New York Times Answers - Thursday, 15th August 1996 There are 35 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 15th August 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Football executive HuntLAMARAAcross 6: Proofreader's directionSTETAAcross 10: Opposite of "absent"HEREAAcross 14: Run off togetherELOPEAAcross 15: Olympic sport discontinued after 1936POLOAAcross 16: Poles' connectorAXISAAcross 17: Spills (over)SLOPSAAcross 18: Garden siteEDENAAcross 19: EquipsRIGSAAcross 20: 1957 Cooper/Hepburn film title, literallyNOONLOVEINTHEAAcross 23: Fleet runnerADMIRALAAcross 25: Circular homesNESTSAAcross 26: Some artPRINTSAAcross 27: Biographical dataDEEDSAAcross 30: Fuel that's burnedPEATAAcross 31: Makes livable, as a houseFURNISHESAAcross 35: EscapeLAMAAcross 36: 1980's invasion siteGRENADAAAcross 38: Gnaw atEATAAcross 39: Settles elsewhereEMIGRATESAAcross 41: Batting backstopCAGEAAcross 42: Bowling alleysLANESAAcross 43: Hold protectivelyCRADLEAAcross 45: DitchSCRAPAAcross 48: Aquatic birdMOORHENAAcross 49: 1951 Grable/Carey film title, literallyTHESHOWMEETMEAAcross 53: Pub roundALESAAcross 54: Way to goROADAAcross 55: Former swimsuit cover modelTIEGSAAcross 58: Building regulationsCODEAAcross 59: "Caro nome," e.g.ARIAAAcross 60: Zhou ___ENLAIAAcross 61: Jailer's needKEYSAAcross 62: 1994 Jodie Foster filmNELLAAcross 63: Musical bars?RESTSDDown 1: Article in France-SoirLESDDown 2: ExclusivelyALLDDown 3: 1941 Ameche/Grable film title, literallyMOONMIAMIDDown 4: SelectAPPOINTDDown 5: Vacation destinationRESORTDDown 6: IncantationSPELLDDown 7: Kind of listTO-DODDown 8: Mountain sign abbr.ELEVDDown 9: ___ of voiceTONEDDown 10: Bring under controlHARNESSDDown 11: LeavesEXITSDDown 12: Amendment subjectRIGHTDDown 13: Largest section of a dictionary, usuallyESSESDDown 21: TV's "Emerald Point ___"NASDDown 22: Where George Orwell was bornINDIADDown 23: PowerBook makerAPPLEDDown 24: FantasizeDREAMDDown 27: Beach terrainDUNESDDown 28: Times to rememberERASDDown 29: IntentionENDDDown 31: Entertain grandlyFETEDDown 32: 1979 Heard/Hurt film title, literallyHEADHEELSDDown 33: Boy Scout rankEAGLEDDown 34: "Skittle Player Outside an Inn" painterSTEENDDown 36: Place for peaksGRAPHDDown 37: CompetedRANDDown 40: SpecsGLASSESDDown 41: Purplish-redCARMINEDDown 43: Former mile record holderCOEDDown 44: ScoundrelROTTERDDown 45: Pancake arrangementSTACKDDown 46: Daphnis's lover, in Greek romanceCHLOEDDown 47: SlenderREEDYDDown 48: Take first, second or third, in the OlympicsMEDALDDown 50: Mediterranean portORANDDown 51: Exhausted, with "out"WOREDDown 52: LettersMAILDDown 56: Gangster's gunGATDDown 57: Family memberSIS