New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 21st December 1988 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 21st December 1988. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: DistrictAREAAAcross 5: Bridge declarationPASSAAcross 9: NotwithstandingAPARTAAcross 14: A direction in 38 AcrossDOWNAAcross 15: Author EliavARIEAAcross 16: BetWAGERAAcross 17: On the CoralASEAAAcross 18: Kind of pickleDILLAAcross 19: Deck outARRAYAAcross 20: Memorable editor of 38 AcrossMARGARETFARRARAAcross 23: Short highwaysRTESAAcross 24: Tokyo, onceEDOAAcross 25: Modes of conductMORALSAAcross 28: Loser to D.D.E.AESAAcross 30: Abbr. for Dec. 23, 1988TGIFAAcross 34: BouquetAROMAAAcross 35: Italy's chief portGENOAAAcross 37: Suffix with serpentINEAAcross 38: Arthur Wynne invention: Dec. 21, 1913CROSSWORD PUZZLEAAcross 41: Part of H.I.M.HISAAcross 42: Massenet operaTHAISAAcross 43: FrostedRIMEDAAcross 44: Boniface, in BolognaOSTEAAcross 46: Citric drinkADEAAcross 47: "R.U.R." charactersROBOTSAAcross 48: RentLETAAcross 50: DrillBOREAAcross 51: Coined term for a creator of 38 AcrossCRUCIVERBALISTAAcross 58: Ferdinand VII's museumPRADOAAcross 59: Jacob's twinESAUAAcross 60: PointlessIDLEAAcross 61: Honey badgerRATELAAcross 62: Wife of OsirisISISAAcross 63: Kind of lampNEONAAcross 64: CorpulentOBESEAAcross 65: Shrovetide followerLENTAAcross 66: Diner signEATSDDown 1: Second sinnerADAMDDown 2: Parks or BonheurROSADDown 3: Large jugEWERDDown 4: What doe and ode are to 24 AcrossANAGRAMSDDown 5: Jack Murphy Stadium teamPADRESDDown 6: April 1 child, e.g.ARIESDDown 7: Delta materialSILTDDown 8: EgoSELFDDown 9: Obie, for oneAWARDDDown 10: Macaw or keaPARROTDDown 11: Taj Mahal siteAGRADDown 12: PosteriorREARDDown 13: Have a go atTRYDDown 21: FinallyAT LASTDDown 22: Ancient fabulistAESOPDDown 25: Male, in MadridMACHODDown 26: Gold braidORRISDDown 27: PerchROOSTDDown 28: Aquiline abodeAERIEDDown 29: Some of Kosar's targetsENDSDDown 31: ThingamajigGIZMODDown 32: RiaINLETDDown 33: Passes the puckFEEDSDDown 35: SpurGOADDDown 36: Roman goddess of dawnAURORADDown 39: "___ Did for Love," 1975 songWHATIDDown 40: SableZIBELINEDDown 45: Slips byELUDESDDown 47: HardyROBUSTDDown 49: Professeur's placeECOLEDDown 50: The Scarecrow's needBRAINDDown 51: Snow or hermit followerCRABDDown 52: Give stars toRATEDDown 53: ScreenVEILDDown 54: Start of N.C.'s mottoESSEDDown 55: ConceptIDEADDown 56: Deer's trailSLOTDDown 57: Perfect scores at Seoul in 1988TENSDDown 58: Quid ___ quoPRO