New York Times Answers - Wednesday, 28th August 1996 There are 37 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Wednesday, 28th August 1996. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Discontinue the countdownABORTAAcross 6: Sweet raisin cakeBABKAAAcross 11: Black birdDAWAAcross 14: The Pineapple IslandLANAIAAcross 15: An archangelURIELAAcross 16: Salt Lake City athleteUTEAAcross 17: One way to make a millionSWEEPSTAKESAAcross 19: Madrid Mrs.SRAAAcross 20: Takes too much, in a wayODSAAcross 21: Tree trimmingTINSELAAcross 22: FussSTIRAAcross 23: Not "for here"TOGOAAcross 24: EventuallyONEDAYAAcross 26: Israelites' home, in GenesisGOSHENAAcross 29: Continental lineDIVIDEAAcross 31: Made a parabolaARCEDAAcross 32: Feline propertyNINELIVESAAcross 35: Slobodan Milosevic, e.g.SERBAAcross 36: Party handoutFAVORAAcross 37: It freezes your flippersTILTAAcross 38: Gives maximum effortPOURSITONAAcross 40: EyelashesCILIAAAcross 41: Long-eared houndBASSETAAcross 42: Particular photoGLOSSYAAcross 43: Frasier's exLILITHAAcross 45: ___ of facultyDEANAAcross 46: 1979 revolution siteIRANAAcross 47: Stun gunsTASERSAAcross 50: "___ Lay Dying"ASIAAcross 53: "Smoking or ___?"NONAAcross 54: Tightly sealed containersVACUUMPACKSAAcross 56: RemnantENDAAcross 57: CaperANTICAAcross 58: China's Zhou ___ENLAIAAcross 59: Prefix with functionalDYSAAcross 60: Play for the Red Wings, e.g.SKATEAAcross 61: Decisive winsROUTSDDown 1: Besides whichALSODDown 2: MadamBAWDDDown 3: Half the binary systemONESDDown 4: Charlotte of "The Facts of Life"RAEDDown 5: Went quietlyTIPTOEDDDown 6: Belushi catch phraseBUTNODDown 7: Mr. Parseghian and othersARASDDown 8: Kind of messengerBIKEDDown 9: CollapseKEEL OVERDDown 10: Gore and CappALSDDown 11: Small whirlwindsDUSTDEVILSDDown 12: Open-air roomsATRIADDown 13: PoopedWEARYDDown 18: Converse with the deafSIGNDDown 22: Treasonous talkSEDITIONDDown 23: Damon Runyon's name for gangster Arnold RothsteinTHEBRAINDDown 25: ZipNILDDown 26: Short-of-breath breathGASPDDown 27: Hydrox rivalOREODDown 28: Wild expanseSCRUBLANDSDDown 29: Fairway damageDIVOTDDown 30: Not excluded fromIN ONDDown 32: Archibald of basketballNATEDDown 33: YaliesELISDDown 34: Canine commandSTAYDDown 36: Home made of glassFISH TANKDDown 39: Transportation that's booming?SSTDDown 40: GripperCLASPERDDown 42: Start, as of an ideaGERMDDown 43: Like notebook paperLINEDDDown 44: Literary deviceIRONYDDown 45: Trey precederDEUCEDDown 48: Ancient Roman decreesACTADDown 49: Business attireSUITDDown 50: Human rights org.ACLUDDown 51: Three-handed card gameSKATDDown 52: Sister of NephthysISISDDown 54: Anatomical ductVASDDown 55: Enero-to-enero periodANO