New York Times Answers - Friday, 17th February 1989 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 17th February 1989. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: StylishCHICAAcross 5: Hooked nailSPADAAcross 9: Organ knobSTOPAAcross 13: Amneris's rivalAIDAAAcross 14: FencedPALEDAAcross 16: FanonCAPEAAcross 17: StarePEERAAcross 18: Very, to VerdiASSAIAAcross 19: "To ___ and a bone . . . ": KiplingARAGAAcross 20: Dieter's hopeDEARTHOFGIRTHAAcross 23: Neb. SiouanMAHAAAcross 24: Ship's courseENEAAcross 25: Ploy against TroySIEGEAAcross 27: What a dieter must avoidPASTRIESAAcross 32: Prettiest girl at the ballBELLEAAcross 33: Port in UruguaySALTOAAcross 34: Con's sentenceRAPAAcross 35: Ares' sisterERISAAcross 36: Las ___, Cuban provinceTUNASAAcross 37: Othello's ensignIAGOAAcross 38: Drivers' gp.AAAAAcross 39: AbaloneORMERAAcross 40: Group of eightOCTETAAcross 41: See 27 AcrossRICHFOODAAcross 43: Moslem princeEMEERAAcross 44: Frequently, to PoeOFTAAcross 45: Actor BaldwinALECAAcross 46: Successful dieter's rewardsBURSTSOFMIRTHAAcross 52: RentTORNAAcross 53: Upper crustELITEAAcross 54: French watersEAUXAAcross 56: Dies ___IRAEAAcross 57: Stair partRISERAAcross 58: Soprano GluckALMAAAcross 59: Trapper's trophyPELTAAcross 60: L'Égée et La MéditerranéeMERSAAcross 61: Track eventMEETDDown 1: Deerstalker, e.g.CAPDDown 2: SpedHIEDDDown 3: Pierre's notionIDEEDDown 4: See 27 AcrossCARAMELSDDown 5: Floral bractSPATHEDDown 6: Former title for a Turkish officialPASHADDown 7: BesidesALSODDown 8: UnheedingDEAFDDown 9: BogymanSCARERDDown 10: CausticTARTDDown 11: Red-fleshed fishOPAHDDown 12: IdentifyPEGDDown 15: CodifiesDIGESTSDDown 21: CrazeRAGEDDown 22: Division wordINTODDown 25: CaravansarySERAIDDown 26: Sacro's joinerILIACDDown 27: Made with cloth sectionsPANEDDDown 28: WingedALARDDown 29: IncensedIRATEDDown 30: Impatiently longingEAGERDDown 31: RecognizeSPOTDDown 32: Policeman, in CB lingoBEARDDown 33: Japanese wrestlingSUMODDown 36: Harness-racing horseTROTTERDDown 37: See 27 AcrossICE CREAMDDown 37: See 27 AcrossICECREAMDDown 39: Switch positionsOFFSDDown 40: Sacred Chinese mountainOMEIDDown 42: A vespidHORNETDDown 43: "___ Tune," 1941 hit songELMERSDDown 45: SucceedingAFTERDDown 46: TunnelBOREDDown 47: Russian riverURALDDown 48: WorthlessSLIMDDown 49: French riverOISEDDown 50: Asimov productTALEDDown 51: Scottish philosopherHUMEDDown 52: CantTIPDDown 55: Carved totem poleXAT