New York Times Answers - Thursday, 9th August 1990 There are 37 across clues and 36 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 9th August 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Obtain by forceUSURPAAcross 6: Heavy swordSABERAAcross 11: Jessica or LorenzoELOPERAAcross 12: Molar surfaceENAMELAAcross 14: Try to equal or excelEMULATEAAcross 15: Where to see the Swiss GuardVATICANAAcross 17: Small rodentsVOLESAAcross 18: Goliath, to DavidFOEAAcross 20: Metric measureSTEREAAcross 21: An anagram for sateETASAAcross 22: ___ Tower, ChicagoSEARSAAcross 24: Polynesian gesture danceSIVAAAcross 25: Tennis necessityNETAAcross 26: O'Hara's "From the ___"TERRACEAAcross 28: River in SE FranceVARAAcross 28: River in SE FranceVAR.AAcross 29: Deadly African fliesTSETSESAAcross 31: GenerosityLARGESSAAcross 33: OwnsHASAAcross 34: Musical syllableTRAAAcross 35: Carl E. Vuono, e.g.GENERALAAcross 39: Bear; abideSTOMACHAAcross 43: MouthsORAAAcross 44: CardiganSWEATERAAcross 46: Cote soundBAAAAcross 47: RosterROTAAAcross 49: RescuerSAVERAAcross 50: KnightsSIRSAAcross 51: Works on galleysEDITSAAcross 53: RecentNEWAAcross 54: Spartan slaveHELOTAAcross 55: AffectionateDEVOTEDAAcross 57: Private high schoolACADEMYAAcross 59: Where to see whipsSENATEAAcross 60: PaunchesRUMENSAAcross 61: ___ Wences of puppetry fameSENORAAcross 62: Inventor of farm machinesDEEREDDown 1: HowlULULATEDDown 2: FlatfishSOLESDDown 3: East Indian treeUPASDDown 4: Soak flaxRETDDown 5: ChoosesPREFERSDDown 6: Indefinite numberSEVERALDDown 7: Collection of anecdotesANADDown 8: Belfry denizensBATSDDown 9: Sends outEMITSDDown 10: AcquireRECEIVEDDown 11: Hams it upEMOTESDDown 13: Immature animal formsLARVASDDown 14: OccurrenceEVENTDDown 16: ApproachesNEARSDDown 19: SweepOARDDown 22: TeetersSEESAWSDDown 23: StrewSCATTERDDown 26: Former rulersTSARSDDown 27: Luce's "Margin for ___"ERRORDDown 30: Tea, in ToursTHEDDown 32: School of whalesGAMDDown 35: PiercedGOREDDDown 36: Wears awayERODESDDown 37: AboriginesNATIVESDDown 38: Greek youth who swam the HellespontLEANDERDDown 39: Member of a cruise ship's crewSTEWARDDDown 40: Site of Hardin-Simmons Univ.ABILENEDDown 41: Billiard shotsCAROMSDDown 42: RashHASTYDDown 45: A Harriman nicknameAVEDDown 48: ExpiateATONEDDown 50: Jewish Passover feastSEDERDDown 52: ___ the Man MusialSTANDDown 54: Part of a horse collarHAMEDDown 56: W.W. II scene of operationsETODDown 58: HintCUE