New York Times Answers - Friday, 16th March 1990 There are 34 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 16th March 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Plain and bluntROUNDAAcross 6: UnderstandGRASPAAcross 11: Cape Town ear of cornMEALIEAAcross 12: Counts (on)RELIESAAcross 14: Jabber, jabber, jabberTALKABLUESTREAKAAcross 17: Walking ___ (overjoyed)ON AIRAAcross 18: Writer LoosANITAAAcross 19: Scoreboard entryRUNAAcross 20: London galleryTATEAAcross 21: Hangs downSWAGSAAcross 22: Actress Lynn from RoanokeBARIAAcross 23: Ardennes articleUNEAAcross 24: Pare downSCALEAAcross 25: Actress DebraPAGETAAcross 26: Jet-set mustPASSPORTAAcross 28: WainscotingPANELSAAcross 29: Rushing wildlyCAREERINGAAcross 31: Moved purposefullySTRODEAAcross 34: Sporty carROADSTERAAcross 38: YonderTHEREAAcross 39: Dry bathSAUNAAAcross 40: Samara featureALAAAcross 40: Samara featureALA.AAcross 41: Island off DonegalARANAAcross 42: Pilar's man in a Hemingway classicPABLOAAcross 43: Petty disputeSPATAAcross 44: Part of A.M.A.MEDAAcross 45: Statue baseSOCLEAAcross 46: Number before ochoSIETEAAcross 47: CarousePAINTTHETOWNREDAAcross 50: MeanDENOTEAAcross 51: Secures a sailTRICESAAcross 52: TerminalDEPOTAAcross 53: TrenchantEDGEDDDown 1: Is connectedRELATESDDown 2: He played MussoliniOAKIEDDown 3: Cell follow-onULARDDown 4: Pen endNIBDDown 5: Du Ponts' bailiwickDELAWAREDDown 6: Unbleached and undyed clothGREIGEDDown 7: Takes a breatherRESTSDDown 8: Spanish court danceALTADDown 9: "To ___ With Love"SIRDDown 10: BluebloodsPEERAGEDDown 11: Next day for JulioMANANADDown 13: Horse mackerelSAURELDDown 14: SumTOT UPDDown 15: FixedUNALTERABLEDDown 16: Emulates DefargeKNITSDDown 21: Make pointsSCOREDDown 22: Hairdo effectBANGSDDown 24: Hammett sleuthSPADEDDown 25: Ling Ling, for onePANDADDown 27: Utter disdainSCORNDDown 28: Nero's instrumentPIANODDown 30: Wheel of fortune?ROULETTEDDown 31: ImpressionSTAMPDDown 32: Lisle, e.g.THREADDDown 33: Got setREADIEDDDown 35: Like the TrylonTAPEREDDDown 36: GladdensELATESDDown 37: ConsideredRATEDDDown 39: Closet stashSACHETDDown 42: Loris's kinPOTTODDown 43: Inasmuch asSINCEDDown 45: Street signSTOPDDown 46: Chug-a-lugSWIGDDown 48: El Paso-to-K.C. dir.NNEDDown 49: Fort near MontereyORD