New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 12th October 1988 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 12th October 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Writer KingsleyAMISAAcross 5: Oates bookTHEMAAcross 9: Arledge of TVROONEAAcross 14: Like Pat EwingTALLAAcross 15: Had onWOREAAcross 16: MisstepERRORAAcross 17: Vegetable-oil derivativeOLEOAAcross 18: Horned goddessISISAAcross 19: Chaney's "thousand"FACESAAcross 20: COLUMBUSMIDWESTCAPITALAAcross 23: Top of the headPATEAAcross 24: Aficionado's shoutOLEAAcross 25: Display by a noted SurrealistDALISAAcross 28: Speak like a SouthernerDRAWLAAcross 31: Prefix for lightTWIAAcross 34: Click beetleELATERAAcross 36: Adding wordANDAAcross 37: Danube tributaryHRONAAcross 38: COLUMBUSCIRCLEINNEWYORKAAcross 41: Egyptian crossANKHAAcross 42: Home of the KeydetsVMIAAcross 43: RestREPOSEAAcross 44: Bandleader BrownLESAAcross 45: College V.I.P.'sDEANSAAcross 47: Dealt with problemsCOPEDAAcross 48: Camelot titleSIRAAcross 49: Converse idlyCHATAAcross 51: COLUMBUSOCTOBERHONOREEAAcross 58: AudiblyALOUDAAcross 59: Antelope's playmateDEERAAcross 60: Variable starNOVAAAcross 61: Finish secondPLACEAAcross 62: UnderpinningsGAMSAAcross 63: Partner of CurrierIVESAAcross 64: DiscussionsTALKSAAcross 65: Fencing pieceEPEEAAcross 66: PennyCENTDDown 1: BitATOMDDown 2: The former French SudanMALIDDown 3: "___ Three Lives"ILEDDDown 4: Variety of softballSLOWPITCHDDown 5: Checker's danceTWISTDDown 6: Threw a partyHOSTEDDDown 7: Clapton or IdleERICDDown 8: Table mountainMESADDown 9: Second drinkREFILLDDown 10: SpeechifyORATEDDown 11: Killer whaleORCADDown 12: CowardNOELDDown 13: Sounds of hesitationERSDDown 21: Canvas holderEASELDDown 22: Loose snowPOWDERDDown 25: Transfer pictureDECALDDown 26: Make parallelA-LINEDDown 26: Make parallelALINEDDown 27: FrolicsLARKSDDown 29: ArrestedRANINDDown 30: Raggedy dollANNDDown 31: Boy Scout groupTROOPDDown 32: From bad to ___WORSEDDown 33: Readied the pressesINKEDDDown 35: Electronically produced echoREVERBDDown 37: Low in tension, as musclesHYPOTONICDDown 39: Miss HoggIMADDown 40: Beatles' "___ Work It Out"WECANDDown 45: RectifiersDIODESDDown 46: Secret planSCHEMEDDown 48: In a rutSTUCKDDown 50: Silver or ChampionHORSEDDown 51: Pot for paellaOLLADDown 52: Mine findCOALDDown 53: PeripheryEDGEDDown 54: Bring in the harvestREAPDDown 55: Move aimlesslyROVEDDown 56: UniformEVENDDown 57: Bridge positionEASTDDown 58: Well phrasedAPT