New York Times Answers - Tuesday, 27th August 1996 There are 42 across clues and 35 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Tuesday, 27th August 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: "Waterloo" pop bandABBAAAcross 5: First of a familiar trioSNAPAAcross 9: Border onABUTAAcross 13: Action wordVERBAAcross 14: On the up and upLEG ITAAcross 14: On the up and upLEGITAAcross 16: ___ of one's existenceBANEAAcross 17: Prefix with -logueIDEOAAcross 18: Acid/alcohol reaction productESTERAAcross 19: Bygone FordsLTDSAAcross 20: Long-distance communications?SEANCESAAcross 22: Cars discontinued in 1960DESOTOSAAcross 24: Shoelace problemKNOTAAcross 25: Environmental study: Abbr.ECOLAAcross 26: FairylikeELFINAAcross 28: Director PeckinpahSAMAAcross 31: Expressions of approvalAMENSAAcross 34: ___ Juana (name in old Mexico)TIAAAcross 35: Embark on a voyageSETSAILAAcross 38: Top dog, for shortCEOAAcross 39: OwnsHASAAcross 40: Second of a familiar trioCRACKLEAAcross 41: "Cool"RADAAcross 42: Bankbook entry: Abbr.INTAAcross 43: Contacted by shortwaveRADIOEDAAcross 44: Pilot's announcement, for shortETAAAcross 45: Places for needlesCACTIAAcross 47: "___ the season..."TISAAcross 48: Creme cookiesOREOSAAcross 50: Armchair athlete's channelESPNAAcross 52: Abbr. on a love letterSWAKAAcross 53: Ship's platformFORETOPAAcross 56: The least possibleMINIMALAAcross 59: "Oh, sure"IBETAAcross 60: FogVAPORAAcross 62: Missile storage siteSILOAAcross 63: GrasslandsLEASAAcross 64: IdolizeADOREAAcross 65: Outside: PrefixECTOAAcross 66: Actor TalbotLYLEAAcross 67: Moved rapidlySPEDAAcross 68: Worn outSHOTDDown 1: Budget rivalAVISDDown 2: George Eliot's AdamBEDEDDown 3: Food in a bowlBREAKFASTCEREALDDown 4: Improved: Fr.ABONNIDDown 5: Winter driving hazardSLEETDDown 6: Robert Stack TV roleNESSDDown 7: Ten-percenter: Abbr.AGTDDown 8: Like Hamelin's piperPIEDDDown 9: In flowerABLOOMDDown 10: Place name on a 3-Down boxBATTLECREEKMICHDDown 11: NullifyUNDODDown 12: Hardy girlTESSDDown 15: Genealogist's handiworkTREEDDown 21: Force into serviceCONSCRIPTDDown 23: ReduceSCALE DOWNDDown 26: Principles of good conductETHICDDown 27: Tropical vineLIANADDown 28: German townSTADTDDown 29: Computer codeASCIIDDown 30: Powerful sharksMAKOSDDown 32: MarvyNEATODDown 33: Ice cream drinksSODASDDown 36: Historical periodERADDown 37: ___ de FranceILEDDown 46: African flyTSETSEDDown 49: ElevatesRAISESDDown 51: "Super" starNOVADDown 52: FatheredSIREDDDown 53: Leave no part emptyFILLDDown 54: Follow instructionsOBEYDDown 55: Footballer's protectionPADSDDown 56: Sir ThomasMOREDDown 57: Voice below sopranoALTODDown 58: BootyLOOTDDown 61: Third of a familiar trioPOP