIDEDDown 12: HermitLONERDDown 13: Suffixes with tip and tapSTERSDDown 21: Lockups in the NavyBRIGSDDown 22: Magical batonWANDDDown 24: Toys manSANTADDown 25: Suffragette dollars: Abbr.SBASDDown 26: Beach toyPAILDDown 27: BeigeECRUDDown 28: TemptedLUREDDDown 30: Propelled a biremeOAREDDDown 31: Sidewalk sectionCURBSTONEDDown 32: Whence a flu flew inASIADDown 33: British gunSTENDDown 34: To be, to BrutusESSEDDown 37: Bo of filmsDEREKDDown 39: Ball of yarnCLEWDDown 40: Protected the plantsMULCHEDDDown 41: Area once covered by Red SmithSPORTSDDown 43: QuarrelsSPATSDDown 44: Explosive, for shortNITRODDown 45: ModifyALTERDDown 46: Spitfire or ZeroPLANEDDown 47: Belonging to a cereal classOATENDDown 49: NemesisBANEDDown 50: VerilyAMENDDown 51: Comedian Jay ___LENODDown 52: "If you ___ Susie . . . "KNEWDDown 54: Gives approvalOKS