New York Times Answers - Friday, 16th February 1990 There are 36 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 16th February 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Staff of lifeBREADAAcross 6: Used a besomSWEPTAAcross 11: Crate contentCUBAGEAAcross 12: Answer to a lieutenantYESSIRAAcross 14: Cassowary and ostrichRATITESAAcross 15: CalmRESTFULAAcross 17: Superlative endingESTAAcross 18: Screen from viewSECLUDEAAcross 20: Govt. agencyFBIAAcross 21: Capital of CalvadosCAENAAcross 23: OozingSEEPYAAcross 24: Stag or buckMALEAAcross 25: President James ___ GarfieldABRAMAAcross 27: Napoleonic marshalNEYAAcross 28: Civet's African cousinGENETAAcross 29: Monetary rewardsPAYMENTSAAcross 31: Golden: Comb. formCHRYSOAAcross 32: Tavern quaffsALESAAcross 33: Bangkok nativeTHAIAAcross 34: Talk indistinctlyJABBERAAcross 37: WinsTRIUMPHSAAcross 41: "The Story of ___ H.," 1975 filmADELEAAcross 42: "___ walks in beauty . . . ": ByronSHEAAcross 43: Hat worn for sun protectionTERAIAAcross 44: StomaPOREAAcross 45: Ages and agesAEONSAAcross 47: Old-time tear-jerker, "___ Lynne"EASTAAcross 48: MisplayERRAAcross 49: State of lawlessnessANARCHYAAcross 51: Native of: SuffixITEAAcross 52: Caused by an earthquakeSEISMICAAcross 54: What the hero of "The Natural" didHOMEREDAAcross 56: Discoverer of the MississippiDESOTOAAcross 57: Great geometricianEUCLIDAAcross 58: Mulching materialSTRAWAAcross 59: Horseshoes player's targetSTAKEDDown 1: Grossly flatteringBUTTERYDDown 2: Baseball statRBIDDown 3: Diner signEATSDDown 4: Family of U.S. author JamesAGEESDDown 5: Thrills for sky diversDESCENTSDDown 6: MawkishSYRUPYDDown 7: Lean and lankyWEEDYDDown 8: Being: Lat.ESSEDDown 9: Sibilant signalPSTDDown 10: Famous jewelerTIFFANYDDown 11: Winter melonCASABADDown 13: Russian moneyRUBLESDDown 14: Newscaster's summaryRECAPDDown 16: Be stationary in the winterLIETODDown 19: DregsLEESDDown 22: NoteworthyNAMABLEDDown 24: Carmen's creatorMERIMEEDDown 26: Free-for-allMELEEDDown 28: Indian mountain chainGHAUTDDown 30: Saul's grandfatherNERDDown 31: Greek letterCH'IDDown 31: Greek letterCHIDDown 33: W.W. I battle sitesTRENCHESDDown 34: TricksJAPESDDown 35: Doted onADOREDDDown 36: Juicy fruitsBERRIESDDown 37: Thunder godTHORDDown 38: Kind of dog or schoonerPRAIRIEDDown 39: Hurried, to ShakespeareHASTEDDDown 40: LocatedSITEDDDown 42: DugongSEA COWDDown 45: Loos or O'DayANITADDown 46: HollerSHOUTDDown 49: Roman godAMORDDown 50: A hit song of 1979YMCADDown 53: Concorde, e.g.SSTDDown 55: WapitiELK