New York Times Answers - Saturday, 8th October 1988 There are 38 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Saturday, 8th October 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: BreatheRESPIREAAcross 8: Me.'s mottoDIRIGOAAcross 14: NeotericUP-TO-DATEAAcross 16: Cloisonné coatingENAMELAAcross 17: Faithfully representedMIRROREDAAcross 18: Send backREMANDAAcross 19: Cold spikeICICLEAAcross 20: With 36 Down, an obsessionIDEEAAcross 22: Dreamer's optical activity, for shortREMAAcross 23: Bare: Comb. formNUDIAAcross 24: Environmental sci.ECOLAAcross 25: Indian deityDEVAAAcross 26: SphereARENAAAcross 28: Gudrun's husbandATLIAAcross 29: ___ impasseATANAAcross 30: UnmusicalTUNELESSAAcross 32: One-horse vehicleCABAAcross 34: "Consummatum ___"ESTAAcross 35: EntreatSUEAAcross 36: Govt. agencyFTCAAcross 37: Kenyans, Nigerians et al.: Abbr.AFSAAcross 40: PopinjayFOPAAcross 41: AbuseMISTREATAAcross 43: In the distanceAFARAAcross 46: CanardHOAXAAcross 48: More steadySURERAAcross 49: Actor CalhounRORYAAcross 50: Occult characterRUNEAAcross 51: InflamedSOREAAcross 52: Wrestler's protectionMATAAcross 53: Café au ___LAITAAcross 54: Borgnine and DeLuise rolesFATSOSAAcross 56: CharmAMULETAAcross 58: Wolfsbane and monkshoodACONITESAAcross 60: StemDERIVEAAcross 61: GladstoneSUITCASEAAcross 62: Venus's dreamboatADONISAAcross 63: Criticized vigorouslyBLASTEDDDown 1: MuseRUMINATEDDown 2: Greek philosopherEPICURUSDDown 3: VociferousSTRIDENTDDown 4: Like DurocsPORCINEDDown 5: Dagon, e.g.IDOLDDown 6: Thin in densityRAREDDown 7: Antithesis of hiverETEDDown 8: VagrantsDERELICTSDDown 9: Arrow poisonINEEDDown 10: Butter at FordhamRAMDDown 11: Turkish hostelIMARETDDown 12: Convention site: 1864GENEVADDown 13: ___ Eloquent (J. Q. Adams sobriquet)OLD MANDDown 15: BullsEDICTSDDown 21: Pain unitDOLDDown 24: SlackenEASEDDown 25: FlatfishDABDDown 27: FurthermoreALSODDown 31: Syrian irrigation sourceEUPHRATESDDown 33: Intolerable ___: 1774ACTSDDown 36: See 20 AcrossFIXEDDown 37: Balloon or dirigibleAEROSTATDDown 38: Thorshavn nativesFAEROESEDDown 39: AccentedSTRESSEDDDown 40: FingerlingsFRYDDown 41: Big raysMANTASDDown 42: HayseedsRUSTICSDDown 43: Pride of Philip IIARMADADDown 44: FrothedFOAMEDDDown 45: ToscaniniARTURODDown 47: Yes, in YssingeauxOUIDDown 53: An avenger of DinahLEVIDDown 54: FrustrateFOILDDown 55: PilasterANTADDown 57: Author YutangLINDDown 59: Callow oneCUB