New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 21st September 1988 There are 40 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 21st September 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ChoreTASKAAcross 5: Heroic poetryEPOSAAcross 9: "By the ___ early light . . . "DAWNSAAcross 14: "The Time Machine" raceELOIAAcross 15: Part of Boone's gearTRAPAAcross 16: Indian, e.g.OCEANAAcross 17: C. ___ Parkinson, of Parkinson's LawNORTHCOTEAAcross 19: Famed hostess of yoreMESTAAAcross 20: Parlor pieceSETTEEAAcross 21: "___ but known . . . "HADIAAcross 23: "You're the ___," Porter tuneTOPAAcross 24: Inside: Comb. formENTOAAcross 26: Extend a subscriptionRENEWAAcross 28: Prince Charles's in-lawsSPENCERSAAcross 32: Swampy areaMORASSAAcross 35: Half or third of a danceCHAAAcross 36: Author SegalERICHAAcross 38: Subway rider's aidSTRAPAAcross 39: ___ ha-ShanahROSHAAcross 41: "___ Last Night." 1986 filmABOUTAAcross 43: Defeat narrowly, with "out"EDGEAAcross 44: Loosen a lacetUNTIEAAcross 46: Menachem Begin's one-time groupIRGUNAAcross 48: "Turn left, Dobbin!"HAWAAcross 48: "Turn left, Dobbin!"HAW.AAcross 49: Bailey of comicsBEETLEAAcross 51: Nine-sided figuresNONAGONSAAcross 53: AttainREACHAAcross 55: Cpls.' bossesSGTSAAcross 56: October beverageALEAAcross 58: Hoppe's gamePOOLAAcross 60: Systematic designSCHEMEAAcross 64: Corporate ID'sLOGOSAAcross 66: Pakistan's localeSOUTHASIAAAcross 68: ModeVOGUEAAcross 69: Dashiell contemporaryERLEAAcross 70: Carry onRANTAAcross 71: Orbital pointAPSISAAcross 72: Arabian gulfADENAAcross 73: Jeux de motsPUNSDDown 1: Hamilton billsTENSDDown 2: Tub plantALOEDDown 3: KindSORTDDown 4: Mitten loser of rhymeKITTENDDown 5: The King of Siam's sentence enderETCETERADDown 6: P.G.A. manPRODDown 7: Inaugural highlightOATHDDown 8: Opera supe's propSPEARDDown 9: Ball masksDOMINOSDDown 10: Casino one-pointerACEDDown 11: Charles Kingsley novelWESTWARDHODDown 12: Western allianceNATODDown 13: Ginger followerSNAPDDown 18: ThereforeHENCEDDown 22: Rep.'s oppositeDEMDDown 25: Klipspringer's cousinORIBIDDown 27: Modern artist-designerERTEDDown 28: Second-stringerSCRUBDDown 29: Ring upPHONEDDown 30: Bunny's largessEASTEREGGSDDown 31: DisdainSCORNDDown 33: "Cosmos" authorSAGANDDown 34: Gushes forthSPEWSDDown 37: Sci-fi writers' awardsHUGOSDDown 40: Writer Shere ___HITEDDown 42: At. no. 74TUNGSTENDDown 45: Slips byELAPSESDDown 47: "Of course!"NATCHDDown 50: "The Name of the Rose" authorECODDown 52: Scale noteGSHARPDDown 54: Book before JoelHOSEADDown 56: Part of T.A.E.ALVADDown 57: Chicago areaLOOPDDown 59: Parliament memberLORDDDown 61: Birthright sellerESAUDDown 62: Sen. Boschwitz's stateMINN.DDown 63: Diner signEATSDDown 65: Armand's affirmativeOUIDDown 67: Diminutive suffixULE