New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd February 1990 There are 36 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd February 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Sir's kinMADAMAAcross 6: Imitated CrabtreeACTEDAAcross 11: Area for grape plantsVINERYAAcross 12: WrathCHOLERAAcross 14: ___hipBATTLESAAcross 15: ___tickCANDLESAAcross 17: "The Tempest" spiritARIELAAcross 18: BitingTARTAAcross 20: Butte's KnievelEVELAAcross 21: Book endINGAAcross 22: DerogatorySNIDEAAcross 24: PhilosophyCREDOAAcross 25: Indonesian islandNIASAAcross 27: In an acerbic mannerACIDLYAAcross 29: Indigo, e.g.DYEAAcross 30: PrizeESTEEMAAcross 32: Papal authorityTIARAAAcross 34: ___kingSHELLACAAcross 36: ___antTRIUMPHAAcross 40: LimberLITHEAAcross 42: What talkative Juan shoots?ELTOROAAcross 43: Match starterMISAAcross 46: Became less aloofTHAWEDAAcross 48: Gibson of old westernsHOOTAAcross 49: It follows "nothin' like"ADAMEAAcross 51: Dreaded elementRADONAAcross 53: Dir. for a skipperNBEAAcross 54: Gilda portrayerRITAAAcross 55: Over, in AixFINIAAcross 56: Support for Jasper JohnsEASELAAcross 58: ___toneCORNERSAAcross 60: ___hopBARBERSAAcross 62: Bike for twoTANDEMAAcross 63: Type of manLADIESAAcross 64: Carbonara complementPASTAAAcross 65: Lightened or lessenedEASEDDDown 1: Make less severeMITIGATEDDown 2: Cost, at cardsANTEDDown 3: ValesDELLSDDown 4: A surface measureAREDDown 5: Of hidden meaningMYSTICDDown 6: ___ableACCREDITDDown 7: ConfabCHATDDown 8: VogueTONDDown 9: ForefatherELDERDDown 10: Did thorough researchDELVEDDDown 11: Nottingham nail polishVARNISHDDown 13: Like an oboe's soundREEDYDDown 14: Memorable Texan's middle nameBAINESDDown 16: Wild plumSLOEDDown 19: Entrance for Clementine's dadADITDDown 23: Football's famed JoeNAMATHDDown 24: Actor RitchardCYRILDDown 26: ConvinceSELLDDown 28: City on the Rio GrandeLAREDODDown 31: Type of typeELITEDDown 33: A. A. Milne, e.g.AUTHDDown 35: ___ticCHARISMADDown 37: Carolina creeperMOONSEEDDDown 38: Diligent investigatorsPROBERSDDown 39: Monopoly piecesHOTELSDDown 41: John, in WalesEWANDDown 43: Writer ConnellyMARCDDown 44: Describing certain cards, in TVIDIOTDDown 45: Subordinate despotSATRAPDDown 47: EsculentEDIBLEDDown 50: Spiritual nourishmentMANNADDown 52: StupesNERDSDDown 55: VexationFRETDDown 57: Rose fancierABIEDDown 59: Begley and WynnEDSDDown 61: Battery sizeAAA