New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 23rd August 1988 There are 39 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 23rd August 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Beer ingredientMALTAAcross 5: BlunderERRORAAcross 10: FastenerHASPAAcross 14: Hebrew instrumentASORAAcross 15: Web-footed femaleGOOSEAAcross 16: Voice rangeALTOAAcross 17: Tall, skinny personSTRING BEANAAcross 19: GistMEATAAcross 20: SorrowSADNESSAAcross 21: Those who osculateKISSERSAAcross 23: Numeral suffixETHAAcross 24: "Olympia" painterMANETAAcross 25: Seventh Greek letterETAAAcross 28: BristleSETAAAcross 30: British trolleyTRAMAAcross 33: Predicate partVERBAAcross 35: Sly glanceLEERAAcross 37: Kind of waveTIDALAAcross 39: Sealed vialAMPOULEAAcross 41: Era in Europe: 1000 B.C.-A.D. 100IRON AGEAAcross 43: Produce numerous issueSPAWNAAcross 44: SpouseMATEAAcross 46: Happy lookGRINAAcross 47: Greek peakOSSAAAcross 48: NaClSALTAAcross 50: External: Comb. formECTAAcross 51: Kilmer classicTREESAAcross 54: Indonesian island groupARUAAcross 56: Shoe cleanerDOORMATAAcross 59: Two long syllables in poetrySPONDEEAAcross 63: Hindu queenRANIAAcross 64: Very small bankrollSHOE STRINGAAcross 64: Very small bankrollSHOESTRINGAAcross 66: " . . . as ___ gathereth her chickens . . . " : Matt. 23:37AHENAAcross 67: WeirdEERIEAAcross 68: Sondheim's "___ the Woods"INTOAAcross 69: VillageBURGAAcross 70: Yukon vehiclesSLEDSAAcross 71: Turns right, as a horseGEESDDown 1: BulkMASSDDown 1: BulkMASS.DDown 2: Nick and Nora's dogASTADDown 3: NoblemanLORDDDown 4: ThreefoldTRINEDDown 5: Yellowish-whiteEGGSHELLDDown 6: PlundersROBSDDown 7: Sturgeon eggROEDDown 8: Honshu seaportOSAKADDown 9: Enzyme formed in kidneysRENINDDown 10: Knee tendonHAMSTRINGDDown 11: Toward shelter, at seaALEEDDown 12: AsteriskSTARDDown 13: Cooking utensilsPOTSDDown 18: Clears, as profitNETSDDown 22: ArgumentSET-TODDown 24: ___ West, of old filmsMAEDDown 25: Marton and TanguayEVASDDown 26: Rate of speedTEMPODDown 27: Harps, in HavanaARPASDDown 29: AboundTEEMDDown 31: Antarctic capeADAREDDown 32: ___ Johnson of N.B.A. fameMAGICDDown 34: Archer's needBOWSTRINGDDown 36: ___ Gam, actress from Pa.RITADDown 38: Fasting periodLENTDDown 40: Deprive of weaponsUNARMDDown 42: BackslidesRELAPSESDDown 45: Silly personASSDDown 49: Horse's gaitTROTDDown 52: FacilitatesEASESDDown 53: Waters or BarrymoreETHELDDown 55: Strip of equipmentUNRIGDDown 56: DullDRABDDown 57: Chief Hawaiian islandOAHUDDown 58: Something uniqueONERDDown 59: One of the TurkomansSEIDDDown 60: Wine and ___DINEDDown 61: Being, in MadridENTEDDown 62: SelvesEGOSDDown 65: Mining findOREDDown 65: Mining findORE.