New York Times Answers - Thursday, 20th December 1990 There are 32 across clues and 42 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 20th December 1990. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Pack down firmlyTAMPAAcross 5: Eater: Comb. formPHAGEAAcross 10: CinctureSASHAAcross 14: Swan genusOLORAAcross 15: A Saarinen and namesakesEEROSAAcross 16: Gap, in GrenobleTROUAAcross 17: Sad stateMOROSENESSAAcross 19: Keyed upAGOGAAcross 20: Game show for young G.W.?TOTELLTHETRUTHAAcross 22: Shapely moldingsOGEESAAcross 23: Anagram for seekEKESAAcross 24: ParsonageRECTORYAAcross 27: ___ Na NaSHAAAcross 29: Like a bad backACHYAAcross 30: Tonsillectomy Rx?ICE CREAMAAcross 30: Tonsillectomy Rx?ICECREAMAAcross 35: Energy sources?THEPOWERSTHATBEAAcross 39: DiscomfortSORENESSAAcross 40: "Comment allez-___?"VOUSAAcross 41: Begley Jr. and Mr.EDSAAcross 42: AllspicePIMENTOAAcross 45: Train for a boutSPARAAcross 48: VapidBANALAAcross 49: Marx treatise on tough school courses?CLASSSTRUGGLESAAcross 54: ArmyHOSTAAcross 55: OwnerPROPRIETORAAcross 57: Lhasa ___APSOAAcross 58: Actress Anouk ___AIMEEAAcross 59: A Vishnu incarnationRAMAAAcross 60: EqualPEERAAcross 61: SecuresMOORSAAcross 62: GobsSLEWDDown 1: Little ThumbTOMDDown 2: Carry ___ of weightA LOTDDown 3: Memorable Italian leaderMORODDown 4: ModelPROTOTYPEDDown 5: EcdysiastPEELERDDown 6: City on the ThamesHENLEYDDown 7: Reckons, formerlyARETSDDown 8: Gee's kinGOSHDDown 9: Caesar's beingESSEDDown 10: DesolateSTARKDDown 11: WrangleARGUEDDown 12: GrimesSOOTSDDown 13: Downs of TVHUGHDDown 18: Lily of the WestSEGODDown 21: Emulate Mr. ChipsTEACHDDown 24: Darn!RATSDDown 25: Kind of chamberECHODDown 26: "Moonstruck" starCHERDDown 27: Biol. and chem.SCSDDown 28: ___ up (excited)HETDDown 30: Apr. reaperIRSDDown 31: They tangle or untangleRAVELLERSDDown 32: Town on the ThamesETONDDown 33: Border uponABUTDDown 34: Middle: Comb. formMESODDown 36: LulusONERSDDown 37: EspouseWEDDDown 38: Ar chaserESSDDown 42: Twain characterPAUPERDDown 43: "Stratonice" painterINGRESDDown 44: Christmas kingsMAGIDDown 45: Area for slalomsSLOPEDDown 46: OutmodedPASSEDDown 47: Former N.Y.C. hotelASTORDDown 48: Kind of seltzerBROMODDown 49: Crack; fissureCHAPDDown 50: Mex., Arg., etc.SPAMDDown 51: See 44 DownTRIODDown 52: Common abbr.ET ALDDown 52: Common abbr.ET AL.DDown 53: "___ Like It Hot"SOMEDDown 56: InexperiencedRAW