New York Times Answers - Friday, 23rd August 1996 There are 41 across clues and 27 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Friday, 23rd August 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Garden chemical brandORTHOAAcross 6: Good timesUPSAAcross 9: BubMACAAcross 12: Pumice featuresPORESAAcross 13: Grp. that sticks to its gunsNRAAAcross 14: Firefighter RedADAIRAAcross 16: It may be found on a lidEYESHADOWAAcross 18: 1920 Douglas Fairbanks roleZORROAAcross 19: Ethiopian princeRASAAcross 20: Slip ___ (blunder)ACOGAAcross 21: Dancers' railingsBARRESAAcross 22: 10-Down's food, perhapsALPOAAcross 24: Post productionCEREALAAcross 26: S.S.N.'s, e.g.IDSAAcross 27: Repellent oneTOADAAcross 28: Fly in the tropicsTSETSEAAcross 29: Thun's riverAARAAcross 30: ___ dixit (dogmatic statement)IPSEAAcross 31: RoveSTRAGGLEAAcross 33: HotbedNESTAAcross 34: DiscombobulatedAT SEAAAcross 36: Shorten, as a sailREEFAAcross 37: GreenerGRASSIERAAcross 39: Der ___ (Adenauer monicker)ALTEAAcross 40: It's gameTAGAAcross 41: 80's Nicaraguan presidentORTEGAAAcross 44: Fan belt?TIERAAcross 45: Solver's shoutAHAAAcross 46: Doctor's accessoryBEEPERAAcross 47: Field unitACREAAcross 48: A l'anglaiseBOILEDAAcross 50: ___ errandONANAAcross 52: It follows directionsERNAAcross 53: Moony?LUNARAAcross 54: Kind of MajestyBRITANNICAAcross 56: Tricky curvesESSESAAcross 57: When Nancy bakesETEAAcross 58: ___-um (gnat)NOSEEAAcross 59: Permanent jobSETAAcross 60: Jenny, e.g.ASSAAcross 61: Says it's soAVERSDDown 1: Centers of some theatersOPERATINGTABLESDDown 2: Covent Garden featureROYALOPERAHOUSEDDown 3: ViolateTRESPASSAGAINSTDDown 4: GuysHESDDown 5: Workers' watchdog grp.OSHADDown 6: AnnulsUNDOESDDown 7: Interim papersPROGRESSREPORTSDDown 8: SayingSAWDDown 9: Essential in knot-tyingMARRIAGE LICENSEDDown 10: Yorkshire dogAIREDALE TERRIERDDown 11: Encyclopedia featuresCROSSREFERENCESDDown 14: Flowering shrubAZALEADDown 15: Dali's "L'age ___"DORDDown 17: Svgs. ___ACCTDDown 21: Iraqi cityBASRADDown 23: "The Silent Partner" playwrightODETSDDown 25: Suffix with ranchETTEDDown 32: Persona ___ (welcome guest)GRATADDown 34: ShownAIREDDDown 35: Head of HaitiTETEDDown 38: Dries out, with "up"SOBERSDDown 42: Lamp spiritsGENIESDDown 43: Smell ___ARATDDown 49: New Guinea city from which Earhart made her last flightLAEDDown 51: Darling dogNANADDown 54: "___ dear..."BEADDown 55: Armistice mo.NOV