New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 21st August 1991 There are 38 across clues and 37 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 21st August 1991. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Attention-getting wordAHEMAAcross 5: Some P.M. periodsAFTSAAcross 9: Take as one's ownADOPTAAcross 14: Alpha followerBETAAAcross 15: SportPLAYAAcross 16: Breed of cattle or sheepDEVONAAcross 17: ApieceEACHAAcross 18: Actor RipTORNAAcross 19: Out in the openOVERTAAcross 20: Start of a quipTHATOUTOFWORKAAcross 23: Become oxidizedRUSTAAcross 24: Structure in AvignonPONTAAcross 25: West Coast shrubSALALAAcross 28: Fill upSATEAAcross 30: General BradleyOMARAAcross 34: Afghan neighborsIRANISAAcross 36: Uncle ___, richest of the GumpsBIMAAcross 37: The Beaver St.OREAAcross 37: The Beaver St.ORE.AAcross 38: More of the quipSTRIPPERCANFINDAAcross 42: SuccorAIDAAcross 43: "___ Loser," Beatles songIMAAAcross 44: ApproachedNEAREDAAcross 45: ___-majestéLESEAAcross 47: Terza ___ (Dante's verse form)RIMAAAcross 49: Lab bottlesVIALSAAcross 50: Wahines' garlandsLEISAAcross 52: LiangTAELAAcross 54: End of the quipNOACTSTOGRINDAAcross 59: DeserveMERITAAcross 60: Hebrides islandIONAAAcross 61: LackNEEDAAcross 63: Prosperous church societyAMANAAAcross 64: German-Polish border riverODERAAcross 65: Argonauts' quest: 1848-49GOLDAAcross 66: MetedDOLEDAAcross 67: Indicates agreementNODSAAcross 68: Agitated stateSNITDDown 1: Presidential nicknameABEDDown 2: What cooks must takeHEATDDown 3: DelineateETCHDDown 4: Former title for an Indian princessMAHARANIDDown 5: Town near Santa Cruz, Calif.APTOSDDown 6: Scoffs atFLOUTSDDown 7: Fruity pastryTARTDDown 8: Presenting a general viewSYNOPTICDDown 9: "___ the long years": G.B.S.ADOWNDDown 10: Pulitzer Prize writer: 1948DEVOTODDown 11: FinishedOVERDDown 12: Scrapple ingredientPORKDDown 13: Blast materialTNTDDown 21: Holland flowerTULIPDDown 22: EnemyFOEMANDDown 25: Agave fiberSISALDDown 26: Bandleader ShawARTIEDDown 27: Enriches the roastLARDSDDown 29: President James ___ GarfieldABRAMDDown 31: Ballerina ShearerMOIRADDown 32: Manufactured fiberARNELDDown 33: Salmons' spawning groundsREDDSDDown 35: Angel or demonSPIRITDDown 39: DischargeEMISSIONDDown 40: At no timeNEVERDDown 41: WeaknessesFAILINGSDDown 46: Actress StritchELAINEDDown 48: Made up forATONEDDDown 51: OutwardECTADDDown 53: Thickening agentsAGARSDDown 54: Verne's captainNEMODDown 55: Evangelist RobertsORALDDown 56: BrouhahaTO-DODDown 57: Garish lightNEONDDown 58: Sub's base?DELIDDown 59: Like Carroll's hatterMADDDown 62: Banned insecticideDDT