New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th December 1988 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th December 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sturdy treesOAKSAAcross 5: Dessert for ice-cream loversBOMBEAAcross 10: Black and WhiteSEASAAcross 14: Third of a nonetTRIOAAcross 15: Migratory workers in the 30'sOKIESAAcross 16: EscapadeLARKAAcross 17: E.H. tale re a visit to the Vatican? (with "The")OLDMANANDTHESEEAAcross 20: Pesach eventSEDERAAcross 21: "The Purloined Letter" authorPOEAAcross 22: Place for a serial no.IDTAGAAcross 23: Combustion residueSOOTAAcross 24: His pen name was Jonathan OldstyleIRVINGAAcross 26: Phooey!NUTSAAcross 28: MeantimeINTERIMAAcross 32: Colette novel: 1920CHERIAAcross 34: Part of AC/DCALTAAcross 35: Reply often heard in JuneIDOAAcross 36: E.H. tale of the Kennedy dynasty?THESONALSORISESAAcross 40: Musical talentEARAAcross 41: Elba, to NapoleonILEAAcross 42: Handbell soundsTINKSAAcross 43: Make booteesCROCHETAAcross 46: Proceed vigorouslyGOATAAcross 47: City on the Rio GrandeLAREDOAAcross 49: Lower Slobbovia residentLENAAAcross 52: DeadlyFATALAAcross 55: Jewish teacherRABAAcross 56: OverusedTRITEAAcross 58: E.H. tale re a beggar's reformation?AFAREWELLTOALMSAAcross 61: Say nayVETOAAcross 62: Pulitzer novelist and familyAGEESAAcross 63: Seafood morselCLAMAAcross 64: Impresses greatlyAWESAAcross 65: Kind of crayonCONTEAAcross 66: Actress DalyTYNEDDown 1: Some SiouansOTOSDDown 2: Van Gogh lived hereARLESDDown 3: Familiar form of addressKIDDODDown 4: "___ been sleeping in my bed"SOMEONESDDown 5: Good, to GeorgesBONDDown 6: Giraffes' kinOKAPISDDown 7: Lesser-knownMINORDDown 8: Torments; harassesBEDEVILSDDown 9: Erhard's therapyESTDDown 10: Kind of hammerSLEDGEDDown 11: Certain mah-jongg playerEASTDDown 12: No-smoking spot, for oneAREADDown 13: Keel's after partSKEGDDown 18: Maestro ToscaniniARTURODDown 19: TingeHINTDDown 25: As a wholeIN TOTODDown 27: More minusculeTINIERDDown 29: Adventurer's delightRISKDDown 30: Mid-month, in old RomeIDESDDown 31: Crooks' patterns, for shortMOSDDown 32: ScorchCHARDDown 33: Long sandwichHERODDown 34: Taproom quaffALEDDown 36: P.I.TECDDown 37: Hyde, to JekyllALTER EGODDown 38: Theater districtRIALTODDown 39: Affect mutuallyINTERACTDDown 44: Mild cigarsCLAROSDDown 45: RobustHALEDDown 46: Toaster's glassGOBLETDDown 48: Swedish Nobelist in Physics: 1912DALENDDown 50: Willy's companionNILLYDDown 51: Hindu life principleATMANDDown 52: Type of beanFAVADDown 53: Millay's "___ Figs From Thistles"A FEWDDown 54: London galleryTATEDDown 57: Salinger girlESMEDDown 59: U.S. servicewomanWACDDown 60: Noted literary monogramTSE