New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 14th December 1988 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 14th December 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: BluefinTUNAAAcross 5: SeparateAPARTAAcross 10: LiberateFREEAAcross 14: Chemical compoundENOLAAcross 15: CherishVALUEAAcross 16: ScintillaIOTAAAcross 17: TrainLINEAAcross 18: EschewAVOIDAAcross 19: DecaysROTSAAcross 20: Always jealous?EVERGREENAAcross 22: AttackSETATAAcross 23: CropTRIMAAcross 24: SimilarSUCHAAcross 26: Before, to the BardEREAAcross 29: Summer treatsICESAAcross 31: Red Guard, e.g.MAOISTAAcross 35: The last one is not leastJUDGMENTAAcross 37: ReliableTRUSTYAAcross 38: Arabian princeEMIRAAcross 39: Due followerTREAAcross 41: HogwashSLOPAAcross 42: Large, showy herbCOLEUSAAcross 45: AugmentINCREASEAAcross 48: Event at Versailles: 1919TREATYAAcross 49: Hewing toolADZEAAcross 50: Writers' output, for shortMSSAAcross 51: PiquantTARTAAcross 53: ComfortEASEAAcross 55: Alberta itemPEACHAAcross 58: Sending nary a note on Feb. 14?HEARTLESSAAcross 63: Vapor: Comb. formATMOAAcross 64: "Middling" bones: Comb. formPELVIAAcross 65: "Behold," dear BrutusECCEAAcross 66: SectorAREAAAcross 67: Why some carry a torch?ARSONAAcross 68: SingeCHARAAcross 69: SplitRENTAAcross 70: Stiller's partnerMEARAAAcross 71: LugTOTEDDown 1: Part of TVTELEDDown 2: Inst. of higher learningUNIVDDown 3: One minus oneNONEDDown 4: SharpALERTDDown 5: CupidityAVARICEDDown 6: FlaggingPAVEMENTDDown 7: Ubiquitous puzzle plantALOEDDown 8: These often attract touristsRUINSDDown 9: Weems or WilliamsTEDDDown 10: Personnel office, to some?FIREHOUSEDDown 11: What fans doROOTDDown 12: Kett of comicsETTADDown 13: OrientEASTDDown 21: HorridGRIMDDown 22: Indentification markSCARDDown 25: Former draft initialsUMTDDown 26: Do a bouncer's jobEJECTDDown 27: Grapevine morselRUMORDDown 28: Roman officialEDILEDDown 30: GrooveSTRIADDown 32: Moslem's religionISLAMDDown 33: Facing a glacierSTOSSDDown 34: Ilk and sortTYPESDDown 36: House painter's excellent job?GREATCOATDDown 40: TryENDEAVORDDown 43: Orem is hereUTAHDDown 44: Isr. neighborSYRDDown 46: Spouse of Ivan or PeterCZARINADDown 47: IntervalRESTDDown 52: "Over ___," Cohan songTHEREDDown 54: ChooseELECTDDown 55: Early late-night hostPAARDDown 56: To be, in ToulonETREDDown 57: Church cornerAMENDDown 59: Lohengrin's wifeELSADDown 60: Canyon phenomenonECHODDown 61: Git!SCATDDown 62: AridSEREDDown 64: Jack of clubsPAM