New York Times Answers - Monday, 24th October 1988 There are 39 across clues and 43 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Monday, 24th October 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Astrological fire signARIESAAcross 6: MapPLATAAcross 10: Sugar sourceCANEAAcross 14: A Columbus caravelPINTAAAcross 15: Hindu queenRANIAAcross 16: AfreshANEWAAcross 17: Luzon islandBATANAAcross 18: Eight: Comb. formOCTAAAcross 19: AgnomenNAMEAAcross 20: Grave; mirthlessSOLEMNAAcross 22: BuilderERECTORAAcross 24: RepetitionROTEAAcross 26: Grow olderAGEAAcross 27: Maple genusACERAAcross 31: Bassets and spanielsDOGSAAcross 33: Persona ___ (one welcome)GRATAAAcross 37: Highly seasoned sausageSALAMIAAcross 39: Sweet cherryGEANAAcross 41: Gehrig or Groza of sportsLOUAAcross 42: Leo or GeminiSIGN OF THE ZODIACAAcross 45: Historic periodERAAAcross 46: Londoner's radialTYREAAcross 47: ProgramAGENDAAAcross 48: PastryTORTEAAcross 50: NoblemanEARLAAcross 52: Mrs. TrumanBESSAAcross 53: Priestly garmentALBAAcross 55: Lowest passing gradesDEESAAcross 57: RejectedREFUSEDAAcross 61: Erie and PanamaCANALSAAcross 65: AboveOVERAAcross 66: EvaluateRATEAAcross 68: ViolinmakerAMATIAAcross 70: Bill of fareMENUAAcross 71: Jacket or collarETONAAcross 72: Ruth of films and TVROMANAAcross 73: FinishesENDSAAcross 74: Canvas shelterTENTAAcross 75: Astrological air signLIBRADDown 1: P.D. alertAPBDDown 2: Narrow inletsRIASDDown 3: Division wordINTODDown 4: And others: Abbr.ET ALDDown 4: And others: Abbr.ET AL.DDown 5: More rationalSANERDDown 6: At once!PRONTODDown 7: ResinLACDDown 8: Poker stakeANTEDDown 9: Pope's crownTIARADDown 10: Astrological water signCANCERDDown 11: Med.-school subjectANATDDown 12: Verne characterNEMODDown 13: Water pitcherEWERDDown 21: ChangeMODIFYDDown 23: Yuletide drinkEGGNOGDDown 25: LonghairEGGHEADDDown 27: Property, e.g.ASSETDDown 28: North African capitalCAIRODDown 29: "King Olaf" composerELGARDDown 30: OperatedRANDDown 32: ObserveSEEDDown 34: Adjust, as car wheelsA-LINEDDown 34: Adjust, as car wheelsALINEDDown 35: NatterjacksTOADSDDown 36: S.A. IndiansAUCASDDown 38: Roadside stopoversMOTELSDDown 40: Flowering shrub of the heath familyAZALEADDown 43: Three, in VeniceTREDDown 44: Young fem. socialiteDEBDDown 49: Astrological earth signTAURUSDDown 51: NewRECENTDDown 54: Soft, visorless capBERETDDown 56: EntangleSNARLDDown 57: Spanish Steps siteROMEDDown 58: Not oddEVENDDown 59: Ward (off)FENDDDown 60: Arabian stapleDATEDDown 62: Mine, in ParisAMOIDDown 63: Essayist EliaLAMBDDown 64: AsteriskSTARDDown 67: Weighty weightTONDDown 69: Tempest ___ teapotINA