New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd September 1988 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd September 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Makes a grating soundRASPSAAcross 6: Mild soapCASTILEAAcross 13: Jazzy swingerHEPCATAAcross 14: Sandpaper, for oneABRADANTAAcross 16: Emulate CorriganAVIATEAAcross 17: Small, enclosed placeROOMETTEAAcross 18: BartlettsPEARSAAcross 19: Actress ArthurBEAAAcross 20: Thrifty oneSAVERAAcross 21: Money for LorenLIREAAcross 22: WarningALERTAAcross 24: Letter openerSIRSAAcross 25: Hebrew judgeELIAAcross 26: Public disgraceSCANDALAAcross 28: Chemical suffixASEAAcross 29: Spreads lavishlySLATHERSAAcross 31: ___ Pàtos, Cypriot townNEAAAcross 33: Taste or smellSENSATEAAcross 34: Thin platesLAMINAEAAcross 38: Arafat's gp.PLOAAcross 39: Harsh or severeRIGOROUSAAcross 40: Baudelaire's "Les Fleurs du ___"MALAAcross 43: VivifyENLIVENAAcross 45: Time-zone abbr.MSTAAcross 46: Trip for TacitusITERAAcross 48: One of the lotophagiEATERAAcross 49: Mulberry-bark clothTAPAAAcross 50: AtypicalNOVELAAcross 52: Major, in musicDURAAcross 53: C.P.A.'s taskAUDITAAcross 54: Large snakeANACONDAAAcross 56: Edit filmsSPLICEAAcross 57: GuardSENTINELAAcross 58: Mixes a saladTOSSESAAcross 59: Pitting devicesSTONERSAAcross 60: What marks fall forSCAMSDDown 1: Morning assembly callREVEILLEDDown 2: Of beekeepingAPIARIANDDown 3: FrightenSCAREDDown 4: Light slapsPATSDDown 5: Sault ___ MarieSTEDDown 6: Tips to one sideCAREENSDDown 7: On the jetABOARDDDown 8: Pleased producer's placardSRODDown 9: Glaswegians' headgearTAMSDDown 10: "I Get ___," 1951 songIDEASDDown 11: Where Daugavpils isLATVIADDown 12: Goes insideENTERSDDown 13: UnfortunateHAPLESSDDown 15: Very shortTERSEDDown 19: Sound loudlyBLAREDDown 22: Element in nail-polish removerACETONEDDown 23: Passerine birdTANAGERDDown 26: Fissile rockSHALEDDown 27: Drop flavorLEMONDDown 30: Recipe abbr.TSPDDown 32: Bring into the openAIRDDown 34: It gets the wurstLIVERDDown 35: VagrancyNOMADISMDDown 36: AegisAUSPICESDDown 37: Large land holdingsESTATESDDown 39: CeremoniesRITUALSDDown 40: Uruguayan resort townMINASDDown 41: Makes reparationATONESDDown 42: Oscar ___, memorable pianistLEVANTDDown 44: Roofer's needLADDERDDown 47: Right-hand pageRECTODDown 49: Okla. oil centerTULSADDown 51: Cut of porkLOINDDown 53: N.T. bookAPOCDDown 55: Pisa-to-Verona dir.NNEDDown 56: Kin of aves.STS