New York Times Answers - Thursday, 17th August 1989 There are 37 across clues and 40 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 17th August 1989. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Diagonal stripe between opposite corners of 17 AcrossBENDAAcross 5: Composer FranzLEHARAAcross 10: NewtsEFTSAAcross 14: Graceful treeITEAAAcross 15: ___ citatoOPEREAAcross 16: Inter ___ALIAAAcross 17: Display on an escutcheonCOAT OF ARMSAAcross 19: Depend (on)RELYAAcross 20: TransportedENRAPTAAcross 21: SuitesRETINUESAAcross 23: Clergyman's sch.SEMAAcross 25: CarrierTOTERAAcross 26: ChairpersonPRESIDERAAcross 31: More crimsonREDDERAAcross 34: Pathological condition: SuffixIASISAAcross 35: PariahLEPERAAcross 37: Ending for Taiwan or AnnamESEAAcross 38: SpasmsTICSAAcross 39: Like a judgeSOBERAAcross 40: Der ___ (Adenauer)ALTEAAcross 41: Botanist GrayASAAAcross 42: Kind of fly trapVENUSAAcross 43: Drew back in fearSHIEDAAcross 44: Cured meatSALTEDAAcross 46: EmphasizesSTRESSESAAcross 48: StatutoryLEGALAAcross 50: Inning closerOUTAAcross 51: Assesses proportionatelyPRORATESAAcross 54: Lyndon's middle nameBAINESAAcross 59: RecordTAPEAAcross 60: Top to bottom division of 17 AcrossIMPALEMENTAAcross 62: Scraped byEKEDAAcross 63: Curtain fabricVOILEAAcross 64: Former coin of IndiaANNAAAcross 65: Decorate anewREDOAAcross 66: Bandleader SkinnayENNISAAcross 67: Alcoholic or nonalcoholic drinkMEADDDown 1: Moderate blueBICEDDown 2: Harrow rivalETONDDown 3: ApproachNEARDDown 4: Kind of bankDATADDown 5: Stored hay, in a wayLOFTEDDDown 6: Ecol. agencyE.P.A.DDown 6: Ecol. agencyEPADDown 7: German gentlemanHERRDDown 8: Visored helmetARMETDDown 9: Painting fixerRESTORERDDown 10: MeritedEARNEDDDown 11: Iris in 17 AcrossFLEUR-DE-LISDDown 12: Ceramic flooringTILEDDown 13: Simon ___SAYSDDown 18: Likeness: Comb. formOPSISDDown 22: Brain passageITERDDown 24: Casaba, for oneMELONDDown 26: Fibrous plantsPITASDDown 27: Mrs. GorbachevRAISADDown 28: Having wavy lines, as 17 AcrossESCALLOPEDDDown 29: Female rel.SISDDown 30: Device representing one's personal name on 17 AcrossREBUSDDown 32: A LauderESTEEDDown 33: Orchestra sectionREEDSDDown 36: An Italian saucePESTODDown 39: Tending to calmSEDATIVEDDown 40: Cries of contentmentAHSDDown 42: Large star in LyraVEGADDown 43: BristlesSETAEDDown 45: ShipwormTEREDODDown 47: Muscovite's wherewithalRUBLESDDown 49: DudLEMONDDown 51: Feather: Comb. formPTERDDown 52: RouéRAKEDDown 53: WhirlSPINDDown 55: Muslim priestIMAMDDown 56: Hawaiian gooseNENEDDown 57: Sicilian cityENNADDown 58: South African townSTADDDown 61: Former ring kingALI