New York Times Answers - Friday, 9th September 1988 There are 40 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 9th September 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Set firmlyPOSITAAcross 6: Architectural featureDOMEAAcross 10: Wrap, as a mummyCEREAAcross 14: Like the Ancient MarinerALONEAAcross 15: Wild goat of Asia MinorIBEXAAcross 16: CiliumHAIRAAcross 17: OrderCLASSAAcross 18: DesperateDIREAAcross 19: Pisa's riverARNOAAcross 20: Sibelius's "___ Suite"KARELIAAAcross 22: Berlin's namesakesIRVINGSAAcross 24: Walrus's interlocutorCARPENTERAAcross 26: CloseSHUTAAcross 29: Lhasa ___ (Tibetan dog)APSOAAcross 30: Final state of 4 DownIMAGOAAcross 34: CossetPETAAcross 35: Military vehicleJEEPAAcross 36: Pilsener, e.g.LAGERAAcross 37: Port of N ChileARICAAAcross 39: Old dressRAGAAcross 41: Bomber ___ GayENOLAAAcross 42: Mexican snacksTACOSAAcross 43: Sort of sortieRAIDAAcross 45: Musical dir.RIT.AAcross 45: Musical dir.RITAAcross 46: Actor Terence ___STAMPAAcross 47: Of the earOTICAAcross 48: Miami's countyDADEAAcross 49: Musician's timerMETRONOMEAAcross 52: Island off SonoraTIBURONAAcross 55: Breathing tubeSNORKELAAcross 59: ___ St. Lawrence, G.B.S.'s homeAYOTAAcross 60: Wine valleyNAPAAAcross 62: City on the NileCAIROAAcross 63: Destiny of the bollBALEAAcross 64: Ornamental caseETUIAAcross 65: ___ Kush, Asian rangeHINDUAAcross 66: NurturedBREDAAcross 67: TearRENDAAcross 68: "___ purs . . . ": Gounod ariaANGESDDown 1: Ice or six followerPACKDDown 2: Large ceramic potOLLADDown 3: Fly highSOARDDown 4: ArthropodINSECTDDown 5: Inventor NikolaTESLADDown 6: Small grebeDIDAPPERDDown 7: Sendai sashOBIDDown 8: Choice breed of sheepMERINODDown 9: Put forth effortEXERTDDown 10: ModeratorCHAIRMANDDown 11: DeserveEARNDDown 12: CallRINGDDown 13: A son of AphroditeEROSDDown 21: Passions, to PlinyIRAEDDown 23: ObscuredVEILEDDDown 25: Grass for cordageESPARTODDown 26: Items in a toff's attireSPATSDDown 27: Afghan cityHERATDDown 28: Neighbor of CarthageUTICADDown 31: Polis meeting placeAGORADDown 32: FrozenGELIDDDown 33: Hold forthORATEDDown 35: Manhattan College studentJASPERDDown 38: Altered, as a metalCOMMUTEDDDown 40: ContradictedGAINSAIDDDown 44: Giotto fresco, e.gICONDDown 47: Elaborately embellishedORNATEDDown 48: Painter André ___DERAINDDown 50: Coloring solutionTONERDDown 51: Choice coffeeMOCHADDown 52: He wrote "The Rosary in Rhyme"TABBDDown 53: Jewish monthIYARDDown 54: Trunk or clayBOLEDDown 56: Director VidorKINGDDown 57: Mahler's "Das Lied von der ___"ERDEDDown 58: Gehrig and PiniellaLOUSDDown 61: Word playPUN